A Sufi Thanksgiving Blessing

  Today, across the United States, many families will gather to celebrate all they are thankful for. Gratitude and appreciation are reflected in God’s divine quality “ash-Shakur.” Because it’s a divine quality, it comes directly from God...

How to Create Lasting Transformation-Part 1

  We want to be closer to God. We need physical or emotional healing. We search for our life purpose. In our seeking, many of us have gone to workshops and trainings, and tried different techniques and methods. You likely experienced a change or something...

Awaken to God’s Reality Now

Sufism is about awakening to God’s reality NOW vs. the hereafter. The focus is on the experience of God rather than the intellectual understanding of God. The only way to focus on the experience is through ‘tasting.’ Tasting is experiencing the Divine reality. It’s...

Sufi Spiritual Guide Teaches in U.S.

Sufi guide, Shaykh Muhammad Said al-Jamal ar-Rifa’i ash-Shadhuli, affectionately called Sidi, is teaching across the United States over the next several months.  Sidi is one of the teachers at the holy al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.  Sidi delivers a message of peace,...

Feeling Divine Love Every Day-A Story of Hope and Healing

I came to the Sufi University, not looking for Sufism and really had no idea what I was getting into. At the time, I had been sober for 7 years (it’s been ten now), was used to looking deeply at myself from my mind, and had explored several energetic healing...