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Rumi’s Revolution: Mawlana’s First Night of Dhikr-e Samâ’, Adapted from The Forty Rules of Love... Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi & Shams of Tabriz bring to life the tradition of the dhikr-e samâ’ in a delightful narrative adapted from the novel by Elif Shafak.

If I had to choose the one phrase out of all of Shaikh Husain’s “oft-repeated phrases” that I hear the most, it would be this one. Al hamdulillah, his emphasis on sincerity translates into never forcing anyone to do something they don’t want to do which underlines the importance of doing it for the right reason: only for Allah.

Not everything that is halal is halal for us.