FIVE SUNDAYS
AT THE ISLAMIC STUDY CENTER, 108 10th
ST. NW, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA,
BEGINNING November 8, and continuing through Dec, Jan,
Feb and March: a monthly program on the elements
of Tasawwuf, spiritual Islamic practice.
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1st
SUNDAY | November 8, 2009
The necessity and function of the Shaykh: Does one need a teacher? – How does one find a teacher? – discussion of the nature of the Shaykh as representative of the Prophet (s) – the wisdom of the statement:
“who does not have a Shaykh has Shaytan for a Shaykh” – some things you can’t do for yourself – “breaking your knees”.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Sulayman Nyang, distinguished professor from Howard University.
Photos from the 1st Sunday
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Qirah and Madhi by Ibrahim Shagouri
2nd SUNDAY | December 6, 2009
Sohbet or the oral tradition: discourses on the value of spending time with a living teacher – sharing life, food, companionship with the Shaykh and other students – learning directly from the tongue of the Shaykh rather than from books or CDs – discourse and storytelling as media of teaching. The guest speaker will be Dr. Mustafa Drame, professor of French Language and African Oral Traditions at the University of Virginia.
Photos
from the 2nd Sunday
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Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee (Part1), Part2
3rd SUNDAY | January 24, 2010
Ikhlas or sincerity: there must be utter sincerity on the part of the seeker – to become a mureed one makes a conscious decision to make “tawba” and give up one’s old habits – how insincerity shatters the relationship – how sincerity cuts through material wants and allows access to the heart .
Photos from the 3rd Sunday
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Naat by Hasan Saleem: Part1, Part 2
Qirat by Imam Mohamed Al-Sharif
4th SUNDAY | February 28, 2010
Tarbiyya or the training of the mureed: work as a means of knowing oneself – jobs and assignments to develop character and inculcate wholesome habits – adab or politeness –the spiritual value of service
Photos
from the 4th Sunday
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Shaykh Abdullah Nooruddeen Durkee
5th and Final SUNDAY | March, 2010
Dhaahir & baatin – balancing the inner and the outer: how to balance the elements of life – earning right livlihood while on the spiritual path – “This is a way of the middle, and the middle is a path as sharp as a sword”(al-Ghazali)
Photos from the 5th Sunday
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Talk by Shaykh Abdullah Nooruddeen Durkee
Talk by Shaykh Abdur Rasheed
Talk by Ustadh Miraj Ahmed
Quranic Recitation, Surah al-Hadid, 1-4
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