Shaykh Ibrahim's Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Super Powers shaykh ibrahim ansari Super powers! The films depicting characters with the ability to fly, shoot webs and ice, watching heros leap tall buildings... are all trying to compensate for the lack of connecting to the heart. When we are not feeling a connection to Love and heart-union, we imagine that we'll find it in fantasy.  "If I was Thor, I could be strong a...

Send us Fan Mail We are responsible for our words and actions. We are not responsible for others, except as a parent. But, even when raising children, we strive to be what we want our children to become. Being an example is difficult enough. To show what we want, we must choose to look out for our reactions, acknowledging when we recognize our biases, nafs , traumas and habits. It is not our job t...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about how Allah tests us yearly; Trust and it's meaning. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it c...

Send us Fan Mail Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to...

Send us Fan Mail Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to...

Send us Fan Mail Salaam, i have a question: how much do we create our reality with our thoughts and how much is up to Allah and out of our hands? Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healin...

Send us Fan Mail Expectation “Once in a winter time, a King was roaming outside his palace. At night when he was entering his palace, he saw an old man at the entry gate of palace. When the King got close he saw that he was an old man who was wearing very thin cloths which were not even warm. The King was surprised to see that how that old man was able to keep up in that cold weather even in those...

Send us Fan Mail Reading from  Shaykh Taner Ansari's new translation of the Quran. A poem from Hafiz. A Nasruddin story. A reading from The Secret of Secrets by Abdul Qadir al Gilani. - Discussion about the journey to the inner heart. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help sup...

Send us Fan Mail Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to...

Send us Fan Mail Adab is the etiquette of human communication. The more you can observe and learn from the situation and relationships you encounter, the more you learn about others and yourself. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offe...

Send us Fan Mail Reflecting on Allah's Names; Learning your nafs to be able to distinguish between yours and others; Learning how to LISTEN to your heart, and Learning to LISTEN to other people without judgement. Some Nafs need direct dealing, others may require acknowledgement but ignore them. It's not about you. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appr...

Send us Fan Mail Learning to take responsibility for your own nafs. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, ren...

Send us Fan Mail Surrender and trust require clarity and truth. We talk about trust in Allah, fighting nafs, fear, Surrender, Real World service, Peace and freedom from fear. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spi...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about Fasting, it's purposes, variations like the 'I' fast. Great way to stop and clear the field of habits. Fighting the nafs, seeing and learning from our mistakes, strategizing how to fight the nafs practically, Laughing at the Nafs, the Practice of Getting Out of the Way, reducing Judgementalizing. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested...

Send us Fan Mail Forgiveness, two wings to fly - the inner and the outer, Hafiz. The Secret of Secrets: Your Heart. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the mes...

Send us Fan Mail Live discussion from 13 February, 2022 on Zoom. Thank you for joining us today. Hafiz, from 14th Century Persia, inspired Goethe, then Emerson, throuh to Nietszche, on to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  He continues to inspire us with his phenomenal voice singing like this:      All is written within the mind      To help and instruct the dervish      In dance and romance and prayer. The...

Send us Fan Mail Concerning Sacred Texts Most inspired literature like the Qu’ran, Torah, Buddhist Sutras and Bible , have common themes and common misconceptions. At one level, they must be taken as allegorical, mainly because the depth of the spiritual concepts are not easily translated into common language. These books are rare because the experience of attaining this level of awareness takes i...

Send us Fan Mail An unedited recording of what Murids recall the last week and what they learned through Allah. Perhaps a story emerges. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing service...

Send us Fan Mail Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to...

Send us Fan Mail al Baqi: The Everlasting One whose existence in the future is forever. Sufi Stories, Effort, wide ranging discussions including surrender and the role of Khalifa. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss human and Divine justice. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services,...

Send us Fan Mail How can we use time better? What is Time? Are there flavors of time? Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it co...

Send us Fan Mail Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to...

Send us Fan Mail Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to...

Send us Fan Mail al Mughni: the Enricher. Trust, Surrender, why Positivity; the importance of continuing to grow: The Alchemy of growth. Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners, We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will  help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr , Sohbet , spiritual counselling and healing service...