Events
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Jan 29, 2012 – Eid Milaadu -an-Nabi- Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid will speak in honor of the Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu aleihe wa ahle wa sallam) The event begins at 11:00 am through to 11:00 pm. - Download complete schedule - See Facebook Event for directions
What? Why? Who? Where? and When? Tasawwuf Now: 5 Sundays Series (2011-2012). Talks from Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid and Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee at the Islamic Study Center, 108 10th Street Charlottesville, VA.
Webcast available: http://www.telspanvenue.com/Five_Sundays1
Answering Questions for the Sincere Seeker:
- October 30, 2011: “What?”
- Dec 4, 2011: “Why?”
Jan 15, 2012: “Who?”
Feb 19, 2012: “Where?”
March 25, 2012: “When?”
Apr 15 (or 22nd): Tasawwuf Now. The last Sunday in April will be an inter-active Workshop in which the Shaykhs will deal with the practical applications of the subject matter of the preceding talks.
PREVIOUS EVENTS:
Aug 26th-Aug 29th Ramadhan Retreat 2011 The World Community hosted a spiritual retreat honoring our annual “guest”- Ramadhan Kareem. Listen to Suhbat with Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid and other guest speakers as well as Qur’an recitation, du’a and study time. It was a time for quiet contemplation, restful walks and enjoyable community dining at iftar.
June 19, 2011. Travel Both Outer and Inner: The Road to Fulfillment in Eternity by Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid at the Islamic Study Center, 108 10th Street Charlottesville, VA.
October 2010-April 2011. 5 More Sundays- (a link to all speakers talks) : The second series of Sunday talks with Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid and Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee presented at the Islamic Study Center, 108 10th Street Charlottesville, VA. Shaykh Rashid’s individual dars are listed and linked:
- Oct 24th: PEACE – Travels on the Road to Peace : A Life Time Journey in the Search for Truth and Happiness
- April 24th: FREEDOM - Everything Has Its Price, Even Freedom
September 4th-6th 2010. Ramadhan Retreat: A weekend of study, meditation, Quran recitation, and suhbat with Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid. There was good food and good company in community.
June-August 2010 Nights of Light (a link to all talks) - Rajab, Sha’ban, Ramadan: A lecture series honoring the special nights Laylatu-l-Mir’aj, Laylatu-l-Bar’aat, and Laylatu-l-Qadr.
- Aug 15th: Laylatu-l Qadr -Signs from Off the Horizon
November 2009 – April 2010. Five Sundays on Tasawwuf (a link to all the speakers): A series of Sunday lectures during the months of November 2009 through March 2010 held at the Islamic Study Center, 108 10th ST. NW, Charlottesville, VA . Find Shaykh Rashid’s talks in audio, pdf and video format at the following links:
- Dec 6th Suhbat or The Oral Tradition
- Jan 24th Ikhlas or Sincerity
- April 25th Dhaahir & Baatin
September 17-19, 2009. Ramadhan Retreat: The Circle Group held a retreat intended to foster spiritual rejuvenation and as an opportunity to clarify, through practice, one’s understanding of Islam and Tasawwuf in daily life. Follow above link to video, audio and pdf files of the talks.
May 22-24, 2009. 12thAnnual Mawlidu-n-Nabi & ISRA Convention: “The Healing Light of Prophet Muhammad ” by Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid was presented in North Carolina. Follow above link to audio, video and pdf files of the Shaykh’s talk.
Mar 15, 2009. Khutbah for the the Mawlid: Prophet Muhammad (sal): The Unifying Voice . Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid was invited to speak at the Islamic Center in Richmond, VA . See the video of this khutbah on the CG Video Channel.
Feb 21, 2009. Seminar on the Book of Wisdom of Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Ata Illah as-Sakandari. The second seminar on this topic with Shaykh Ahmed Rashid, Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee, Shaykh Ahmad Kat’ani, Shaykh Muhammad Yahya Ninowy, Dr. Abdel Haadi Honerkamp, Imam Muhammad Majid. ADAMS Center, Sterling, VA. Follow above link for video, audio and pdf files of Shaykh Rashid’s talk.
Nov 1-2, 2008. Seminar on The Book of Wisdom of Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Ata Illah as-Sakandari. A weekend of talks (all audio files): with Shaykh Ahmed Rashid (link to video), Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee, Shaykh Muhammad Yahya Ninowy. Presentations were at Islamic Society of Central Virginia, Charlottesville.
Sept 13-14, 2008. Ramadhan Retreat. “Seizing the Moment.” (link to audio and pdf) with Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid at the World Community, Bedford. Intended to foster spiritual rejuvenation and as an opportunity to clarify, through practice ones understanding of Islam and Tasawwuf in daily life.
August 8-17, 2008. Meditation and Retreat: Shaykh Rashid lectured and led a meditation at the 10-day silent retreat in Yogaville, Farmville, VA.
April 26, 2008. Lecture at the Islamic Center in Charlottesville, VA (link to video or link to audio and pdf): Shaykh Rashid presented “The Crisis in Spiritual and Environmental Ecology.”
March 29, 2008. Mualid an-Nabi at the Islamic Society of Central Virginia: ” The Names of the Prophets.”