Sheikh Mehmet tells the story of Ibrahim Hakki, a Turkish wali, in order to illustrate the importance of good manners. To have good manners requires you to not follow your ego but to, little by little, learn to control it.
Maqams of Awliya
Dec06 2014 English 14min
Where a Friend of God, Wali Allah, has spent 40 days becomes a maqam for him. So all the mosques and dergas in England, where Mawlana spent so many Ramadans, are now his Maqams, blessed like his grave with his holy presence. You can visit them when you are sad or stressed and find relief.
Chosen for Allah’s Religion
Dec05 2014 English 8min
Islam is the religion of Allah and we should be thankful that He chose us to be Muslim. Now in winter it is a good time to sleep early and rise early and not to sleep again after Fajr prayer. This is the way of baraka.