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An in-depth talk given by Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee at the Shadhiliyya Sufi Center, Pope Valley, CA., on 8-27-2011 // Length: 1 hour 20 min

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As-salaamu alaykum dear friends of Shaykh Nooruddeen, an-Noor and the Green Mountain School: we pray that this letter finds you well and in remembrance of the Most High and in the comfort of the Merciful. We ask for peace and blessings on His Prophet and on his family, on all the [...]]]>

As-salaamu alaykum dear friends of Shaykh Nooruddeen, an-Noor and the Green Mountain School: we pray that this letter finds you well and in remembrance of the Most High and in the comfort of the Merciful. We ask for peace and blessings on His Prophet and on his family, on all the believers and on you. And for us all a generous Ramadan.

This is an urgent fundraising letter. We are writing to those of you who have enjoyed and used both the Tajwidi Qur’an and the books of Shaykh Nooruddeen over the years and have kept visiting the GreenMountain website from afar, as well as those who are frequent visitors to the Center.

If you have kept in touch, you know that our work has prospered, grown, spread and that many people profit from the lectures, teachings, khutbas, books and meetings that have been produced and are going on at the Islamic Study Center. It is an island of sanity, what the Shaykh calls “a temporary autonomous zone”, where all are welcome, fitna is not allowed, the food is good, the prayer is frequent, and the praises of Allah are many. Some people say it reminds them of home. Some say it is home. Some say there is nothing like it in America. Some wonder why they didn’t know about it sooner. Some want to move in. Mr Yusuf calls it “this precious room”. He had not heard the salawat from the time he moved to the USA in the 1950s until he came to us. And now over 200,000 people in 84 countries have heard Sh Nooruddeen praise the Prophet, (s), via the ISRA website. The refugee and immigrant children served by the school are growing up with the knowledge that there are Muslims here who care for them and are willing to teach them, both adult volunteers and student mentors from the University of Virginia.

If you have not been in touch, please take a look at the GreenMountainSchool.org website where you will find descriptions of the activities, lists of all the books, CDs and DVDs, and downloadable audio files in great numbers including the most recent topics: Peace, Justice, Mercy, Love and Freedom.

We are not an ordinary place and we have trusted in Allah to send His people and His rizq and His guidance. And every year we reach this point: does He want us to continue? Will He send His help, and how, and when? And having published the book On the Ceasing of Self-Direction, we take seriously the message that whatever He wills is best for us and for all.

Given that understanding, we are asking Allah to help pay the rent which is due in a few months for the year, and we are asking Allah to open the hearts and hands of our friends who are able, to assist in His business. You all know the value of sadaqa jariyiah, you all know the value of du’a’. If you can give, thank you. If you can pray for us, thank you. We would like to continue the work, but as He wills. We need for the year starting in Ramadan, $25,000. We have no foundation, business or government support.

If you can reply to this letter, in any form including a promise, it would help us a lot in planning for the coming year. And if you have advice on further means of finding the hidden rizq, it would be appreciated.

We ask for your du’a’ for yourself, your family, and for an-Noor.

Thank you and Allah bless you.
Hajjah Noura Durkee, for an-Noor

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