Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al Haqqani
Islam - The Freedom To Serve
Suhbats, Aphorisms and Stories
Bonndorf in The Black Forest (Germany) 1997 Spohr Publishers
EU 10,00 / DM 19,56 / sFr 18,40
ISBN 3-927606-15-4
The first collection of Sheikh Nazim‚s lectures (suhbats, aphorisms and stories), in English by the publishers Gorski and Spohr. The paper, typography and cover design are of excellent quality and the appearance of the book as a whole is very pleasing.
«Certainty can only be reached by your spiritual being. There is a bridge to your spiritual being. This bridge between your physical and your spiritual being is faith. Without faith, there is no connection between you and your higher self. Without faith, you are disconnected within yourself. If you deny the necessity of faith, it means that you prefer to remain imprisoned in your physical being and to let go of your spiritual being. Then, your physical body will become dust and your soul will flutter around helplessly. Darkness, despair and misery will fall on you and after your death you will have no feet to put on the bridge.»
This little book, taken from Sheikh Nazim‚s lectures to his pupils, forces us to think deeply about where we are in our psychological and spiritual world. It is written in simple prose which is easy to understand and which still keeps the character of the Master‚s straightforward style. Its direct teaching abour humility, honesty and sincerity with oneself, respect for others, obedience and love of God provide a clear message. This message, which has been brought to mankind by all the Prophets, is becoming more and more necessary in today‚s world of materialism and unbelief, where more and more people suffer from depression and cannot comprehend the meaning of life.