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Meeting the Sufi Sheikh, and getting rid of ego
Being “fair” when someone has hurt the hell out of you (meaning, has really hurt you) is not easy. But that’s a test we all will go through soon, according to Sufi Sheikhs. Whether o… more →
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Meeting the Sufi Sheikh, and getting rid of ego
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50% Syrian wrote 2 months ago: Being “fair” when someone has hurt the hell out of you (meaning, has really hurt you) is … more →
Living in two worlds in Damascus
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50% Syrian wrote 6 months ago: In Damascus, one can look at both worlds (Dunya - earthly life – and the Hereafter) at the ver … more →
Jesus descending Damascus at Umayad Eastern Minaret
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50% Syrian wrote 6 months ago: Damascus, Sufi heart of the world, is where Prophet Jesus (Isa) Allayhi al-Salam, will appear toward … more →
Ode to Allah
50% Syrian wrote 7 months ago: When we were little kids, believing in Allah was such an easy thing to do. He was with us all the ti … more →
The right for women to choose from a Sufi perspective
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50% Syrian wrote 7 months ago: When mothers rule The right to choose from a Sufi perspective Motherhood in Sufism has a distinct … more →
Damascene dizziness and Sufi 'Aaaaahs'
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50% Syrian wrote 8 months ago: Prophet Zacharia is described as an ‘Aaah-er’ in Quraan. God calls him “Awwah … more →
Finding the perfect recipe for short lived happiness
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50% Syrian wrote 10 months ago: It’s not the chocolate Witabex bits, nor is it the Gitanes cigarette kick that just happened, … more →
The Arab man's schizophrenia
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50% Syrian wrote 10 months ago: When I was kid, I met many Arab thinkers, writers & intellects, owing to the fact my mother … more →
Men who have 3-meter thick walls around them...
50% Syrian wrote 11 months ago: There is a certain breed of man who is locked within a thick, 3-meter wide wall; bullet proof, water … more →
Fate & the asking of Hearts: Ibn Arabi reveals...
50% Syrian wrote 11 months ago: Many recent conversations I had with people I’ve known for a month or two, spoke to one time or more … more →
Sisters in the smoke & the Syrian cigarette
50% Syrian wrote 11 months ago: The smoking sequel goes on. Moral of the day: Don’t fear falling back into old habits, for the … more →
The side effects of joy: Holy smoke!
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50% Syrian wrote 11 months ago: It hit me like a train crash; Joy. I opened my email yesterday morning to find great news that I hav … more →
Being free...
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50% Syrian wrote 11 months ago: Freedom is yet to be benchmarked. No one can claim “being” free, yet one can claim … more →
The day the camel ran over to kill me...
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50% Syrian wrote 11 months ago: Two years ago, or maybe last year, I can’t remember… I went camping with my friends in t … more →
Allaaaaaah!
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50% Syrian wrote 1 year ago: It’s popular belief among Sufis that Damascus is the Spiritual Sufi capital of the world. Ibn … more →
By the river Barada, I knelt down and cried
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50% Syrian wrote 1 year ago: To the river Barada, on the occasion of two rain showers only, ever since winter announced itself: W … more →
The art of hunting down the Damascene gazelle...
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50% Syrian wrote 1 year ago: They say men are hunters, but as far as I know women are historically the ones who have set up the t … more →
Whirling Love in Damascus can be watched slow-motion!
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50% Syrian wrote 1 year ago: One good thing about hitting one’s 30s (and being Sufi – lol) is that ability to clearly … more →
Blues-filled Friday in love-dressed Damascus
50% Syrian wrote 1 year ago: All day long I’ve been brooding on variations on the same theme: Visible reality v.s invisible … more →
