“The pen was rushing along, writing,but when it came to Love it broke in half.”
—Mawlana Rumi
Category Spirituality
Rumi on Existence and the Body
“What is the body? That shadow of a shadow of Your Love, that somehow contains the entire universe.”
– Mawlana Rumi
Rumi on Fasting
“Why are you in love with bread? Harvest the wheat of the spirit from the field of fasting.”
–Mawlana Rumi
“I climbed to the roof, to see the moon. With my heart and soul, I longed for fasting.”
–Mawlana Rumi
Mawlana Rumi on Silence and Eloquence
Deep Loss to Humanity Passing Away of Sidi Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore Poet of Light & A Window into His Work
His legacy, spirit, wisdom, love for the Divine, live on, inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oun, missing his spirit that has being flying through the mists of memories these last years, his voice resonating, his wisdom prevailing… and praying for a light that never dims our dearest soul friend, mentor and Poet of Light Sidi Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore
Remembered and in prayers for him and all his loved ones, al Fatihah and Yasin.
His site which showcases his legacy http://ecstaticxchange.com/
Two Videos of Sidi Abdal Hayy Moore
1- “You’ll Sing a Song” from his book Where Death Goes, The Ecstatic Exchange, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zQOVrTov2g
2-Poem “The Birth Of Prophet Muhammad” – Daniel Moore
Rumi on the Qur’an
“I am the servant of the Qur’an as long as I have life. I am the dust on the path of Muhammad, the Chosen one. If anyone quotes anything except this from my sayings, I am quit of him and outraged by these words..-” Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
International Women’s Day latest by Nimah Ismail Nawwab
Mawlana Rumi on Creation
“Love created the soul of this world out of nothing”
-Mawlana Rumi
NEW VIDEO-The Standing-Poem on Arafah
“The Hajj is Arafah” Release of latest video of poems on the hajj, the epic journey through centuries. … Continue reading
Seven Upon Seven New Release on Hajj
A flight into the imagery, feelings and sights invoked by various aspects #hajj in a series of new releases. Seven Upon Seven showcases the initial rite of the pilgrimage with filming by Turkish filmmaker Omer Faruk Aksoy and music by Al Firdaus Ensemble.
Arabia Middle East Writing Poetry Youth Women 