Shaykh Rashid meets Desmond Tutu
May 17, 2010 by circlegroup
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Responding to the Fort Hood Tragedy
November 23, 2009 by circlegroup
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by Imam Zaid Shakir. “This is my response to the Fort Hood tragedy and events both associated
with it and ensuing from it. I begin by expressing my deepest condolences to the families of all of the dead and wounded. There is no legitimate reason for their deaths, just as I firmly believe there is no legitimate reason for the deaths of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afghani civilians who have perished as a result of those two conflicts. Read more
Dr. Sulayman Nyang speaks at Ramadhan Retreat
October 7, 2009 by circlegroup
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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.
The Voice of Oneness and Unity
April 24, 2009 by circlegroup
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See video of Ramadhan Retreat at SoulTV.net
Ibn Abbad of Ronda
January 12, 2009 by circlegroup
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Article by Dr. Abdel Hadi Honerkamp
Ibn ‘Abbad (732/1332 – 792/1390) was a Sufi mentor who lived in what has been called the “Classical Period” of Sufism, generally considered to be between 1200 and 1500 CE. He has always been held in high esteem within the circles of Muslim scholars, and early hagiographic sources describe him as a Maliki jurist and an early exemplar of the Shadhili Sufi Read more