The Book of Wisdom

al Hikam
of
Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ata ‘Illah as-Sakandari

 

Shaykh ibn Ata’Illah (d. 708h/ 1309ce) was the third kalifah of the Shadhdhuli School, his teacher being Shaykh Abdu-l-Abbas al-Mursi, khalifah of Shaykh Abu-l-Hasan as-Shadhdhuli. He was Maliku faqih who became responsible for systematizing the teachings of his two predecessors who did not leave any written works. Al-Hikam 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 in one’s life. What Allah has already planned for us is far superior to what we can figure out for
ourselves, so why waste time and energy plotting and worrying when Allah has already laid out a perfect path for our lives? He has made obligations, knowing that we are lazy and we procrastinate; He has left leeway in those obligations so we have the illusion of choice. He loves us more than we can ever love ourselves, so he drives everything out of us that might divert us from Him.

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al-Hikam
Event @
A.D.A.M. S. Center

Saturday February
21st, 2009
Adams Center, Sterling, Virginia

Speakers

Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee
Dr. Abdul Hadi Honnercamp
Imam Muhammad Majid
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yahyah al-Ninowy
Shaykh Ahmed abdur-Rashid

Quran Recitation	Opening Recitation by   Ibrahim Hakimtime 6 min | 4 mb		Quran Recitation, 2nd Session 9 min | 6 mb
Talks  Q & A	Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkeetime 59 min | file size 39 mb	Sidi Abdul Hadi Honnercamp45 min | 31 mb	Shaykh  Abdur Rashid 52 min | 36 mb	Imam Mohammad Majid42 min | 28 mb
	Shaykh  A. Salem al-Katt’ani 32 min | 21 mb	Shaykh an-Ninowy1 hour 15 min | 52 mb	Questions and Answers with the Panel46 min | 32 mb
Hamd  & Salawat	Hamd and Salawat by Shahid and Shah Brothers6 min | 4 mb	Recitation of Burdah Sharif7 min | 5 mb	Program Ending   Sawalat 13 min  | mb	Children Singing Hamd & Naat(2:32 min youtube video)
Du’a	Ending Du’a led by Shaykh Ahmad Salem al-Katt’ani5 min | 4 mb

Photos from the Seminar | click on each photo to download larger version

From right to left: Shaykh M. Ninowy, Shaykh Abdur Rashid, Shaykh A. S. Kattani, Sidi Abdul Hadi Honnercamp and Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee

About: Speakers (in alphabetical order)

Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee

Khalifa in North America for Shaykh Ibrahim al-Battawi, professor emeritus in the Faculty of Islamic Philosophy at al-Azhar University, he is an author (Orisons of the Shadhdhuliyyah), translator and transliteration (the Tajwidi Quran), teacher (the Islamic Study Center, Charlottesville, VA) and architect (Dar-al-Islam Foundation, Abiquiu, NM). He is the Imam and Kateeb for a number of masajid and is known in his khutbas for his command of both current events and daily problems and for his ability to relate them to the teachings of the Qur’an and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

Dr. Abdul Hadi Honnercamp

Teaches Modern Standard Arabic as a second language and in-depth textual study for advanced students at the University of Georgia. He is involved in writing and research in Arabic manuscripts in the fields of Islamic Law and the integral relationship of Shariah and Sufism. He is the graduate of the Al-Qarawiyine University of Morocco, with a Master’s degree in religion from the University of Georgia and PhD from the University of Aix-en-Provence, France. He has studied in many lands including years in the Northwest Frontier of Pakistan.

Imam Muhammad Majid

Born in northern Sudanese village, he studied Islam under African Sunni scholars, including his father. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1987, and in 1997, became imam of the ADAMS center (All Dulles Area Muslim Society). He is known for his progressive views, concentrating on children and young people and the problems of growing up and living in American society. His center is very active in education, family counseling and community life. He is also vice-president of ISNA.

Shaykh Ahmad Salem al-Katt’ani

Shaykh Ahmad Salem al-Katt’ani is a descendant of Imam Hassan bin Ali (Allah be pleased with him). He comes from a scholarly family and is considered the most senior Hadith and Tasawwuf scholar in Libya. He
established the first school in Libya to teach the sciences of Hadith in 2004. He established “Monaret of the Sahaba” school in 1994, and the magazine “The Perfect Role Model” in 1998. He is the member of the scholarly scientific council of Egypt since 1997. He has authored tens of books in the field of Hadith, tasawuff and other sciences. Shaykh Ahmad Salem al-Katt’ani is one of the teachers of Sidi Mohammad bin Yahya an Ninowy.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahyah an-Ninowy

One of the few true ‘ulema in America, he grew up in Syria, studied at al-Azhar Sharif University, Faculty of Usool-uddeen and then at the feet of many great scholars including the Ghumari brothers and other teachers in Syria, Fez, Egypt, Sudan and Jordan. He is the imam of al-Madina Masjid in Atlanta, and is much in demand as speaker, author and lecturer in Europe and the United States.

Shaykh Ahmed abdur-Rashid

Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid is the khalifa of the late Hazrat Azad Rasool (may Allah’s blessings be upon him) of New Delhi and an authorized teacher of the Naqshbandiyya, Mujaddadiyya, Qadriyya, Chishtiyya, and Shadiliyya Sufi Orders. He has applied the essence of Islam and Tasawwuf to contemporary issues for more than thiry years through programs in education, leadership training, sustainable development, peace building, and cross-cultural relations. For more information visit Circle Group.

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al-Hikam
Event @ Islamic Study Center, Charlottesville

November 1, 2, 2008
Islamic Study Center 108 West 10th St.
Charlottesville, VA 22903

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A weekend seminar with:

 

 

Shaykh Muhammad Yahya Ninowy

Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee

&

Shaykh Ahmed abdur-Rashid