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مَوْلَانَا الشَّيْخ مُحَمَّد نَاظِم عَادِل الْحَقَّانِي

Mawlānā Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī

quddisa sirruhu — may his secret be sanctified

Lefke, Cyprus

his portrait is written, not drawn

His portrait is his lamp: no image survives, and none is needed.

stationWalī
sayingsEight
told of himOne
day keptOne

From His Tongueمِنْ كَلَامِهِ

What is not known is without end, while what is known is within limits.

Mawláná Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

If fear of God is grounded in the heart, the tongue will never speak what is of no purpose.

Mawláná Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

There are 3 big snakes that harm human beings: to be intolerant and impatient with the people around you; to be habituated to something you cannot leave; and to be controlled by your ego.

Mawláná Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

All eight of his sayings →

What Is Told of Himمِمَّا يُحْكَى عَنْهُ

The Blessing of Following Without QuestionA story

His Daysأَيَّامُهُ

Urs of Mawlāna Shaykh Nāzim al-Haqqāni8 Rajab

Days of the Islamic calendar kept in his memory — each opens in the prayer book.