The Impressionist
William Blake did a series of “Imaginary Portraits,” of such people as Adam and Eve (alayhi wa sallam), Chaucer, Dante, etc. W…
Imaginary Portraits
The Conversations of Saints
I recall one time in Meknes, with our Shaykh Muhammd ibn al-Habib, raheemahullah, someone said to me that the shaykh once was …
The Real Layla
In the story of Layla and Majnun, we picture Layla as a beautiful girl, captivating and maddeningly gorgeous, body and soul, h…
Buddha Face
Benevolence paints itself. Hard to catch it except from the heart. A look, the glance, light of the saintly. And they pass on……
What Shall I Be? — Rumi
From a notebook page, now in the Bancroft Archive at the University of California at Berkeley, an early Rumi rumination, from …
Sage Portrait
This is an early drawing, from the 60s, pen and ink with red highlights. It’s on a beige newsprint and has been folded and…