Ramadhan Retreat 2010

The Circle Group’s Ramadan Retreat is an opportunity for spiritual rejuvenation and clarification, through practice, of one’s understanding of Islam and Tasawwuf in daily life.  A schedule of suhbat, prayer, recitation, and meditation will uplift our souls and increase our piety and our understanding.

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Nights of Light

Nights of Light Three part  Lecture Series honoring the special nights of Laylatu-l-Mir’aj, Laylatu-l-Bar’aat, and Laylatu-l-Qadr,  Read more

5 Sundays on Tasawwuf

Join us for suhbat with the Shaykh.  This series of 5 Sunday Talks addresses the historical and practical importance of a guide on the Sufic Path. Last Sunday in this series- April 26th. “Dhaahir and Baatin“  Can’t attend in person? Watch Webcast here. You are invited to the Islamic Study Center, 108 10th ST.  NW, Charlottesville, VA.   Begins at 10:30 to 6:00.

Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid, in the Naqshbandi tradition;  Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee, in the Shadhdhuli tradition.  Each session will include a na’at singer or group and a Qur’an reader. Each speaker will have at least an hour to delve into his subject, with time for questions afterwards. Lunch and dinner will be served; dhuhr, ‘asr and maghrib will be prayed in jam’at. There is no charge for the program.

April 26th – Guest Speaker: Mi’raj Ahmad Riccio embraced Islam in 2003. Since that time he has studied Hanafi fiqh, the aqida of Ahl us-Sunnah and Arabic language with Maulana Ghufran Ali Siddiqui (khalifa of Mufti-e-Azam Hind Maulana Mustapha Ridha Khan), Maulana Hafiz Ghulam Yasin Rizvi, and Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Asif Ali Reza. For four years he taught fiqh, aqida, history and sirah to children and young adults at the Muhaddith-e-Azam Academy in Jersey City, New Jersey. He has also served as khatib of the Muslim Community Center of Union County in Elizabeth, NJ and the NAIF Center in Herndon, VA.

1. The Necessity and Function of the Shaykh – listen to this talk
2. Suhbet or the Oral Tradition-listen to this talk
3. Ikhlas or Sincerity

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2nd International Muslim Unity Convention

2nd International Muslim Unity Convention 15th – 16th December 2009 Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur In 2005 the Ramadhan Foundation presented the International Muslim Unity Convention to the World in Manchester, Muslims came together to reflect on our history and Read more

May ISRA Convention

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

[And as for thee] O Prophet-behold, We have sent you as a witness [to the truth], and as a bringer of good news and a warner. And as a summoner to Allah by His permission, and as a light giving lamp.{33 : 45-46}    Prophet Muhammad (sallal-lahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) : The Light Giving Lamp : Siraj un-Munir 12th Annual Mawlidu-n-Nabi & ISRA Convention Friday-Sunday May 22-24, 2009 (Memorial Day Weekend) The Triangle Area,  North Carolina

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“The Book of Wisdom” Seminar

Al Hikam of Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ata Illah as-Sakandari A seminar open to public  at the ADAMS Center in Sterling, VA. Thank you to all who made it possible for us to hear the commentaries of the speakers as they explored this enlightening wisdom.

Shaykh  ibn Ata’Illah (d.708h/1309ce) was the third khalifah of the Shadhdhuli School, his teacher being Shaykh Abul Abbas al Mursi, khalifah of Shaykh Abul Hasan as Shadhdhuli.  He was a Maliki faqih who became responsible for systematizing the teachings of his two predecessors who did not leave any written works. Al-Hikm is his  most famous work, being a collection of aphorism which are the pure pith of the Shadhdhuli teachings on the ceasing of self-direction and total reliance upon Allah as the Planner of one’s life.

To hear Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid’s talk given at this seminar:

The Aphorisms of Iskandari: Action Items for Today’s To-Do List

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 Available in downloadable pdf.

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