God meeting his beloved Friend

Sufi Comics: God meeting his beloved friend

We have all heard the saying "There are 2 things certain in this world Death & Taxes". We all know that none of us can escape death. It is the destiny of every person.  It is strange that something so inevitable we hardly talk or prepare for it.  Somehow we think of death as a bad thing and fear it. The fear is not so much of the pain at the time of death, but it is the ending of the relationship with the things of this world.

But maybe that is not such a bad thing and we don't have to fear it so much.

Sufi Comics: On Business

Sufi Comics: On Business

A new comic is being released after a long while! One request that I've received frequently is to have the comics in color. So I'm trying something new with the style of the comics from now on. It's going to be in color and will use elements from Persian & Turkish miniature paintings. This is the first Sufi Comic using this style. Hope you all like it :)

Walking on Water

Sufi Comics: Walking on water

Hassan Al-Basri & Rabia Basri are two well known personalities who lived in Iraq during the 7th Century. I came across this beautiful story that I thought would make a wonderful comic.

Hijab of the Eyes

Sufi Comics: Hijab of the Eyes

We live in a world where modern man is seen as nothing more than a glorified animal whose purpose is to maximize his sensory & sensual pleasures. It's a world where we're constantly bombarded with images of sexuality, and lowering the Gaze has become uncool.

Is "seeing" nothing more than processing of photon particles? Is beauty only in the external world of form? The External world is just a tiny reflection of Real beauty. Real beauty lies is in recognition of the formless.

God’s Happiness

Sufi Comics: God's Happiness

In this time's comic I've tried something different. It contains no words other than the saying of the Imam. A similar saying has also been attributed to the Prophet ('s), but I've not been able to find the exact words & reference.

Perhaps you know this Donkey

Perhaps you know this Donkey

"This is a Book full of Blessings that we have revealed unto you so people ponder upon its verses and men of intellect may reflect." (Quran 38:29)

"Seek truth in meditation, not in moldy books.  Look in the sky, to find the moon, not in the pond." - a Persian proverb.

Why doesn’t God do something?

This is our first comic after publishing 40 Sufi Comics (Volume 1). Inshallah this comic will be part of 40 Sufi Comics (Volume 2) :)

The comic above is one of my favourite parables, and has had a profound effect on me. We often complain that why doesn't God do something about the poor in the world (ie the beggar), or the oppressed, eg the Palestinans (ie the beaten) or the crippled. Well He did do something. He created me and you. All of us put together have sufficient resources to make a significant difference in the world. We should now talk the talk less and walk the walk more.

"Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change their own condition" - Quran (13:11)

Have We not given him two eyes,
And a tongue and two lips,
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
To an orphan, having relationship,
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion. - Quran (90:8-17)

"We are the luckiest people that ever lived; we have abundantly and manifestly the capacity to address human problems if we care. It is a matter of vision and courage and compassion." -RAMSEY CLARK

Where does Wisdom come from?

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 this milestone.

It's been a learning experience since I drew the first comic. Inshallah we'll be working on compiling all these comics into an e-book.

Key to Knowledge

Where is God’s Treasure?

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! That's so Beautiful!

The comic above is a Hadith from the Book Bihar ul Anwar. There are many such Hadith that can be found narrating the prayers & conversations with God with previous prophets, though several have not yet been translated to English.