REFLECTIONS ON THE ISRA’ AND MI’RAJ by Amany Shalaby, Ph.D. PART 2 of 3 In the Name of Allah, The Grantor of Universal Compassionate, the Grantor of Spiritual Mercy The following is a continuation from Part 1 of Reflections on the Isra' and Mi'raj, an article written...
REFLECTIONS ON THE ISRA’ AND MI’RAJ by Amany Shalaby, Ph.D. PART 1 of 3 In the Name of Allah, The Grantor of Universal Compassionate, the Grantor of Spiritual Mercy “Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) Who took His slave (Muhammad ) for a journey by night...
You know how God sends opportunities for love and healing and when we're ready they show up all around us so we can't miss them? If you've been on this path more than a week, you probably get what I'm talking about. This week has been full of gifts showing up in...
Being Earth Day, I thought it would be appropriate to share some of Sidi's teachings about the our home planet. Sidi spoke often of caring for the earth, her soil, plants, animals, streams, oceans and air. Sidi warned us of actions and practices that harm the earth....
Today we welcome a new group of students to the University and the Shaddhiliyya Sufi Retreat Center. Our Year 1 Spring class formally begins their UOS journey tomorrow. I'm not sure if this feels more like a time of conception, birth, marriage or death. The journey is...
Recently, Nura Laird, our UOS Dean of Faculty and Chair of the Department of Peacemaking, was interviewed on a KWMR radio program called Pieces of Peace. When I heard the interview, I was blown away by how eloquently she explained the Sufi Principles of Peacemaking...
Sufism means purification. The Sufi path is about purifying the heart – washing away all of the veils that have covered over the inner truth to reveal the true knowledge that exists within. The poet Rumi said, "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and...
Today's newsletter brings a message and gift for you from our co-Presidents and Alumni Committee. As-salaam alaykum beloved Shadhiliya Sufi community members, Recently the UOS alumni committee sponsored a class by our Imam Sa'id bin Yunus on the topic 'How to stay...
I want to offer a clarification regarding an email that went out on Tuesday of this week. I received some feedback, and I realize the message may have been misleading. Here's what the email said: "God puts a flame in our hearts that calls us to seek Him, and He sparks...
Just one simple message to share today - a saying from the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, a man of kindness and divine light. This is a simple message and a profound one. "Be kind. For when kindness becomes a part of something, it beautifies it. When...
