🧵 The 201 names of the Prophet Muhammad (ṣallā -llāhu ʿalayhī wa-ʾālihī wa-sallama) mentioned in Dala'il ul-Khayrat written by the Great Shaykh Muhammad Sulaiman al-Jazuli ash Shadhili (May Allah be pleased with him)

Black Hole, oil on wood

Selamat hari raya daripada kami sekeluarga 🙏

My oil painting of this Quranic verse: “And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion."

My Beloved’s Face Appeared قد بدا

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was graced with jawami’ al-kalim (i.e., the shortest expression carrying the widest meanings; all-comprehensive words) The likeness of the saint is that of the moon who’s content to reveal the light of the sun and in so doing illuminate the night sky

Alterity, oil on wood

From Aḥmad Samʿānī’s Rawḥ al-arwāḥ (Comfort of the Spirits)

Shaykh Muhammad ibn al Habib stresses the importance of this both in his Diwan (the qasida 'Doctrines of Tawhid') and in his tafsir of Surat al-Araf (7:156-180) in The Ramadan Discourses that was recently published

‘One of the people was alone, sobbing, and he cried out, “Fire! Fire!” People rushed to him and saw no fire. “What is on fire?” They asked. The Lover beat his heart and recited: The kindled Fire of Allah reaching right into the heart (104:6-7)’

Make time for the Prayer, and the Prayer will make time for you.

If London was a European city (had trams and cafe culture)

Alhamdulillāh, my most recent article for Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF). May it be of benefit. May we be steadfast. May we be truthful. irfront.org/post/crisis-in…

Sidi Abdassamad Clarke: “The disaster of the current genocide we are all hostage witnesses to is that it is defined in terms of land, country and state. Victory awaits those who redefine it in terms of dīn.”

🎙️✨ We're excited to continue Season 2 of our 'Talking With Teachers' Podcast, proudly sponsored by the Lamppost Education Initiative! Our next episode features the esteemed Shaykh Abdassamad Clarke, a prolific translator, author, and editor of many classic Islamic texts by

“In bismillah, the ‘b-’ (‘by, with’) implies an action: Through God (bi-llah) all events unfold and all creations exist. Nothing comes into being… from stones and clay, stars and trees, marks and ruins, rules and reasons — except through God, the Real.” — al-Qushayri (d. 1072)

My latest thought piece on how Benjamin Netanyahu can learn a thing or two from Levinasian ethics. May it be of benefit! New Straits Times SOAS University of London nst.com.my/opinion/column…

Engaging the French youth during their visit to ISTAC. Highlighted the importance of Royal Professor Syed Naquib Al-Attas' work in understanding the plight of our time. Merci mes amis!