Discursive Knowledge vs Direct Recognition
Hadith of Harith (02:30) • How is ma’rifa transmitted? (05:30) • Distinctions among Sufis (12:15) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph.D.
30 Maalis 202116min
Spiritual Literacy: Learning the Language of Light
Gabriel and the Prophet – suluk, mi’raj, master-disciple relation (01:00) • Know that there is no god but God – dunya/nafs/shaytan claim divinity/gain firmness in visualizing the Nur/ then master the ...
26 Maalis 202125min
How to Connect with the Quran
Getting it right by age 40 – 40 levels of the nafs – attaining self-knowledge (00:15) • Dream of teeth being pulled out without pain (01:30) • Giving da’wa to family members who disapprove of the tari...
23 Maalis 202123min
Entering the Heart
Each bodily limb must take you to your heart (00:00) • Your heart is your mosque – clean it! Elevate it! Seek access to it! (02:30) • Bay’a is permission for elevation (03:15) • What is the heart? (04...
16 Maalis 202122min
Seek God not Spiritual Experiences
Worship God for the sake of God (00:15) • The Width vs. the Breath of the Garden (01:00) • The one who seeks wilaya will never become a wali (04:30) • Mi’raj – the Lote Tree – Leaving Gabriel behind (...
16 Maalis 202113min
Extinction in the Shaykh and Love of the Prophet
Anecdote about Shaykh Ben Isa executing his disciples (07:00) • Love the Shaykh’s essence (08:30) • The Musa - Khidr encounter illustrates love for the sake of the Shaykh’s knowledge (10:00) • Is it ...
12 Maalis 202127min
Religion is One: A Sufi Commentary on the Prophet’s Mi‘raj
“Religion for God is Islam” (00:25) • God’s hidden servants at the Lote Tree – “Peace be upon us and upon God’s righteous servants” (02:00) • Each Prophet represents a group of Prophets, just as the H...
9 Maalis 202115min
The Spiritual States of the Heart
Vision of a cylinder: address each person at their own level (00:20) • Each murid draws understanding according to their own preparedness (03:00) • Softened Hearts and Hardened Hearts (04:50) • I no l...
5 Maalis 202124min
