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Beyond Dogma

Jawid Mojaddedi's 'Beyond Dogma, Rumi's Teachings on Friendship with God and Early Sufi Theories' published by Oxford University Press, is an original and welcome contribution to the understanding of Sufi history in general and Jalaluddin Rumi in particular. Read excerpts from the book...

Islam without Extremes

Islam without Extremes, A Muslim Case for Liberty by Mustafa Akyol (W. W. Norton & Company , 2011) makes the case that Islam and liberalism can and must go together. In his view, while governments necessarily deal with crime in order to protect the commons, no state apparatus, whether non-Muslim or Muslim, should be enforcing morality upon the individual.

2 Poems by Mansur Al Hallaj

Underlying his fearsome courage was a beautiful tenderness that was forgiving, loving, and filled with wisdom. His deep spirituality was expressed in the most exquisitely poetic way that at the same time is filled with powerfully raw and naked power. His words were imbued with the perplexity that overwhelm a heart drowned in the ocean of love.

Becoming Real: Realization and Revelation in Rumi and Ibn ‘Arabi

The aim of this essay is simply to point to certain guiding concerns and perspectives that are shared by both these artists, perspectives which are happily subsumed in the multifaceted Arabic technical term tahqīq or “realization” that was particularly favored by Ibn ‘Arabi and the long line of his later interpreters, or muhaqqiqūn.

Maher Hathout on Shariah

In this interview Maher Hathout offers a very humane understanding of Shariah. He outlines the 5 principles upon which Shariah is based: preservation of life; preservation and freedom of religion; preservation of mind and intellect, including freedom of conscience and thought; preservation of lineage and family; preservation of ownership.

The Science of the Greater Jihad

Few people writing in America today have as deep a grasp of metaphysics as Charles Upton. We commend his new book to anyone interested in spiritual psychology, Sufism, and Islam. It is a well-written in depth study of the spiritual psychology inherent in traditional Sufi practice. Read an extract...

Baraka Retreat, Oakland, March 23-25

Sufi Teachers Share Experiences of the Soul’s Journey In a Weekend Retreat Friday Evening March 23-Mid-day Sunday March 25 ICCNC (Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California), 1433 Madison St Oakland, CA 94612-4314

BARAKA RETREAT: Individuality, Transformation, & The Crisis of the World

With special guest: master musician, Ali Razmi, and break-out sessions on special subjects, including "Energy Healing" with Amean Hameed. BARAKA is not an event where "experts" lecture you; but a weekend of friendship, intellectual engagement, music, and spiritual practice. We'll explore how, in a world of highly developed "individuals," we can reconcile this individuality with the requirements of the spiritual path.

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