Tag Archives: Ibn Arabi

A spiritual experience: Sufi dhikr at Muhieddine Mosque ~ by Simon Burns

Posted on February 15, 2011 by 50% Syrian

Fantastic article! A spiritual experience: Sufi dhikr at Muhieddine Mosque by Simon Burns The circle of men falls silent. A string of prayer beads swings from the creased hand of a gray-bearded sheikh, all else is still. For an instant … Continue reading →

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The difference between Syria and Jordan on a Holy Friday

Posted on December 3, 2010 by 50% Syrian

It’s 12:20pm in Damascus. It is quiet outside. This kind of quiet is leaving me with a great sense of serenity. I imagined all the Sheikhs and Imams of mosques around the city of Damascus with their serene voices giving … Continue reading →

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Perspectives on “Love” from an inner point of view

Posted on October 9, 2010 by 50% Syrian

When you love someone you believe them, blindly. “Love is blind,” many would describe a lover who does not see the faults of his/her lover. Love is the function of the heart. There are two hearts, the muscle that pumps … Continue reading →

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To leave an impression on others is bad for our spiritual health

Posted on October 9, 2010 by 50% Syrian

Why do we live our lives “to leave an impression”? We are all prisoners of – our own perceptions of – what impressions others have about us. Being really free from caring/hallucinating about what other people think, is liberating. It … Continue reading →

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Allaaaaaah!

Posted on December 4, 2008 by 50% Syrian

It’s popular belief among Sufis that Damascus is the Spiritual Sufi capital of the world. Ibn Arabi is buried in Damascus along with a huge number of “Awliya,” whose knowledge, love and history are threads that weave into the fabric … Continue reading →

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Loving Damascus through Ibn Arabi’s eyes

Posted on November 19, 2008 by 50% Syrian

My heart has become capable of all forms: A pasture for gazelles, a monastery for monks, A temple for idols, the Kabah of the pilgrims, The tablets of Torah, the Book of Quran. I profess the religion of Love. Whatever … Continue reading →

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