Stephane’s transition from “The Sufi Gardener” to “Fitra Earth” is not a retreat, but a return — a shedding of borrowed titles in favor of the primordial truth within.
Islam’s inner reality teaches that the highest path is not marked by claims, but by sincerity.
Imam al-Dardir’s reminder that the true sage speaks only when needed echoes the Qur’anic verse, “Say, ‘I am only a human being like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is One’” (18:110).
The Prophet (S), the most purified self, never claimed grandeur — only servanthood.
Stephane’s refusal to speak of realities not yet tasted is itself a sign of spiritual wisdom, for the heart that knows its limits is nearest to the One.
Fitra Earth is a beautiful name — not just a title, but a direction.
It points to the Divine imprint within every soul, the natural inclination to truth, justice, and beauty.
The Qur’an says, “So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitra of Allah upon which He has created humankind” (30:30).
This fitra is not a doctrine, but a living pulse — found in the compassion of a mother, the honesty of a child, the dignity of the oppressed.
Stephane’s journey is a reminder that the path is not upward toward titles, but inward toward essence.
And when the self grows quiet, the soul begins to speak.
Keep on planting the good wholesome words, young brother, you have the eye of a naturalist and spirit of a poet. In another time you would have had a theatre on wheels. May you never get tired of taking care of Mother Earth.
ON HUMILITY, FITRA, AND THE QUIET PATH OF TRUTH
Stephane’s transition from “The Sufi Gardener” to “Fitra Earth” is not a retreat, but a return — a shedding of borrowed titles in favor of the primordial truth within.
Islam’s inner reality teaches that the highest path is not marked by claims, but by sincerity.
Imam al-Dardir’s reminder that the true sage speaks only when needed echoes the Qur’anic verse, “Say, ‘I am only a human being like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is One’” (18:110).
The Prophet (S), the most purified self, never claimed grandeur — only servanthood.
Stephane’s refusal to speak of realities not yet tasted is itself a sign of spiritual wisdom, for the heart that knows its limits is nearest to the One.
Fitra Earth is a beautiful name — not just a title, but a direction.
It points to the Divine imprint within every soul, the natural inclination to truth, justice, and beauty.
The Qur’an says, “So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitra of Allah upon which He has created humankind” (30:30).
This fitra is not a doctrine, but a living pulse — found in the compassion of a mother, the honesty of a child, the dignity of the oppressed.
Stephane’s journey is a reminder that the path is not upward toward titles, but inward toward essence.
And when the self grows quiet, the soul begins to speak.
The knower Ali Hujwiri said:
“Today Sufism is a name without a reality, but formerly it was a reality without a name”
Let us return to that Nameless Tao.
Keep on planting the good wholesome words, young brother, you have the eye of a naturalist and spirit of a poet. In another time you would have had a theatre on wheels. May you never get tired of taking care of Mother Earth.
I always enjoyed your well-written and thoughtful posts and I look forward to what you have to offer next.