Sufism on Bluesky
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Curator of conversations about Sufism, amplifying progressive Islamic voices on Bluesky.
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On the Urs of Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi, Sufinama honors his ocean of divine love and timeless verses guiding seekers toward truth, unity and devotion.
#sufinama | #sufism | #sufi | #sufipoetry | #shahniyaz | #shahniyazbarelvi | #bareilly | #ursmubarak |
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November 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
On the Urs of Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi, Sufinama honors his ocean of divine love and timeless verses guiding seekers toward truth, unity and devotion.
#sufinama | #sufism | #sufi | #sufipoetry | #shahniyaz | #shahniyazbarelvi | #bareilly | #ursmubarak |
#sufinama | #sufism | #sufi | #sufipoetry | #shahniyaz | #shahniyazbarelvi | #bareilly | #ursmubarak |
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I walked into a Muslim prayer room thinking my piety would shine. Instead I found devotion that shattered the cartoon faith I inherited. Humility has a way of rearranging the soul.
virginmonkboy.com/p/when-my-pi...
#Interfaith #Islam #Sufism #Spirituality #Deconstruction #FaithJourney #Mysticism
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#Interfaith #Islam #Sufism #Spirituality #Deconstruction #FaithJourney #Mysticism
When My Piety Collapsed in a Muslim Prayer Room
A moment in a Muslim prayer room shattered the cartoon faith I inherited and taught me more about humility than any doctrine ever did. This is what actually happened when my piety met real devotion.
virginmonkboy.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I walked into a Muslim prayer room thinking my piety would shine. Instead I found devotion that shattered the cartoon faith I inherited. Humility has a way of rearranging the soul.
virginmonkboy.com/p/when-my-pi...
#Interfaith #Islam #Sufism #Spirituality #Deconstruction #FaithJourney #Mysticism
virginmonkboy.com/p/when-my-pi...
#Interfaith #Islam #Sufism #Spirituality #Deconstruction #FaithJourney #Mysticism
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Revisiting this book.
"Learning to Live from Rumi - Fragments of Soul-Illuminating Poetry" by Indonesian author Dr Haidar Bagir.
Memory. Those LRT rides to and from work, book in hand. Fascinated by Rumi's words, making those trips a time for quiet thoughts.
Feels like it was yesterday.👇
#Rumi
"Learning to Live from Rumi - Fragments of Soul-Illuminating Poetry" by Indonesian author Dr Haidar Bagir.
Memory. Those LRT rides to and from work, book in hand. Fascinated by Rumi's words, making those trips a time for quiet thoughts.
Feels like it was yesterday.👇
#Rumi
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Revisiting this book.
"Learning to Live from Rumi - Fragments of Soul-Illuminating Poetry" by Indonesian author Dr Haidar Bagir.
Memory. Those LRT rides to and from work, book in hand. Fascinated by Rumi's words, making those trips a time for quiet thoughts.
Feels like it was yesterday.👇
#Rumi
"Learning to Live from Rumi - Fragments of Soul-Illuminating Poetry" by Indonesian author Dr Haidar Bagir.
Memory. Those LRT rides to and from work, book in hand. Fascinated by Rumi's words, making those trips a time for quiet thoughts.
Feels like it was yesterday.👇
#Rumi
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This quote speaks to the Sufi concept of the heart as a mirror. The goal of life is to continuously polish this mirror so it can purely reflect the Divine light (or, for a secular audience, your true self).
The "dark clouds" are our attachments, ego, and negative habits.
The polishing agent?👇
The "dark clouds" are our attachments, ego, and negative habits.
The polishing agent?👇
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This quote speaks to the Sufi concept of the heart as a mirror. The goal of life is to continuously polish this mirror so it can purely reflect the Divine light (or, for a secular audience, your true self).
The "dark clouds" are our attachments, ego, and negative habits.
The polishing agent?👇
The "dark clouds" are our attachments, ego, and negative habits.
The polishing agent?👇
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Not hustle or aggression, but patience and perseverance in self-correction.
(From the works of Dr Haidar Bagir; interpretations on the purification of the heart.)
The patience and perseverance game, do you agree if I say that it's all about mental strength?👇
#Sufism #RumiQuotes #MentalStrength
(From the works of Dr Haidar Bagir; interpretations on the purification of the heart.)
The patience and perseverance game, do you agree if I say that it's all about mental strength?👇
#Sufism #RumiQuotes #MentalStrength
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not hustle or aggression, but patience and perseverance in self-correction.
(From the works of Dr Haidar Bagir; interpretations on the purification of the heart.)
The patience and perseverance game, do you agree if I say that it's all about mental strength?👇
#Sufism #RumiQuotes #MentalStrength
(From the works of Dr Haidar Bagir; interpretations on the purification of the heart.)
The patience and perseverance game, do you agree if I say that it's all about mental strength?👇
#Sufism #RumiQuotes #MentalStrength
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In the long term this is what will kill what's left of America's miniscule credibility in MENA: US-backed ceasefires are when the Arab ceases and Israel continues to fire.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect a year ago today.
Since then, Israel has violated the ceasefire nearly 10,000 times: 7,500 violations of Lebanese airspace and almost 2,500 ground violations, according to the UN.
Since then, Israel has violated the ceasefire nearly 10,000 times: 7,500 violations of Lebanese airspace and almost 2,500 ground violations, according to the UN.
Lebanon: Israel’s attacks continue one year into "ceasefire"
www.nrc.no
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
In the long term this is what will kill what's left of America's miniscule credibility in MENA: US-backed ceasefires are when the Arab ceases and Israel continues to fire.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
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After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World
by @eliasj.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/after-rumi - very interesting to hear about the family dynamics -- it was tough being Rumi's son!
by @eliasj.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/after-rumi - very interesting to hear about the family dynamics -- it was tough being Rumi's son!
Jamal J. Elias, "After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World" (Harvard UP, 2025) - New Books Network
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November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World
by @eliasj.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/after-rumi - very interesting to hear about the family dynamics -- it was tough being Rumi's son!
by @eliasj.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/after-rumi - very interesting to hear about the family dynamics -- it was tough being Rumi's son!
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Poet Yahia Lababidi's review of the challenge to old US Labor grip: a regeneration of foundational moral solidarity? Yahia & JVL help make a bridge.
'No neutrals there': How US labor built Israel and ignored Palestine www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/no-n...
'No neutrals there': How US labor built Israel and ignored Palestine www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/no-n...
No neutrals there: How US labor built Israel and ignored Palestine
Attempts in the labour movement in to show solidarity with the Palestinians after October 2023 were quickly scotched in the…
www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Poet Yahia Lababidi's review of the challenge to old US Labor grip: a regeneration of foundational moral solidarity? Yahia & JVL help make a bridge.
'No neutrals there': How US labor built Israel and ignored Palestine www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/no-n...
'No neutrals there': How US labor built Israel and ignored Palestine www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/no-n...
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Being of Service to Others
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“You must improve yourself on a higher level if you are to be able to help people, and not just weep over them.”
~ Idries Shah, Knowing How to Know: A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
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“You must improve yourself on a higher level if you are to be able to help people, and not just weep over them.”
~ Idries Shah, Knowing How to Know: A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Being of Service to Others
~~~~~~~
“You must improve yourself on a higher level if you are to be able to help people, and not just weep over them.”
~ Idries Shah, Knowing How to Know: A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
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“You must improve yourself on a higher level if you are to be able to help people, and not just weep over them.”
~ Idries Shah, Knowing How to Know: A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
Two minds, one truth.
By Humaira Ahad
On a warm afternoon in Damascus, in a small room filled with manuscripts and the scent of musk, Muḥyi al-Din Ibn Arabi bent over a wooden desk and began to write.
By Humaira Ahad
On a warm afternoon in Damascus, in a small room filled with manuscripts and the scent of musk, Muḥyi al-Din Ibn Arabi bent over a wooden desk and began to write.
Dos mentes, una verdad.
Por Humaira Ahad
En una cálida tarde en Damasco, dentro de una pequeña habitación llena de manuscritos y el olor a almizcle, Muḥyi al-Din Ibn Arabi se inclinó sobre un escritorio de madera y comenzó a escribir. #IbnArabi #Sufismo
andaluciamorisca.org/ibn-arabi-y-...
Por Humaira Ahad
En una cálida tarde en Damasco, dentro de una pequeña habitación llena de manuscritos y el olor a almizcle, Muḥyi al-Din Ibn Arabi se inclinó sobre un escritorio de madera y comenzó a escribir. #IbnArabi #Sufismo
andaluciamorisca.org/ibn-arabi-y-...
Ibn Arabi y Allameh Tabataba’i sobre la existencia, lo humano y lo Divino
Dos mentes, una verdad. Por Humaira Ahad En una cálida tarde en Damasco, dentro de una pequeña habitación llena de manuscritos y el olor a almizcl
andaluciamorisca.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Two minds, one truth.
By Humaira Ahad
On a warm afternoon in Damascus, in a small room filled with manuscripts and the scent of musk, Muḥyi al-Din Ibn Arabi bent over a wooden desk and began to write.
By Humaira Ahad
On a warm afternoon in Damascus, in a small room filled with manuscripts and the scent of musk, Muḥyi al-Din Ibn Arabi bent over a wooden desk and began to write.
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“There are two modes of knowledge, through argument and experience. Argument brings conclusions and compels us to concede them, but it does not cause certainty nor remove doubts in order that the mind may remain at rest in truth, unless this is provided by experience.”
~ Roger Bacon.
~ Roger Bacon.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“There are two modes of knowledge, through argument and experience. Argument brings conclusions and compels us to concede them, but it does not cause certainty nor remove doubts in order that the mind may remain at rest in truth, unless this is provided by experience.”
~ Roger Bacon.
~ Roger Bacon.
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Source: Roger Bacon, Opus Maius (1268). Quoted in Idries Shah's The Sufis.
Image: Argument over a Card Game / Jan Steen (1625/1626–1679) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Image: Argument over a Card Game / Jan Steen (1625/1626–1679) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Source: Roger Bacon, Opus Maius (1268). Quoted in Idries Shah's The Sufis.
Image: Argument over a Card Game / Jan Steen (1625/1626–1679) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Image: Argument over a Card Game / Jan Steen (1625/1626–1679) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
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The MAGAs who suddenly pretend to care about African Christians being killed in Nigeria are the same ones who openly ridicule Black Christians being murdered by police in America & celebrate Latino Christians being rounded up, tortured, & deported from America
So let's talk Facts on Nigeria:
1/3
So let's talk Facts on Nigeria:
1/3
November 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The MAGAs who suddenly pretend to care about African Christians being killed in Nigeria are the same ones who openly ridicule Black Christians being murdered by police in America & celebrate Latino Christians being rounded up, tortured, & deported from America
So let's talk Facts on Nigeria:
1/3
So let's talk Facts on Nigeria:
1/3
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The first time terrorists used planes to attack Americans wasn’t on 9/11 or at Pearl Harbor. It was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 when white supremacists flew a dozen planes to drop turpentine or nitroglycerin bombs on Black Americans.
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
Viola Fletcher, Among Last Known Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
Mother Fletcher's legacy will live on as the epitome of honor, courage, strength, and resilience in the face of violent terrorism, white supremacy, and cowardice
www.qasimrashid.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The first time terrorists used planes to attack Americans wasn’t on 9/11 or at Pearl Harbor. It was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 when white supremacists flew a dozen planes to drop turpentine or nitroglycerin bombs on Black Americans.
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
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In today’s guest post, Tim Whitaker shares about his conservative Christian upbringing & how he came to understand lies told to him about Islam.
I’m proud to publish this piece & show that, as friends of different faiths, we can stand united & protect one another’s humanity and right to worship
I’m proud to publish this piece & show that, as friends of different faiths, we can stand united & protect one another’s humanity and right to worship
Guest Post: Former Christian Evangelical On The Rise of Christian Nationalism
Tim Whitaker on why his faith as a Christian calls on him to counter attacks on Muslims
www.qasimrashid.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In today’s guest post, Tim Whitaker shares about his conservative Christian upbringing & how he came to understand lies told to him about Islam.
I’m proud to publish this piece & show that, as friends of different faiths, we can stand united & protect one another’s humanity and right to worship
I’m proud to publish this piece & show that, as friends of different faiths, we can stand united & protect one another’s humanity and right to worship
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How do I respond to the increasing vile, hateful threats I receive on a regular basis? Islam’s spiritual and historical legacy offers clear guidance. Read more in my latest post on Islam Today.
Humanity and Christian-Muslim Unity
A response to Nationalist Christians harassing American Muslims while they prayed
islamtoday.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
How do I respond to the increasing vile, hateful threats I receive on a regular basis? Islam’s spiritual and historical legacy offers clear guidance. Read more in my latest post on Islam Today.
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History reminder: the Prophet invited Christians to worship inside his mosque. Meanwhile, Christian nationalists are harassing Muslims simply for existing in public spaces. I launched Islam Today to push back with truth while corporate media ignores the rise in anti-Muslim hate entirely. Read now:
Humanity and Christian-Muslim Unity
A response to Nationalist Christians harassing American Muslims while they prayed
islamtoday.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
History reminder: the Prophet invited Christians to worship inside his mosque. Meanwhile, Christian nationalists are harassing Muslims simply for existing in public spaces. I launched Islam Today to push back with truth while corporate media ignores the rise in anti-Muslim hate entirely. Read now:
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Anne Frank & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were born in 1929. Viola Fletcher, who just died this week, was already 15 when they were born.
But while we were just with Ms. Fletcher days ago, Anne Frank & Dr King are portrayed as ancient history.
Remember, "The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
But while we were just with Ms. Fletcher days ago, Anne Frank & Dr King are portrayed as ancient history.
Remember, "The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Anne Frank & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were born in 1929. Viola Fletcher, who just died this week, was already 15 when they were born.
But while we were just with Ms. Fletcher days ago, Anne Frank & Dr King are portrayed as ancient history.
Remember, "The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
But while we were just with Ms. Fletcher days ago, Anne Frank & Dr King are portrayed as ancient history.
Remember, "The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
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Loot from #MESA2025 - the bottom two were actually free, as presses were finding ways to give away display copies while offering free shipping on discounted online orders
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Loot from #MESA2025 - the bottom two were actually free, as presses were finding ways to give away display copies while offering free shipping on discounted online orders
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A short thread on why some Christians love Jews so much they want them to move elsewhere.
To be clear, this is actually a really good example of Christian Zionism which *pre-dated* political Zionism.
Why I don't trust philo-Semitic conservatives, in one subtitle
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A short thread on why some Christians love Jews so much they want them to move elsewhere.
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Positive news about Vahid Abedini ...
US-based Iranian professor released by ICE after detention
Vahid Abedini was released in the early hours of Tuesday after spending several days in detention, after his arrest by ICE agents.
www.newarab.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Positive news about Vahid Abedini ...
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Ranveer Singh's 'Ishq Jalakar - Karvaan' isn't just a song, it's a 65-year-old Qawwali classic reborn!
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#Dhurandar #IshqJalakarKarvaan #RanveerSingh #AdityaDhar #BollywoodMusic #NewRelease #Qawwali #SaReGaMaMusic
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#Dhurandar #IshqJalakarKarvaan #RanveerSingh #AdityaDhar #BollywoodMusic #NewRelease #Qawwali #SaReGaMaMusic
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November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ranveer Singh's 'Ishq Jalakar - Karvaan' isn't just a song, it's a 65-year-old Qawwali classic reborn!
Support us for FREE or in more direct ways: linkin.bio/theomenmedia
#Dhurandar #IshqJalakarKarvaan #RanveerSingh #AdityaDhar #BollywoodMusic #NewRelease #Qawwali #SaReGaMaMusic
Support us for FREE or in more direct ways: linkin.bio/theomenmedia
#Dhurandar #IshqJalakarKarvaan #RanveerSingh #AdityaDhar #BollywoodMusic #NewRelease #Qawwali #SaReGaMaMusic
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#AARSBL25 discover INRUSHES OF THE HEART, an introduction to the life, legacy, & visionary thought of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī (d. 1131), one of the Islamic intellectual tradition’s most original & daring voices.
#ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/3exwjk9r
#IslamicStudies #Sufism #ReligiousStudies
#ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/3exwjk9r
#IslamicStudies #Sufism #ReligiousStudies
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#AARSBL25 discover INRUSHES OF THE HEART, an introduction to the life, legacy, & visionary thought of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī (d. 1131), one of the Islamic intellectual tradition’s most original & daring voices.
#ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/3exwjk9r
#IslamicStudies #Sufism #ReligiousStudies
#ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/3exwjk9r
#IslamicStudies #Sufism #ReligiousStudies
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RELIGION OF LOVE reframes ʿAṭṭār through the lens of religious studies, revealing how his visionary poetry engages enduring questions of revelation, intellect, moral psychology, and the transformative power of love.
#AARSBL25 #ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/5dsvsrjv
#Sufism #Mysticism
#AARSBL25 #ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/5dsvsrjv
#Sufism #Mysticism
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
RELIGION OF LOVE reframes ʿAṭṭār through the lens of religious studies, revealing how his visionary poetry engages enduring questions of revelation, intellect, moral psychology, and the transformative power of love.
#AARSBL25 #ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/5dsvsrjv
#Sufism #Mysticism
#AARSBL25 #ReadUP at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/5dsvsrjv
#Sufism #Mysticism
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#AARSBL25 #ReadUP on an immersive look at the diverse worlds of Sufi practice in the U.S., from Rumi-inspired poetry and whirling to Africanicity and transnational ties to Senegal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
Find out more at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/y8vnx5vw
#IslamicStudies #AmericanReligions #Sufism
Find out more at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/y8vnx5vw
#IslamicStudies #AmericanReligions #Sufism
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#AARSBL25 #ReadUP on an immersive look at the diverse worlds of Sufi practice in the U.S., from Rumi-inspired poetry and whirling to Africanicity and transnational ties to Senegal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
Find out more at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/y8vnx5vw
#IslamicStudies #AmericanReligions #Sufism
Find out more at booth 721 or tinyurl.com/y8vnx5vw
#IslamicStudies #AmericanReligions #Sufism