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 Hidden Alifs are all represented by the Primordial Alif (03:50) • Why did the Prophet (s) lead the Prophets in Prayer in Jerusalem (04:30) • Each Prophet is singled out by a characteristic – Adam’s singular feature (05:15) • Joseph’s special characteristic (06:15) • Prophet Muhammad’s (s) Universal Leadership (06:40) • “Sayyid” is God’s Hidden Name – why do Sufis call each other “Sidi” (07:15) • Why do we say “Sayyidina” Muhammad (08:46) • Gabriel and Muhammad (s) part ways at the Lote Tree (09:25) • “Peace be upon us” – who is the Prophet greeting at the Lote Tree The Facets of his own being (10:40) • The Saints of facets of the Muhammadan Reality (11:15) • Saints are leaves from the Blessed Tree, which is why did Adam eat from it (12:00) • The Adam of your age brings together the esoteric and exoteric (14:19) • “You are as You have praised Yourself” (15:03)

A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph.D.