#spirituality – Seedlings

Art of Da’wah – (Shaykh Musab Penfound)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله A Cognitive frame or a paradigm is the way you view the world and how it enters back to your lens. The same people can look at the same thing but the way they internalize it very differently. Da’wah in its essence in the Arabic language means; To Invite,Continue reading “Art of Da’wah – (Shaykh Musab Penfound)”

The Art of Contemplation – Fikr/Tafakkur Pt 2 (Shaykh Musab Penfound)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله The word Tafakkur is from wazn (Saraf) that entails an action that requires a certain amount of exertion. Which is different from merely day dreaming. That is why we tried to translate it into Active Contemplation. It’s a mujahadah (struggle) some sort in thought or thinking. It requires anContinue reading “The Art of Contemplation – Fikr/Tafakkur Pt 2 (Shaykh Musab Penfound)”

The Art of Contemplation – Fikr/Tafakkur Pt 1 (Shaykh Musab Penfound)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله Allah said in the Quran “ I have not created Jinn and Mankind (Ins) except to Worship me.” (Jinn = An unseen creation to ourselves of which the base component is a Smokeless Fire) (Ins (Insan) = The Human Being, which has the capacity to remember, to forget (Nisyan), andContinue reading “The Art of Contemplation – Fikr/Tafakkur Pt 1 (Shaykh Musab Penfound)”

Adab of Zikir (Shaykh Musab Penfound)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله Zikir is the Rukun of the Path – A Rukun is a pillar, a part of the foundation. If the pillar is remove the whole building collapses. – One has to have 1) Consistency 2)Sacred Courtesy/Adab 3)Presence of Heart/’Hudur’. – When a person approaches this practice sincerely with theContinue reading “Adab of Zikir (Shaykh Musab Penfound)”