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The Metaphysics of Love
Link to the essay: https://www.sullkaak.com/2021/09/kaashif-and-baatin-on-love
This dialogue explores a transcendental definition of love that distinguishes between fleeting emotional attachments and a permanent state of being. It posits that genuine love is selfless and involves a spiritual merger where the essence of the beloved becomes an inseparable part of the lover’s own identity. Because this union occurs at a level beyond the material, separation becomes impossible, and the pain of loss is replaced by a continuous state of metaphysical oneness. The conversation suggests that while physical attractions may shift, each connection contributes to an ongoing process of becoming that cannot be reversed. Ultimately, we may conclude that reaching the highest station of love requires moving beyond repetitive cycles to find a state of timelessness and spiritual guidance.
1:10The Metaphysics of Love
The Metaphysics of Love Link to the essay: https://www.sullkaak.com/2021/09/kaashif-and-baatin-on-love This dialogue explores a transcendental definition…
Drain of wealth as an essential characteristic of Colonialism.
1:13Colonialism
Drain of wealth as an essential characteristic of Colonialism.
Ever wonder if we are already living in a modern-day hell? 🤔
With all the suffering and hopelessness in today's fast-paced world, it's easy to feel like despair is the only logical answer. But what if the cure to this modern emptiness is simply learning how to see the beauty hidden in plain sight? ✨
Explore a profound spiritual perspective: that the presence of beauty, art, and even a simple smile proves we are not in despair, but rather surrounded by the Divine. According to the Sufi path, recognizing this beauty isn't just about aesthetics—it is a glimpse of God's own attributes.
The ultimate secret to finding peace lies in "Ihsan"—the practice of doing what is beautiful in your everyday actions, acting as if you can see God, or knowing that He always sees you. When you shift your mindset from seeking permanence in the temporary world to trusting the Divine, you lift the veil of darkness and invite true light into your heart.
Ready to transform hopelessness into profound spiritual awakening? Dive deeper into these concepts and discover the ultimate guide to practicing faith.
📖 Read the full write-up here: www.sullkaak.com
1:22The Sufi Cure for Modern Hopelessness
Ever wonder if we are already living in a modern-day hell? 🤔 With all the suffering and hopelessness in today's fast-paced world, it's easy to feel like…
You’re already living with submission - you just call it “having no choice”.
You’re already living with faith - you just place it in careers, people and plans.
You’re already chasing beauty - but most of it fades as soon as the screen goes dark.
The question isn’t whether you want submission, faith and beauty. The question is: where are you sending them?
Sull Kaak's Podcast - Season 05 — Submission, Faith and Beauty
An introduction to Islam as a way of being, not just a box you tick.
0:46Sull Kaak's Podcast | Season 05 | Submission, Faith & Beauty
You’re already living with submission - you just call it “having no choice”. You’re already living with faith - you just place it in careers, people and…
You’ve tried being “religious”. You’ve tried being “rebellious”. You’ve even tried being “spiritual but not religious”. Still, something in you refuses to settle.
Submission, Faith and Beauty. Coming soon.
0:50Sull Kaak's Podcast | Season 05 | Submission, Faith & Beauty
You’ve tried being “religious”. You’ve tried being “rebellious”. You’ve even tried being “spiritual but not religious”. Still, something in you refuses to…
You’ve tried being “religious”. You’ve tried being “rebellious”. You’ve even tried being “spiritual but not religious”. Still, something in you refuses to settle.
Submission, Faith and Beauty. Coming soon.
0:41Sull Kaak's Podcast | Season 05 | Submission, Faith & Beauty
You’ve tried being “religious”. You’ve tried being “rebellious”. You’ve even tried being “spiritual but not religious”. Still, something in you refuses to…
You scroll. You swipe. You consume. Announcement after announcement. Noise after noise. Then one reel refuses to be just noise. A thumb pauses. A heart remembers. “Submission, Faith and Beauty.”
This is what Season 05 is about - not more content to fill your screen, but a path to empty the ego and awaken the soul. If your heart is tired of scrolling through emptiness and hungry for meaning, stay close. Tell your friends. Wait for the drop. Listen not just with your ears, but with your mind, heart and being awake.
0:45Sull Kaak's Podcast | Season 05 | Submission, Faith & Beauty
You scroll. You swipe. You consume. Announcement after announcement. Noise after noise. Then one reel refuses to be just noise. A thumb pauses. A heart…
0:11Absence
Sneak sPeak into our series on the noblest of all lives - The Life of Prophet Muhammad (saw). Listen to the series on our YouTube channel.
1:30Pushrav Khudayas
Sneak sPeak into our series on the noblest of all lives - The Life of Prophet Muhammad (saw). Listen to the series on our YouTube channel.
Mercy is not a detour from justice, it is its perfection. Where justice stops at recompense, mercy reaches into the realm of restoration. It sees not only what a man has done, but what broke within him to do it. It remembers that we, too, have erred, that our breath continues only by the mercy of the One who withholds His wrath from those that deserve it. Mercy is not forgetting wrong; it is remembering humanity. It is the strength to act not from vengeance but from vision, a vision that sees redemption as nobler than ruin, and the softened heart as stronger than the clenched fist.
0:11Mercy
Mercy is not a detour from justice, it is its perfection. Where justice stops at recompense, mercy reaches into the realm of restoration. It sees not only…
When the soul aches in love, it is not a wound to be healed, it is the remembrance of what was lost in exile. This wound is sacred, it keeps us alive in a world that numbs. And the more deeply you love, the more profoundly you bleed, not for a face or a voice, but for the nearness. Only the one who has tasted such pain knows that the lover is not mad for the beloved, but for the Face behind the veil. To be wounded thus, eternally, is to remain awake in a world asleep.
0:11The more deeply you love, the more profoundly you bleed
When the soul aches in love, it is not a wound to be healed, it is the remembrance of what was lost in exile. This wound is sacred, it keeps us alive in a…
2:53Muhammad Asad on #Communism
In a world that calls grief a disorder and sells distraction as cure, sadness remains one of the last signs that the soul has not conformed. It is the refusal of the nafs to find satisfaction in hollow pleasures. It is the echo of divine longing in a desacralized age. Not every sadness is to be escaped — some must be carried, for they carry us. When grief leads us back to prayer, to purpose, to the remembrance of the Unseen, it ceases to be a burden and becomes a bridge.
0:11Sadness #sullkaak #arqegulab
In a world that calls grief a disorder and sells distraction as cure, sadness remains one of the last signs that the soul has not conformed. It is the…
In a world constantly shifting for comfort and gain, loyalty is becoming a rare currency. Loyalty isn’t about blind allegiance — it’s about standing firm when it’s easier to walk away.
0:11Loyalty
In a world constantly shifting for comfort and gain, loyalty is becoming a rare currency. Loyalty isn’t about blind allegiance — it’s about standing firm…
Sometimes the heartbreak isn’t punishment—it’s invitation.
0:11Sometimes the heartbreak isn’t punishment—it’s invitation.
Sometimes the heartbreak isn’t punishment—it’s invitation.
0:11#love
Belief stored in the mind cannot soothe a heart in pain. When grief comes, it does not knock on your intellect — it shatters your heart. And if your faith never reached the heart, it will not rise to hold you. That is why belief fails us in grief: not because it is false, but because it was never truly felt.
1:30Yaqeen and Belief #sullkaak #arqegulab
Belief stored in the mind cannot soothe a heart in pain. When grief comes, it does not knock on your intellect — it shatters your heart. And if your faith…
Why you? Why so sad? What is the purpose of life?
1:31Purpose of Life #sullkaak #arqegulab #islam
Why you? Why so sad? What is the purpose of life?
“Alhamdulillah” is not just a softening of tone — it is the heart in prostration. It is the soul’s surrender before it even sees relief. When you live in the state of Alhamdulillah, the question “Why me?” never rises — not in joy, not in pain. Because true gratitude isn’t a reaction. It’s a state of being.
1:30Gratitude #sullkaak #arqegulab #islam
“Alhamdulillah” is not just a softening of tone — it is the heart in prostration. It is the soul’s surrender before it even sees relief. When you live in…
1:00Lift your teacher's burdens! #sullkaak
Naara (as) Hai!
Ghazal: Kartikey Singh 'Kaaf'
Voice: Gaurav Solanki
Video: Haroon Bin Riyaz
1:00Naara #Hussain (as) Hai! #sacrifice #courage #sullkaak
Naara (as) Hai! Ghazal: Kartikey Singh 'Kaaf' Voice: Gaurav Solanki Video: Haroon Bin Riyaz
Sull Kaak's Podcast - Season 2 - How to Read a Book: https://www.patreon.com/posts/information-sull-86130020
1:00Winning an argument is no win!
Sull Kaak's Podcast - Season 2 - How to Read a Book: https://www.patreon.com/posts/information-sull-86130020
You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, “I understand”, before you can say “I agree” or “I disagree” or “I suspend judgment”.
Sull Kaak's Podcast - Season 2 - How to Read a Book: https://www.patreon.com/posts/information-sull-86130020
1:00Understand Before Judging
You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, “I understand”, before you can say “I agree” or “I disagree” or “I suspend judgment”. Sull Kaak's…
decay, leads to decay, leads to decay, invariably ending up in and decay! Listen to Sull Kaak's Season 1 " and of Civilization" @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/first-things-86123527
1:00Intellectual Decay among Muslims
decay, leads to decay, leads to decay, invariably ending up in and decay! Listen to Sull Kaak's Season 1 " and of Civilization" @…