Peace, one and all…
The Messenger of God (alaihi al-salatu wa al-salam) said, ‘Do not belittle any act of kindness, even that of greeting your brother with a cheerful countenance’
(Muslim)
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Archive for May 18th, 2007
Do Not Belittle
May 18, 2007Cheer Your Soul
May 18, 2007Peace, one and all…
‘Cheer your soul with the news that success follows steadfastness’
(The Aphorisms of Ali, The Letter Ba’)
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Simple Mathematics
May 18, 2007Peace, one and all…
Simple Mathematics
The heart goes up,
the heart comes down.
The simple mathematics
of what it means to be human.
This path consists of fractures,
as the tectonic plates of my ego
shift and rumble and crack,
sliding upon the Self’s slow fire.
Beloved, great forces are at work within us,
as You reshape
heart and body and soul
into vessels fit for Your Love.
(Abdur Rahman, May 17th 2007)
Sufism
May 18, 2007Peace, one and all…
‘Sufism could be seen as a recovery program for those addicted to the separate self’
(Shaykh Kabir Helminski)
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Beauty, Not Ego
May 18, 2007Peace, one and all…
Beauty, Not Ego
Beauty, not ego.
Love, not pretence.
These things I crave,
and not the momentary fascinations of flesh and eye.
In the field of dreams I walk slowly
beneath trees ancient and lovely,
their every branch a hymn
suspended upon the wind’s very breath.
And yet, for a time,
here I remain
in this place of test and trial,
weal and woe.
Beloved, I can almost taste
Your voice on the breeze,
and see Your hand resting in stillness
upon each gentle leaf.
Beloved, right here, in the living heart
of this sacred moment
I offer You my heart,
to do with as You will
(Abdur Rahman, May 18th 2007)
