Irving's blog

Salaam and Greetings of Peace:

I have posted a true story of my Out of Body experience on the Darvish blog. To those interested, here is a link:
http://darvish.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/my-out-of-body-experience-a-true...

Ya Haqq,

Irving

Salaam and Greetings of Peace:

RAMADAN KAREEM! - Below are 30 Daily Ramadan Prayers (Duas) that will, inshallah, make the fast easier, enlighten the mind, and ennoble the heart.

Ramadan Dua: DAY 1

ALLAH, on this day make my fasts the fasts of those who fast (sincerely), and my standing up in prayer of those who stand up in prayer (obediently), awaken me in it from the sleep of the heedless, and forgive me my sins , O God of the worlds, and forgive me, O one who forgives the sinners.

Ramadan Dua: DAY 2

Salaam and Greetings of Peace:

The following is a question a brother asked in an email, and my answer. It is about love on the Sufi path, and is reprinted here with his permission.

Question:

Salaam Irving:

  Salaam and Greetings of Peace:This is an experiment. I am offering the Sufi novel, Master of the Jinn, to anyone who wants one as an EBOOK. It will be emailed in pdf form to your home computer. This is the same book as the paperback, with all the interior illustrations intact, taken from the original file. After you have read it, and only if you like the book, please send me just $5.00 in US currency, either by check, money order or Paypal. If you want to send cash, put it in a greeting card or wrap it so it doesn't show through the envelope.

The First Muslims and the Christians

In the beginning of Islam, the Quraysh tribe of Mecca persecuted the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his followers. The Prophet therefore allowed eighty of his followers, together with their small children, to emigrate to Abyssinia in 615 CE. The emigrants were well received in Abyssinia, and were allowed complete freedom of worship.

The leaders of Quraysh, however, sent two emissaries to the Nagus, with rich presents for the Negus of Abyssinia and bribes for his generals. The two emissaries told the generals:

  Salaam and Greetings of Peace:

The Darvish blog has collected all the Master of the Jinn excerpts in one place. Just go to http://darvish.wordpress.com and click on the Sufi Novel tab at the top.

Ya Haqq!