Thread by @Maryamhasnaa

You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, bc God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover
- Shams Tabrizi

Many Sufis define their belief as spirituality or religiosity rather than a religion, because it revolves around personal experience more than doctrine. It involves remembrance, contemplation, awareness, ecstatic states, a quest for purity and seeking the truth of divine love.

Sufism is rooted in a principle known as Tawhid, which is expressed as Absolute Reality or Oneness. The Sufistic Tawhid is not 'everything is God', it is 'God is everything', or, more specifically, 'there is nothing except God'’. Tawhid also happens to be my family name.

Naturally I’ve been meditating on the Absolute Reality or Oneness my entire life. Anytime I speak or write my last name it’s a remembrance that there is nothing but the One. When they say your destiny is written in your name I completely understand.

That’s why I love this and other poems from Shams so much, because it actually articulates Sufi metaphysics perfectly. It is a path that doesn’t say our path is better, it literally explains that all paths are valid.

I shared this before but if you’re looking to directly explore the mysticism of Sufi Poetry. And also learn to write from the heart, I really recommend this course from my sister @sukinapilgrim . She is also offering a free introduction class on September 19th.