Muraqabah, Muhasabah and Mushahadah

There are certain attributes a person can develop which, when as they are fully developed, help us to gain insight into what the purpose and reality of life is. As Allah says in Qur’an, “Indeed, the lower self enjoins evil,” (24:21), there are two very distinct aspects to a Read more

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. To receive information regarding the next Ramadhan Retreat, please contact us with your email address and we will add you to our mailing list for announcements.

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The Failings of the Western Ethic

Evolutionary Ethics & an Invitation to a New/Old Perspective.

“Sufism provides an experiential introduction to qualities such as compassion, patience, and tolerance as tools for adjusting personal and collective patterns of behavior.  It enables individuals and groups to manifest their deepest and most sublime human character in the service of Allah (subhanhu wa t’ala) and of Allah’s creation.

The Qur’an and sunnah provide an essential, flexible and relevant framework for evolutionary ethics in today’s world.  In an ethical environment, everything is oriented first towards the community and the sustainability of that community.  But this orientation can only be arrived at and maintained by making commitments and utilizing appropriate mechanisms for expresssing one’s own understanding of ibadah and building one’s character as an individual Muslim and mumin. Read more