Man as a microcosm contains everything that exists in the macrocosm.

Man as a microcosm contains everything that exists in the macrocosm.

Prayer according to Shariah is service, according to Tariqa proximity, and according to Haqiqa union with God.

Prayer according to Shariah is service, according to Tariqa proximity, and according to Haqiqa union with God.

Recollection of “There is no god but God”, is the highest of the seventy-seven signs of faith, for the Prophet said that “The loftiest of them is the testimony that there is no god but God.

Recollection of “There is no god but God”, is the highest of the seventy-seven signs of faith, for the Prophet said that “The loftiest of them is the testimony that there is no god but God.

Seclusion protects the sight from gazing with desire, hand from taking-and receiving the forbidden. When the external senses are shut off, the internal senses, which are the doors of the hidden world, are opened.

Seclusion protects the sight from gazing with desire, hand from taking-and receiving the forbidden. When the external senses are shut off, the internal senses, which are the doors of the hidden world, are opened.

The lower soul, the Devil, and the Angels are not realities external to you. You are them. So too Heaven, Earth, and the Divine Throne are not outside you, nor are Paradise, Hell, Life, or Death. All exist within you, as you will realize once you have accomplished the initiatic journey and become pure.

The lower soul, the Devil, and the Angels are not realities external to you. You are them. So too Heaven, Earth, and the Divine Throne are not outside you, nor are Paradise, Hell, Life, or Death. All exist within you, as you will realize once you have accomplished the initiatic journey and become pure.