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Zanzibar — A Storehouse of the Awliyāʾ To walk through Zanzibar is to breathe in a city that is more than stone and spice. It is a storehouse of the awliyāʾ, men and women whose baraka still lingers in the alleyways, the mosques, and the seafront air. Among these, the Ba ʿAlawi Saadat — descendants of the Prophet ﷺ — stand out as pillars who carried Islam into the Swahili world not by sword or decree, but by teaching, trading, … Continue reading “The Ba ʿAlawi Saadat — A Living Inheritance from Hadramaut, Zanzibar and Beyond”

If you read poetry but haven’t met Hafiz or Rumi, perhaps your eyes are open — but your heart is asleep. These two Persian mystics didn’t just write verses; they distilled the ecstasy of the soul. Their words sing across centuries, stirring something ancient within anyone willing to listen with more than ears. They speak to the grief-stricken, the ecstatic, the broken-hearted, and the truth-seeker. But who exactly were they? Who Were Hafiz and Rumi? Jalal al-Din Rumi, born in … Continue reading “Hafiz, Rumi, and a Grieving Poet’s Journey into Sufi Fire”