PEARLS
AND
CORAL
Mystic Horizons

Volume I

by

Shaykh Muhammad Hisham al-Kabbani


Contents

Spirits are Marshaled Soldiers

Spirituality is the same for all. It is from God. If God had made different spiritualities, He would have been discriminating. Then there would be no justice on this earth. If He had made my spiritual nature different from your spiritual nature or her spiritual nature, then there would be discrimination. That is why spirits are never different from each other. That is also why God has said,

When we know each other, we will swim in that ocean of love. If we harbor hatred and enmity in ourselves, how will we get to know each other? We will then be going against what the Prophet (s) has said, "Spirits are marshaled soldiers countless in number. When they come together, they know they come from the same origin."
Holding Fire

Does anyone remember His Lord? How many from thousands and millions remember? Very few people remember. That is why the Prophet (s) said that in the last days of this world, Whoever keeps a firm grasp on his religion, it will be as if he were holding fire in his hand. Who is holding onto his religion now? Jews? Very few. Christians? Very few. Muslims? Very few. Why? Because all are only seeking the material things of this world.


The Heart of the Believer is the House of God

What is truthfulness? It is a virtue which is very difficult, especially in this time. Very few people have this virtue. That is why the above verse from the Quran says, Be with true people, not, Be a true person, because it is very difficult to be a true person. But to be with true people is easy. You have to learn from true people. To establish the house of God in your heart requires requires a long journey and it is difficult to find the way by yourself. It is easier to find a true person and to follow him.


My Saints Are Under My Domes

How is it that people say, "There are no saints", when God says in His Holy Quran, God's saints there is no fear and no sadness for them [10:62], and in a sacred Tradition, "My saints are under my domes. No one knows them except Me."


There is in honey a cure...


A Believer Keeps His Promise

A believer keeps his promise. You find this observed firmly in America. If you ask an American to promise something and he says,"Yes," that's it! He will not break the promise no matter what happens. Let us not consider the exceptions. The majority will not break a promise. This is what I have seen here. In the Far East and in the Middle East, promises are broken hundreds of times, not just one time!


I Need a Guide

If you need an expert to build an ordinary house, what about your heart? How do you approach your Lord without the guidance of an expert? You have to look for an expert. You cannot reach Him without one, no matter how much you try to move on this path alone. No one can reach by himself because sometimes, even though he knows he is on the right path, he might do something out of place or time. Then he will fail. So we need an expert and that expert is our guide.


Your Stomach is Safe From Sickness and Fire Forever


What Is In My Heart Now

What is love? Love means to give up everything for the sake of human beings. Do you want more details? You know the details inside yourself. Everyone knows when he loves someone for the sake of God, for the sake of the Prophet (s), for the sake of masters: that is when he or she gives everything. If a man loves a woman and she asks him to bring her the sky, he will try to find a rocket to take him to the sky and try to bring the sky to her. If she tells him to bring her a diamond, he will try to buy her the best diamond that money can buy. Is this not true?


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