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 Mars 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 language of nur and ru’ya (01:50) • Abraham mastered the language of Light (02:30) • Opening of the Prophet’s Chest (03:30) • Read in the Name of thy Lord – become a blood clot! (06:00) • Becoming a clot, then a Perfect Human (09:00) • Seeing with God’s Light (13:00) • If you don’t benefit from your Shaykh, then you have no Shaykh (14:00) • Spiritual significance of Hajj (16:30) • Levels of Da’wa (16:55) • What is a Ruhani – intellect/spirit (18:15) • Dreams vs. Visions in the Spiritual Path (21:49) • Ahl al-Bayt can accept gifts, not charity – affiliation with ahl al-bayt (ansab) (22:20) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph.D.
26 Mars 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 tariqa (02:00) • Gaining intimacy with the Qur’an (a dream of Surat al-Tawba) (03:44) • The Shaykh’s personal account of encountering sura Tawba (11:30) • The Shaykh’s own disclosure about reciting the Qur’an regularly (14:40) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph.D.
23 Mars 202123min
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 (06:45) • What are the secrets of the Path? (09:45) • Practice what you preac (11:30) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph.D.
16 Mars 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 madness to pass away in the Shaykh? (11:45) • What is love of ahl al-Bayt? (12:25) • The first test of the Path is the public testimony (16:30) • Reading about Sufism versus practicing it (17:40) • Love of Ahl al-Bayt, the Prophet and God (18:30) • Element of beauty in dream of execution (25:40) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph.D.
12 Mars 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 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.
9 Mars 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 longer witness the Light (10:40) • A vision during the Hadra (11:35) • Symbolism of the Hadra (12:28) • Symbolism of Dhu’l Qarnayn (19:11) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph.D.
5 Mars 202124min
