Posted in Culture, History, Life, Religion, Sufism, tagged Chaghatay, Intellect, Islam, Karakhanid, Kashghar, Kutadgu Bilig, Literature, Mirror for Princes, Speech, Wisdom, Yusuf Khass Hajib on May 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Recently, I have delved into the profound wisdom of Yusūf Balasağuni (qs) taken from his masnavi entitled, Kutadğu Bilig or The Wisdom of Royal Glory. Yusūf the Khāṣṣ Ḥājib (qs), an honorific which translates roughly to “Chancellor”, was an 11th century writer and poet; a contemporary to Mahmud al-Kashghari and is the author of the [...]
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Posted in Culture, Religion, Sufism, tagged Allah, Chivalry, Courtesy, God, Manners, Muhammad, Naqshbandi on April 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
What is chivalry? Today, we have a very narrow understanding of chivalry and what generally comes to the minds of most Americans when contemplating chivalry is: medieval knights, throwing your jacket over a puddle or some random act of kindness for a damsel in distress. All of which are about as likely to happen in [...]
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If you read, if you practice, you may qualify for a Sufi circle. If you only read, you will not. If you think you have had experiences upon which you can build, you may not qualify.
Words alone do not communicate: there must be something prepared, of which the words are a hint.
Practice alone does not [...]
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