The Cosmos

The neighborhoods of Chicago

A Map describing the Neighborhoods of Chicago

Moving By

Where to look

"I searched for Him in Mecca, but He was not to be found. I looked for Him on the Cross of Jesus; He was absent...from there...But when I looked into my own Heart, there I found Him, There!" 

[Haci Bektash Veli]

Who is a Lover?

"Dashuruës është ai njeri që, kur gjithë bota vdes, ai mbetet tërë jetën i gjallë dhe i pavdekur. Dashuruës është ai njeri që ka brenda thesarin e diamantit në veten e tij dhe i zbulohet." 

[Baba Rexhebi]

 "A lover is the one who, when the whole world is over and forgotten with, remains alive and everlasting. A lover is one who has revealed within himself a diamond treasure."

[Baba Rexhebi]

Finding your Heart

”Seek out your heart in three situations first, when you are listening to the Qur'an, second when you are part of a gathering of Dhikr (Remembrance) and third, when you are alone and away from the world and its distractions. If you cannot find your heart in these situations, then ask Allah to bestow upon you a heart, for indeed you are bereft of one.” 

[Ibn Qayyim]

If I wasn't Muslim

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