Approach of Armageddon An Islamic Perspective

A shaykh or murshid of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order, is Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani. A descendant not only of the holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) but also of the great Sufi masters, Abdul Qadir al-Gilani and Jalaluddin Rumi, Shaykh Nazim was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, in 1922 during the period of British rule of the island. Gifted from earliest childhood with an extraordinarily spiritual personality, over a period of forty years Shaykh Nazim received his spiritual training in Damascus at the hands of Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah ad-Daghestani (fondly referred to as "Grandshaykh"), the mentor of such well-known figures as Gurjieff and J. G. Bennett. Before leaving this life in 1973, Grandshaykh designated Shaykh Nazim as his successor. In 1974, Shaykh Nazim traveled to London for the first time, thus initiating what was to become an annual visit during the month of Ramadan. A small circle of followers began to grow around him, eagerly taking their training in the ways of Islam and tariqah at his hands.Kabbani, Muhammad Hisham is the author of 'Approach of Armageddon An Islamic Perspective', published 2003 under ISBN 9781930409200 and ISBN 1930409206.