The Necessity for Continuous Renewal (Tajdeed)

The Necessity for Continuous Renewal- Tajdeed Lecture by Shaykh Rashid to Sidi Shiker Symposium, Marrakesh, Morocco,10-11 July, 2009 Bismillaahi-r-Rahmaani-r-Raheem Allahumma inna nasalaka mujibati rahmatika Wa’aza’ima magfiratika, wa salamata min kulli Itmin, wal-ganimata min kulli birrin, wal-fawza bil-jannati min-a nnar. O Allah, we ask You for words that will make certain Your Mercy, actions that will make certain Your Forgiveness, freedom from every Read more

Renewing and Refining our Self and Our Community

Allah (swt) says in the Holy Qur’an, “O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you even as it was prescribed for those before you that you may ward off evil.” (2:183) The Prophet (sal) said, “Let it not be that the day you fast and the day you break the fast be equal.” The Prophet (sal) said, “Seek out wisdom from the cradle to the grave.” Letter from Shaykh Rashid about this years retreat (more photos) Video of Shaykh Rashid’s suhbet “Akhlaq Acheiving and Sustaining a Noble Character Video of Dr. Sulayman Nyang’s dars ”Movement from Footnote to Main Text” Video of Brother Ibrahim’s talk regarding excerpts from The Hikam of Ibn Ata’llah Iskandari’s (ra)

Ramadhan Retreat 2009

My Dear Friends, Students, brothers and sisters: Asalaamu alaykum wa Rahmatullahe wa Barakatuh This years Ramadan Retreat was designed, insh’Allah to focus on the great blessings of the month of Ramadan as a means to grasp the subtleties of perception (ayn ul Lataif) available to the sincere and devoted seeker of understanding Reality and oneself; and the signs of Behavior (Akhlaq) that indicate that an individual is utilizing the subtle organs of perception in Read more

Dr. Sulayman Nyang speaks at Ramadhan Retreat

 Listen to the dars by Sulayman Nyang on the historical narrative of Muslims in America today called “Movement from Footnote to Main Text”. Dr. Sulyman Nyang presents an historical yet relevant perspective of Muslims in society during the 2009 Ramadan Retreat at the khanaqah of Shaykh Ahmed Abdu-r-Rashid in the Masjid Rabbil Aalameen. 

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Akhlaq: Achieving and Sustaining a Noble Character

Please enjoy this 7 part series from Shaykh Rashid given at the Introduction of the Ramadhan Retreat to friends, family and guests.

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Pointers to The Way

During the Ramadan Retreat at the khanaqah of Shaykh Ahmed Abdu-r-Rashid, Ibrahim Hakim gives a talk on excerpts of the classical Sufi text of Ibn Ata’llah Iskandari’s (ra) “The Hikam” focused on the subject of suhbat. Shaykh Rashid gives comments following the talk.

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