The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Golden Rule 3: My conscientious self, guard the secrets of friends as your most sacred trust. Murshid often links these two words: secret and sacred. When one undertakes initiation …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Golden Rule 2: My conscientious self, be firm in faith through life’s tests and trials. The first rule concerns being consistent in our principles amidst tests and trials, and …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Golden Rule 1: My conscientious self, keep to your principles in prosperity as well as in adversity. How easy it is to be kind and just and friendly when …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Silver Rule 10: My conscientious self, let not your spirit be humbled in adversity. The wheel of fortune continuously revolves and fortunes rise and fall; wealth is gained and …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Silver Rule 9: My conscientious self, meet your shortcomings with a sword of self-respect. Shortcomings: we all have them. We are human. We are ephemeral and imperfect. And imperfection …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Silver Rule 8: My conscientious self, do not ask a favor of those who will not grant it you. For a moment let us pause and revive the memory …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Silver Rule 7: My conscientious self, do not make a show of your generosity. One of the essential principles of Sufism is the insight that nothing is really random, …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Silver Rule 6: My conscientious self, do not challenge anyone who is not your equal. When agitation builds up in the ego, one seeks a valve for release, and …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Silver Rule 5: My conscientious self, have regard for the feelings of every soul. Now that sounds very challenging! Wouldn’t it incapacitate us? It is difficult enough to bear …
The Chivalric Futuwwa Rules
Silver Rule 4: My conscientious self, be no more to anyone than you are expected to be. This might take us aback because we feel that it seems stingy …
