Essays & Reflections

A quiet place where reflections on the Sufi Message are gathered — so that what is spoken in a gathering is not lost when the gathering ends.

Essay · Pir Nawab

Lovers of Truth

On the meaning of love, and a love that moves mountains

In the prayer Nabi we are called friends of the lovers of truth. But do we love truth, or do we merely like it? An essay by Pir Nawab on the meaning of love, drawn through the Sufi story of Shirin and Farhad.

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Essay · May 2026

The Lantern and the Light

On keeping the spirit while the form changes

The meeting opened with the Invocation and closed with prayer — and between those two gentle hands lay the ordinary work of an organisation. A reflection on the words of Pir Nawab, and on carrying the light forward as its lanterns change.

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