“What?”: Questions for the Sincere Seeker

Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid addresses the question, “What?” in the first talk of the Tasawwuf  Now Five Sundays series (2011 -2012). The following are excerpts from this suhbat. 

Shaykh Rashid says, “To understand the question “what?” is important as it establishes the foundation for the many questions that Read more

The Emerging Phenomena of Post 9-11

Shaykh Ahmed abdur Rashid was recently published in the latest issue of the international journal Political Theology. After pointing out several disturbing social and political “after-effects” of 9/11,  he offers a Sufic perspective on these trends and humanity’s responsibility to counter them with the practical application of universal values. He affirms the foundational principles Read more

“Travel” with a Sufi Guide

In the introduction to his talk entitled “Travel Both Outer and Inner: The Road to Fulfillment in Eternity”, Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid said,

“The subject of travel is one of deep significance to the Muslim and the Sufi.  In many ways, it is the subject that encompasses all subjects; it Read more

Everything Has Its Price – Even Freedom

“I will speak about freedom as it is manifest, or can be manifest, in both the dhaahir and the baatin. Freedom can be the most sublime manifestation of human perfection, granted by the Mercy of Allah, as the station of insaan al-kaamil (the most perfected human being) and exemplified in the Read more

Love: Preparing the Chamber of the Heart for the Beloved

LOVE:Preparing the Chamber of the Heart for the Beloved

was presented by Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid on the 4th Sunday, March 27th, 2011 in the 5 Sundays Series (2010-2011) at the Islamic Study Center in Charlottesville, VA.

“The journey of the soul is a journey toward love, of love, and Read more

Drinking from the Well-Spring of Mercy

“The more that I contemplate this subject of mercy, the more I see that it is endless.  Since the Mercy of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’aalaa) is endless and present, if we look, we begin to see everything as a Mercy of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’aalaa).
Am I a person who is merciful?  I will approach this subject of mercy in several ways: looking at the Mercy of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’aalaa), looking at the example of the mercy of the Prophet (salla-Llaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and exploring the question of how we can experience and manifest mercy in our own selves.” Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid Read more

Weight-ing for Justice: Seeking the Balance

“I have been speaking about civil society, in the outer, about social justice and social order as necessary for a peaceful society.  But what about taking all these principles and turning them inward-not only using them as a template of the civil society, but seeing that it is also the Read more

Travels on the Road to Peace

“Years of inner striving and outer action have created in me a framework for recognizing the greatness of Islam and its positive and constructive approach to peace. It is one that transcends the limits of this physical life, but also includes it, indeed uses it exclusively as a means to Read more

Dhahir and Batin

Fourth in the series of Five Sundays on Tasawwuf (2009-2010) presented in Charlottesville on April 25th, both Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid and Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee focus on The Dhaahir and the Baatin.

“Everything Allah (swt) has created apparently has two aspects, the Dhahir (outer) and the Batin (inner).   But in Read more

Success Through Sincerity

Iklhas or Sincerity is the third talk in the 5 Sunday Series on Tasawwuf (2009-2010) and the Importance of a Guide.  “Success Through Sincerity” is a dars by Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid, given on January 24th, 2010 at the zawiya of Shaykh Nooruddeen.

OPENING DU’A

Allahumma salle ‘ala sayeddina Muhammed al fatih Read more

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