_ _ Audio: Song Written before the Prophet We are present in the garden of the Prophet, Seeking acceptance and welcome. We have come, oh best of refuges! Bowed, in humility and bewilderment. Ask Allah to give us every help that we may attain our desires at the time debts fall due. You have a vast...

“The tear of the sinner is more beloved to God than the arrogance of the righteous man.” - Ibn Ata’illah said

“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” - A Scholar of Ihsan

“What has he lost who has found You, and what has he found who has lost You? “ - Ibn ‘Ata’Allah

Knock, and he’ll open the door. Vanish, and he’ll make you shine like the sun. Fall, and he’ll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, and he’ll turn you into everything. - Rumi

“Greed is endless slavery” - Imam ‘Ali

“The shortest distance between a problem and its solution is the distance between your knees and the floor. The one who kneels to Allah can stand up to anything.” - A Scholar of Ihsan

“It is enough reward for an action that He considered you worthy of performing it.” - Shaykh Ibn ‘Ata’llah

Allah’s delay is not Allah’s denial. - A Scholar of Ihsan

If we are not living for our Lord, relying on His guidance and help, and trusting in His wisdom, we will find it very difficult to negotiate our way through this world. - Imam Zaid Shakir