Sufi Tapestries

Rule 7 Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied.

From the Glorious Diwan (Poem) of Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habeeb titled Remembrance of My Lord. “I am ecstatic, alone, in the remembrance (dhikr) of my Lord. The remembrance (dhikr) of my Lord – it is the cure. I have loved a Lord – on Whom I can count in each single thing – it is He who decrees: And in each love for what is other-than-He, in it is pain – in it is grief. Oh the victory of the one annihilated beyond annihilation. He will have life! and going-on! Oh Lord bless Muhammad! From his essence light! Radiance too! His Family and noble Companions. They make the trusts! They keep them too!”

Allah (/ˈæl.lə, ˈɑːl.lə, əˈl.lɑː/; Arabic: الله, romanized: Allāh, IPA: [ʔaɫ.ɫaːh] ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) (Turkish: Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning listening, from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and other orders such as the Rifa'i-Marufi. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called semazens, from Persian سماعزن) aim to reach the source of all perfection, ...

Allah (/ˈæl.lə, ˈɑːl.lə, əˈl.lɑː/; Arabic: الله, romanized: Allāh, IPA: [ʔaɫ.ɫaːh] ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) (Turkish: Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning listening, from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and other orders such as the Rifa'i-Marufi. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called semazens, from Persian سماعزن) aim to reach the source of all perfection, ...

“I do not belong to this world of dust. I am a bird in heaven’s garden.” - Rumi (A 13th-century Persian poet, scholar, and Sufi mystic) This piece recreates the spiritual aesthetic of the poem by combining Persian Nastaliq calligraphy with Persian geometric patterns used in architectural mosaics. www.silkminds.com

From the Glorious Diwan (Poem) of Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habeeb titled Remembrance of My Lord. “I am ecstatic, alone, in the remembrance (dhikr) of my Lord. The remembrance (dhikr) of my Lord – it is the cure. I have loved a Lord – on Whom I can count in each single thing – it is He who decrees: And in each love for what is other-than-He, in it is pain – in it is grief. Oh the victory of the one annihilated beyond annihilation. He will have life! and going-on! Oh Lord bless Muhammad! From his essence light! Radiance too! His Family and noble Companions. They make the trusts! They keep them too!”

This custom piece features the mazar of a great sufi saint, Sultan Bahu is located in Garh Maharaja, Punjab. The painting also incorporates the Ism-e-Allah Zaat (The Personal Name of Allah) and Ism-e-Mohammad (Sacred Name of Mohammad Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam). Sarwari Qadiri Also known as Qadiriya Sultaniya, the order was started by Sultan Bahu in the seventeenth century and spread in the western part of Indian Subcontinent. Hence, it follows most of the Qadiriyya approach. In contrast, it does not follow a specific dress code or require seclusion or other lengthy exercises. Its mainstream philosophy is contemplation of belovedness towards God. Read More Sultan Bahu (Urdu: سُلطان باہُو‎‎; also spelled Bahoo; ca 163...

“Come out here where the roses have opened. Let soul and world meet.” – Rumi. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: جلال‌الدین محمد رومی‎), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (جلال‌الدین محمد بلخى), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā (مولانا, “our master”), Mevlevî/Mawlawī (مولوی, “my master”), and more popularly simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi’s influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions and many have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world’s languages and trans...

Sema The Dance Of The Whirling Dervish is an original minimalist painting, digitally recolored, of a semazen who conveys God's spiritual gift to those who are witnessing the Sema. A unique gift with a Turkish whirling dervish theme. Perfect for those who want to share a symbolic message of ego and truth, spiritualism, followers on Mevlana and Rumi or those who have a dervis theme in their lives and home. ABOUT THE ART ©‎ Panting 27 ‎July ‎2016, ‏‎14:46:15 Adaptation ın Gold ‎25 ‎April ‎2018, ‏‎15:45:04 Tracey Harrington Simpson

Haḍra (Arabic: حضرة‎) is a collective supererogatory ritual performed by Sufi orders. It is often held on Thursday evenings after the night prayer, on Fridays after jumu’ah prayer or on Sunday evenings, and can also celebrated on special Islamic festivals and at rites of passage. It may be held at home,or in a mosque. The term in Arabic literally means “presence”. The hadra features various forms of dhikr (remembrance), including sermons, collective study, recitation of Qur’an and other texts (especially devotional texts particular to the Sufi order (tariqa) in question, called hizb and wird), religious poetic chanting, centering on praise and supplication to God, religious exhortations, praise of the Prophet and requests for intercessio...

“I long to see your face in a rose garden.” - Rumi (A 13th-century Persian poet, scholar, and Sufi mystic) In one of Rumi’s most beautiful spiritual and love poems, he claims, “I long to see your face in a rose garden.” This piece recreates the spiritual aesthetic of the poem by combining Persian Nastaliq calligraphy with Persian geometric patterns used in architectural mosaics. www.silkminds.com

The Ism-e-Allah Zaat (The Personal Name of Allah) and Ism-e-Mohammad (Sacred Name of Mohammad Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam). Prints and downloadable images are available with a Blue, Red and Black backgrounds as per featured images, originals can be ordered in these or any other color variations (Please select your preferred color from ‘Additional options’).

There was an exhibit about birds at the Aga Khan Museum, and one of the recurring motifs was the Sufi symbolism of the rooster - because it's crow signals the breaking of dawn, the rooster is a Sufi symbol of bringing light into darkness. I loved that idea so I wanted to pay tribute!

Love Will Find Its Way Through All Languages Rumi Quote is an original minimalist painting of a semazen matched with an inspirational quote from Rumi. A unique gift with a Cat Sunni Muslim poet and Turkish whirling dervish theme. Perfect for those who want to share a symbolic message of ego and truth, spiritualism, followers on Mevlana and Rumi or those who have a dervis theme in their lives and home. ABOUT THE ART ©‎ Painting 27 ‎July ‎2016, ‏‎14:46:15 Text Design ‎‎11 ‎January ‎2018, ‏‎09:28:00 Tracey Harrington Simpson

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posters, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room.

“If not for You, we would not know Love, If not for Love, we would not know You.” - Famous and beautiful fragments (single verses) of Arabic Love poetry, often cited by Sufis The spiritual aesthetic of the poem was created by combining traditional Arabic calligraphy and the translation of the poem in English on a background that is based on a hand-marbled paper done by Master Behzad Ghorbani in a style called Abro-Baad which means Cloud & Wind. For the translation please refer to this source: https://blogs.harvard.edu/sulaymanibnqiddees/tag/arabic-sufi-poetry/

The Ism-e-Allah Zaat (The Personal Name of Allah) and Ism-e-Mohammad (Sacred Name of Mohammad Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam). Prints and downloadable images are available with a Blue, Red and Black backgrounds as per featured images, originals can be ordered in these or any other color variations (Please select your preferred color from ‘Additional options’).

Arabic Typography Sufism Calligraphy Twirling Dervish

“If not for You, we would not know Love, If not for Love, we would not know You.” - Famous and beautiful fragments (single verses) of Arabic Love poetry, often cited by Sufis The spiritual aesthetic of the poem was created by combining traditional Arabic calligraphy and the translation of the poem in English on a background that is based on a hand-marbled paper done by Master Behzad Ghorbani in a style called Abro-Baad which means Cloud & Wind. For the translation please refer to this source: https://blogs.harvard.edu/sulaymanibnqiddees/tag/arabic-sufi-poetry/

You have to keep breaking your heart till it opens.

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posters, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room. They go well in modern, urban interiors as much as they do with traditional, cottage chic or bohemian styled interior spaces.

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posters, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room.

We have incorporated our exquisite ceramic tile designs which include designs and patterns from around the world especially with Mediterranean, Moorish, Spanish, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern styles on different products. All of the designs are based on the original hand-crafted ceramic tiles and some of them are photographic reproductions with all the natural and historical wear and tear that adds to the aesthetical value of the designs. www.silkminds.com

Waw The letter waw is copula and a mark for the voice in the Arabic language, symbolizing the connection of God and man. The composition is not incidentally made in a circular form, it is there to symbolize the ritual of dhikr, to remind one of the infinite repetition and the circular movement and rhythm of composition are an association to the ritual’s choreography, right to left, like a cosmic movement. This visual dhikr, which, upon seeing calligraphy, prevents one from oblivion and brings him back to the state of consciousness, is a symbolism of the movement of the cosmos and the planets, because, according to Sufi teaching, everything is in movement. In art, Muslims “developed a great love for the waw and used it from about 1700...

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posters, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room.

Waw The letter waw is copula and a mark for the voice in the Arabic language, symbolizing the connection of God and man. The composition is not incidentally made in a circular form, it is there to symbolize the ritual of dhikr, to remind one of the infinite repetition and the circular movement and rhythm of composition are an association to the ritual’s choreography, right to left, like a cosmic movement. This visual dhikr, which, upon seeing calligraphy, prevents one from oblivion and brings him back to the state of consciousness, is a symbolism of the movement of the cosmos and the planets, because, according to Sufi teaching, everything is in movement. In art, Muslims “developed a great love for the waw and used it from about 1700...

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posters, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room. They go well in modern, urban interiors as much as they do with traditional, cottage chic or bohemian styled interior spaces.

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posters, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room.

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posters, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room.

Waw The letter waw is copula and a mark for the voice in the Arabic language, symbolizing the connection of God and man. The composition is not incidentally made in a circular form, it is there to symbolize the ritual of dhikr, to remind one of the infinite repetition and the circular movement and rhythm of composition are an association to the ritual’s choreography, right to left, like a cosmic movement. This visual dhikr, which, upon seeing calligraphy, prevents one from oblivion and brings him back to the state of consciousness, is a symbolism of the movement of the cosmos and the planets, because, according to Sufi teaching, everything is in movement. In art, Muslims “developed a great love for the waw and used it from about 1700...

“Love is my Faith and Religion. Whatever way Love's caravan take, that is my religion and my faith.” - Ibn-Arabi (A 12th-century Arab Andalusian Scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher) The spiritual aesthetic of the poem was created by combining traditional Thuluth calligraphy with some Islamic miniature designs set against the silhouette of a cityscape. www.silkminds.com

“Love is my Faith and Religion. Whatever way Love's caravan take, that is my religion and my faith.” - Ibn-Arabi (A 12th-century Arab Andalusian Scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher) The spiritual aesthetic of the poem was created by combining traditional Thuluth calligraphy with some Islamic miniature designs set against the silhouette of a cityscape. www.silkminds.com

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"What You Seek is Seeking You" - Rumi

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“Yesterday the wisest man/ holding a lit lantern in daylight/ was searching around town saying/ I am tired of/ all these beasts and brutes. I seek a true human.” - Rumi (A 13th-century Persian poet, scholar, and Sufi mystic); Translated by Nader Khalili This design sets bright Nastaliq Persian calligraphy and Persian miniatures against the silhouette of a cityscape.