Author: Mohammed Ali Vakil

This is the 40th Sufi Comic, Alhamdulliah! :) I didn’t think I’d reach this number when I started Sufi Comics. Thank you all for your encouragement and feedback! You guys made it possible to reach…

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I heard once that on the path to enlightenment, there comes a stage where the wayfarer realizes that all this time it was not he who was seeking God, but it was God seeking him!…

Sufi Comics: Is the World an Evil place? When I read spiritual texts at times I come across passages where the “World” is condemened. It’s described as a place that tempts man to do evil…

I often find it difficult to concentrate during prayers. The mind wanders about from one thought to another, and then I complain “why doesn’t God answer my prayers?”. Perhaps the problem is not with God…

It is often said that there are great healing powers in the Names of God. But the effect of healing comes from active participation with the meaning of these names and not just mindless recitation….

I heard this story from my friend Ishaq Qadri, who happens to be from the descendants of Shaykh Abdul Qadir. A wonderful principle to bring into our lives. To praise God in all situations, and…

Sometimes our Love and Faith in God is like in the Anecdote above. We say we love Him and have full faith, but at the same time we’re so easily distracted from this Love &…

The word Nafs cannot easily be translated to English. Depending on the context it can mean different. This Wikipedia article explains further about “Nafs” Other than the obvious meaning this anecdote has, there is a…