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updates.Posts for during my estimated 5 year stay here to study the sciences of Islam at the seminary Dar al-Mustafa.
Quote from an earlier post: Moving to Tareem, Hadhramout (south of Yemen), five years approx to study sciences of Islam at Dar al-Mustafa seminary.
I chose Hadhramout for many reasons. 1 of which is, this the same place of a Tradition of scholars who is responsible for making the Indian Ocean Rim (Southern Africa, East Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia), become… More
Pic was by Jose Rizal. 1882.
The Zain Gallery: Mana nak belajar about saints in the Islamic context? Love reading your posts btw. May Allah preserve you and elevate you.
@amin Allah Allah. And you as well.
I’ll get back to you. But consider reading Signs of the Horizon by Michael Sugich, published recently. In Sufi Sage of Arabia, although it appears to be about the bio of Imam al-Haddad, the author actually talks more about the science of Sufism and distinguishes the Sufis from the Saints in clear manner, as it is often confused. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf did the foreword I think. It’s a bit heavy read. I’ve yet to complete it.