Wa-s-sabiquna-s-sabiqun'ulaa'ikal muqarrabun,fi jannatin na'im.- Surah al-Waqiah (The Inevitable)And those who have gone beyond - gone beyond allthey are the ones brought nearin abode of bliss.- The Quran 56:10, 11. Translation inspired from Tajwidi Quran by Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee. Listen to Tajwidi Quran Online
Was bir li hukma RabbikaFa innaka bi a'yuninna ...- Surah at TurSo be patient with your Lord's judgment,for indeedyou are..... insideDivine Eyes.- The Quran, 52:48Wa kana-Llahu bima ta'maluna Basir.- Surah al-Fathand Allah is the Seer of what you do.- The Quran 48:24Fas ta'idh bi'Llah;innaHu Huwa-s-Samiul Basir.- Surat GhafirSo take refuge in Allah.Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer. - The Q
Man kana yureedu alAAizzata falillahi alAAizzatu jameeAAan ilayhi, yasAAadu alkalimu alttayyibu waalAAamalu alssalihu yarfaAAuhu, waallatheena yamkuroona alssayyi-ati lahum AAathabun shadeedun wamakru ola-ika huwa yabooru. (credit)Whosoever desires for glory and power, (should come to face the reality that) to God belong all glory and power,unto Him ascends all words of purity: and the good deeds
Falyanthuri al-insanu mimma khuliqa!Now let man meditate upon what he is created from!- The Quran, chapter 86, verse 5 -Awa lam yara al-insanu anna khalaqnahu min nutfatin - fa-itha huwa khaseemun mubeenun!Does not human being see that We created him from a drop of seed - yet lo! he is an open disputant!- The Quran, chapter 36, verse 77 -AAala an nubaddila amthalakum wanunshi-akum fee ma la taAAla
... NarfaAAu darajatin mannashau,wafawqa kulli zee AAilmin AAaleemun.- The Quran 12:76... We,the Boundless Mystic Multiplicity of Divine Manifestation,raise in rank of whomsoever We will, and above every knower there is a Greater Knower.- Surah Yusuf, The Chapter of Joseph, The Quran:: Listen to Quranic Recitation of Surah Yusufwith English Translation(Sura Yusuf) - Part 1, by Qari Abdul Basit Ab
listen, o drop,give yourself up without regret,and in exchange gain the OCEAN.listen, o drop,bestow upon yourself the honor,and in the arms of the SEA be secure.who indeed should be so fortunate?an ocean wooing a dropin GOD'S NAME, IN GOD'S NAME,SELL AND BUY AT ONCE!give a drop,and take this SEA full of pearls.- Rumimay God bestow upon us, the sleeping ones, the blessed realization of Mevlana Rumi
Spiritual growth and a true yogic stirring within the soul are the key goals that a student of Kundalini yoga aspires to. Different from the eight more known and practiced styles, the focus is more on meditation and thus makes this the most powerful yoga. Specific techniques are used to incorporate each phase of the body to achieve unobstructed communication between the mind and the body
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqiWaallayli wama wasaqaWaalqamari itha ittasaqaLatarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin.By the afterglow of sunset,And by the nightand all that it enshroudeth,And by the moonwhen it comes to fullness,That ye most certainly shall journey onfrom stage to stage(enter one state after another).The Quran, al-Inshiqaq, 84:16-19
... wakafa bi Rabbika Hadiyan wa Naseeran.... and sufficient is your Lordas a Guideand a Helper.- the Quran 23:31The most direct guidance comes from God alone and this alone is sufficient. In Islamic wisdom tradition one of the revealed 99 attributes of God is al-Hadi which translate as "the Guide". The roots of Hadi is a voice, sound, sensation or direct message (HAD) that returns us to the sourc
faisfahi als-safha aljameelaForbearwitha graceful forbearance.- The Quran 15:85alternate translations:Overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness / Forgive, with a forgiveness which is beautiful / Turn away with kindly forgiveness.1."O Allah! So long as You are not displeased with me, I do not care. Your favor is of a more expansive relief to me. I seek refuge in the light of Your Face b
1.Allatheena itha thukira Allahu wajilat quloobuhum waalssabireena AAala ma asabahum waalmuqeemee alssalati wamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoonaThe devotees are the ones whose heart chakra (*) resonates whenever God is mentioned and are patient with anything that comes to them, and those who keep up prayer and from the provisions given to them, they give to charity.- The Quran 22:352.a Sheikh was asked: "What is Sufism?"He said: "To feel joy in the heart when sorrow appears."compare with the above verse where it says, "... are patient with anything that comes to them""to feel joy in heart when sorrow appears" has many dimensions around its explanation, but one of which can be explained by the quality of certitude and reliability upon Beloved to the extent that even when sorrow arrives, the lover
Given the name "lava lamps" are you really that surprised that they are hot? There’s nothing quite as hypnotizing as lying in bed in the dark, talking on the phone while watching those viscous blobs of sticky, slimy goop floating about in hot oil. Add some mood lighting to the display and your teens and tweens might start doing some wild stuff like blocking out the natural light from their rooms with aluminum foil on the glass of their bedroom windows! Once upon a time, the only style of lava lamps that you could buy was the funky metal kind that looked like some sort of demented space capsule. After all of their winning attributes and charms were realized, some bright person got the brilliant idea that they could be manufactured in funky colors and themes that would fit into various retro styles of décor as well as being used to decorate contemporary themes in college dorm rooms and teenagers bedrooms across the planet. Lava lamps even have a little something for fans of vintag
Ya ayyuha alnnabiyyuhasbuka Allahuwamani ittabaAAaka minaal mumineena. (credit)O Prophet!sufficient unto you is God, and unto those who follow you among the believers. The Quran 8.64+ a powerful tasbeeh or seed of remembrance, : "Hasbi Allah"meaning: 'God (alone) is sufficient'.
Wa la taqooloo liman yuqtalu fee sabeeli Allahi amwatun bal ahyaon wa lakin la tashAAuroona. transliterationAnd do not call those who die in God (MahaSamadhi) as "dead", no! they are living in their soul's merging with God; only you perceive not. (The Quran 2:154)Translated on the esoteric level of meaning.The Final Testament, Quran has many levels of meanings and on broad generalization namely two: external or literal and internal or mystical (sufistic) or that of ma'rifa (gnosis). This particular verse is a good example why literal translation of Quranic verses are not the only way to approach the Quran.First of all, in general translation and explanation (tafsir or exegeses) of this verse, the death referred as: yuqtalu fee sabeeli Allahi, is translated as that of death in lesser Jihad (some even translated as those who are slain). But this poor translation is not fitting to the weight of this verse.Here is an explanation why literal translation of Quranic verses without probing i
You may have already seen this, but it is new to me. Ken Wilbur narrates a video of his own experience using neurofeedback while navigating various meditative states. From YouTube: 'We asked Ken to do a short 10-minute commentary on these various meditative states and the corresponding brain-wave patterns that are shown on the EEG machine in the video. Ken enters four meditative states (nirvikalpa closed eyes, nirvikalpa open eyes, sahaj, and mantra-savikalpa), each of which has a very distinctive brain-wave pattern. In his commentary, Ken emphasizes that the patterns shown on this machine may or may not be typical, but they do emphasize that profound consciousness states can be evoked at will, and these show immediate correlation in brain-wave patterns.'
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooAAalaykum anfusakumThe Quran, Surah Al-MaidahO you who believe!take care of your soulsThe Table Spread, 5:105:: Previous posts on this series | Meditative Quranic Verses+ Divine Reality+ Wisdom is a Divine grace+ Life of this world and hereafter+ God and human heart++ All the postsTech Tags: quran meditation meditative quranic quranic+meditation meditation+quran
Ala innahum fee miryatin min liqa-i rabbihimala innahu bikulli shay-in muheetunAh Indeed! Are they in doubt about the meeting of their Lord's manifestation? Lo! Is He not encompassing all things!- The Quran, 41:54. Search all previous meditative quranic verses posts. introduction to the series. Quranic verses on meditation
Allahu la ilaha illa huwalahu al-asmao alhusnatransliterationAllah! there is no other divine reality but That!His are the most Beautiful Divine Attributes.- The Quran 20:08 Note: For reasons soley for simplicity, the masculine pronoun He or His is used to refer the Great Beloved God. The Absolute Truth and Absolute Reality is neither masculine, nor feminine. As must as It has a Divine masculine side, so It has an awe-inspiring feminine aspect.Related post: Quranic verses that encourage Meditation:: Previous posts on this series | Meditative Quranic Verse+ 1: God and Human heart+ 2: Overflowing Love+ 3: Divine Promise+ 4: Exclusive Devotion+ 5: We are in need+ 6: Choose a way unto the Lord+ 7: Life of this world and hereafter+ 8: Wisdom is a Divine grace
Yutee al-hikmata man yashao; waman yuta al-hikmata faqad ootiya khayran katheeran; wama yaththakkaru illa oloo al-albabi. transliterationThe Divine grants wisdom to whom The Divine Wills; and to whom wisdom is granted indeed receives overflowing goodness; but none will internalize the message but the realized of hearts.- The Quran 2:269 / translated on the level of inner meaning.The meditative Quranic verses are intended to be used as meditation and thought seed and to help aligning into higher consciousness. read more of the intro to this series.Related post: Quranic verses that encourage Meditation:: Previous posts on this series | Meditative Quranic Verse+ 1: God and Human heart+ 2: Overflowing Love+ 3: Divine Promise+ 4: Exclusive Devotion+ 5: We are in need+ 6: Choose a way unto the Lord+ 7: Life of this world and hereafter
Proclaim, O beloved Muhammad, "I am calling everyone to Allah through clear insight and direct experience, and so will those who follow in my spiritual lineage." Quran 12.108Those who harmonize their whole being with the Messenger of Allah, are harmonizing and unifying with Allah. Quran 4.80We divinely raise whomever We please to higher and higher degrees of wisdom. Quran 12.76Pray with your entire being, My beloved, "O Precious Lord, increase and advance me in spiritual states and mystic knowledge." Quran 20.114Those who are always ascending, who are the foremost lovers, abide intimately near to Allah within the blissful Garden of Essence. Quran 56.10-12- Selection of verses, which were translated with deep esoteric understanding by Shaykh Lex Hixon Al Jerrahi. May God sanctify his spiritual rank. Quoted from his book, Atom from the Sun of Knowledge.When i first read the english translations, i was saying, wow! how beautifully the meanings of Quranic verses can be rendered! they are r
(NOTE: Here's a slightly modified piece I put up at my blog, The Catholic Witness. I'm posting here because of some of the traffic we've received via the exchange between Julie and me on the subject of spiritual reading, and in particular to help clarify what I consider to be a serious misunderstanding about the nature of spiritual reading, a misunderstanding articulated by a comment made by one of her readers: "Spiritual reading is good but doesn't take the place of prayer or meditation naturally.")Let's begin by making a distinction between "meditative reading" and "spiritual reading." Let's call the kind of reading that is an aid to mental prayer “meditative reading," and let's call the kind of reading one does for the sake of spiritual-intellectual edification “spiritual reading.” And I’m using the strange “spiritual-intellectual” phrase simply as a way to indicate that we are speaking about something more than intellectual edification; Paul Johnson’s History
So we may know God better
And feel his quiet power,
Let us daily keep in silence
A meditation hour.
For to understand God's greatness
And to use his gifts each day,
I must learn to meet Him
In a meditative way.
For our Father tells his children
If they would know His will,
They must seek Him in the silence
When all is calm and still.
For nature's greatest forces
Are found in quiet things,
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