Dhikr and Salawat

Dhikr and Salawat is an important part of the Islamic and Sufic tradition. Gatherings for the remembrance of Allah are held in khanaqahs and zawiyyas around the world. On the authority of Mu`adh ibn Jabal (radi-Allahu anhu)  , the Prophet (salla-llaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said that God said: “No servant of Mine Read more

Dhikr in Bosnia and Herzogovina

Reflection is the lamp of the heart.  If reflection leaves our life there is no light in our life. There are so many ways to reflect on our life.  The greatest way is to reflect on Allah’s Creation. Bosnian Nasheed

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Shaykh Muhammad Osman Sirajadiin

In remembrance of Shaykh Osman ( may Allah protect his secrets) “I had the honor to sit at the feet of  Hazrati Shaykh Osman Sirrajuddin,  a Naqshbandi who held me in the firm grip of love and blessed me with the strength to rise to new challenges.” Shaykh Osman with Shaykh Abdur Rashid 1992, Turkey

Tomb of Abul Hassan ash Shadhili

Rare photos from the  tomb of Imam Abul Hassan ash- Shadhili  أبي الحسن الشاذلي‎ ( 656 AH/1258 CE)

View of  Humaythra Valley, on Egypt ’s Red Sea coast.

 Sheikh Abul Hassan Al Shazali village in the heart of the East Desert

 Overview from Humaythraa mountain. 

Shaykh Abu’l-Hassan ash-Shadhili died in the south of Egypt near the Red Sea while he was on his way to the pilgrimage in Mecca in 1258.

 His shrine, which appears to be nowhere, in the middle of the desert, stands to the present day and is highly venerated. Near his tomb are two wells, one containing bitter water, the other containing sweet water.

Historic stone

 Maqam of Abul Hassan ash-Shadhali

 Thank you for photos Abdul Haqq Godlas

Seek knowledge from the Cradle to the Grave

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,”Verily the men of knowledge are the inheritors of the prophets” We invite you to browse through the readings  made available by The Circle Group.  Many are lectures given to public audiences in educational institutes and organizations in the U.S. and abroad.  We welcome Read more

Educating for Skilled Leadership

Community Paper Session: Educating for Skilled Leadership Introductory Remarks by Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid As the Muslim population in the United States grows, attention is turning to ways in which Muslims might begin to hold leadership in proportion to their numbers. The 2000 AMC essay competition posed the question Why should Muslims run for public Read more

Status of Women in Islam

STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM by Mitra Abdur Rashid I am by no means an authority on Islam, but I do come from a place where there is a spectrum of views on the subject of women in Islam. I grew up in Iran seeing my mother practice Islam in Read more

Women in Islam

Lecture Given by Sister Sharifa Alkhateeb At the AMSS conference at Georgetown University October 15, 2000 Salaam Aleykum, Baraka wa Ta’ali. (opening dua). I want to talk about the social cost of ignoring women. By that, I do not mean that all Muslims ignore women, Read more

The Interior Life in Islam

The Interior Life in Islam  by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Vol. III, Nos. 2 & 3   “O thou soul which are at peace, return unto thy Lord, with gladness that is thine in Him and His in thee. Enter thou among My slaves. Enter thou My Paradise.” (Quran – LXXXIX; 27-30 (trans. by M. Lings.)  The function of religion is to bestow order upon human life and to establish an “outward” harmony upon whose basis man can return inwardly to his Origin by means of Read more

The Status of Tasawwuf in Islam

THE STATUS OF TASAWWUF IN ISLAM by Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid The Boulevard of Shari’ah and the Lane of Tasawwuf: One Reality Bismillâh, Alhamdulillâh, Allâhumma salli wa sallim alâ sayyidinâ Muhammadin, wa alâ âlihi wa sahbih The status of Tasawwuf in Islam is clear. Sufism is Islam; and at the core of Islam, one finds Sufism. One need not be an Arabic scholar to detect Read more

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