The Bektashi Order of Sufi Dervishes. During the 2nd century of the Christian Era, Illyria (part of which is modern Albania) was Christianised. In 732 Pope Gregory III placed the Albanian churches under the leadership of the patriarch of Constantinople. The Christians became part of the Eastern Orthodox church. In 1054, following the Schism between the Eastern and Western churches, there was a split in the Albanian church. Southern Albania remained associated with Constantinople, and northern Albania reunited with Rome. Then, in the 15th century, the Turks introduced Islam.
The Turks viewed Roman Catholics as a threat to their rule. Catholics were required to pay a high tax. Before the outlawing of religion in 1967, Albania's population was 75% Muslim, 15% Orthodox Christian and 10% Roman Catholic. The majority of Albanian urban dwellers were found to be Muslim, and most of central and northeast Albania was populated solely by Muslims. The teqe at Gjirokastër, Southern Albania Often I have abandoned and rejected humankind.
One Day The Hodja... The Bektashi Order of Sufi Dervishes. Sufi Poetry. Updated: 7-Apr-2014 A few poems from each of the following authors are included here as examples of the wondrous depth and variety of Sufi poetry: Attar Hafiz Jami Rumi Saadi Sanai Yunus Emry Shabistari Ansari Rabi'a Abil Kheir Sultan Bahu Ibn 'Arabi Baba Kuhi Mansur al-Hallaj Amir Khusrau Moinuddin Hasan Chishti Hazret-i Uftade Attar of Nishapur(1145 - 1221 ce) saint and mystic, one of the most voluminous authors in Persian literature on religious topics. His best-known work, Conference of the Birds, is an elaborate allegory of the soul's quest for reunion with God So long as we do not die to ourselves, and so long as we identify with someone or something, we shall never be free. The spiritual way is not for those wrapped up in exterior life. Farid ud Din Attar Strive to discover the mystery before life is taken from you. Intoxicated by the Wine of Love.
Farid ud Din Attar - translation Margaret Smith -The Jawhar Al-Dhat In the dead of night, a Sufi began to weep. Oh! Sanai. ::Moments With Shams:: Friday, January 05, 2007 Moments with Shams -Words of Wisdom of Rumi's Teacher (Selections from the Maqalat of Shams-i Tabriz, Translated and edited by Refik Algan and Camille Helminski) Intensifying One's Search One's longing, one's search for the beneficence of God, must be so strong and intense that like the longing of Moses it allows no obstacle to stand in the way. When the Prophet Moses asked: "Who is more knowledgeable in the universe than I am? " his friend Joshua answered: "There is one person more knowledgeable than you are. " This is also the way I see things; if I am searching for someone, I pay attention.
Today, there is an open hypocrisy and a hidden hypocrisy. Contemplation The worship and work of Muhammed, may the Peace and Blessing of God be upon him, was immersion in Divine contemplation. Forty Mornings While our Prophet was explaining these words among his companions, one of the friends went and occupied himself with prayers for forty days in solitude. O Human Beings! Perko's reviews. One Day The Hodja... Mevlana Rumi: Ecstasy And Order | Indian Muslims. The 30th of September this year marks the 800th birth anniversary of one of the greatest Sufi mystic poet of Islam, Mevelana Hazrat Jalaluddin Rumi. In honor of Mevlana’s 800th birthday, UNESCO has declared 2007 to be the Year of Mevlana – a year of love and understanding.The name Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi stands for an ecstatic flight into the infinite love. Everything other than love for the most beautiful God Though it be sugar- eating. What is agony of the spirit?
To advance toward death without seizing hold of the Water of Life.- Rumi Mevlana Jalal al-Din al-Rumi was born 6 Rabi’al-Awwal 604 (30 September 1207) in Balkh, a town in the north of Afghanistan. The journey, which started from Balkh while Mevlana was only five years of age, lasted years, and extends via Baghdad and Mecca to Damascus, Malatya, Erzincan, Akshehir and came to a halt in Larende (Karaman) in Turkey. Listen to the reed as it tells its tale; it complains of separation. Come, Come again! Levels of Nafs.