Islamic Meditation Level 4 (Tariqa Workshops): Practicing Presence in Islamic Spirituality
(Special Permission Needed for Entry into this Course)
- What is Presence? What is Spirituality? What is Islam? What is Tasawwuf? What is
Tariqa? What is Suluk? What is Ma’rifa? What is Wilaya? Applying a Rule of Three’s to
Our Living Practice
Suhbah Part 1(Spiritual Companionship): The Shaykh-Murid Relationship
Suhbah Part 2: Adab and Companionship through Tariqa Fellowship, and Interaction
with the Muslim Community and Others
Dhikr, Its Purpose, and the Modes of Prayer: Du’a, Salat, Dhikr, Muraqaba
The Wird: The Daily Spiritual Routine as Map of the Path and Mirror of the Self
Tawba (Prayerful Repentance); Taqwa (God-Consciousness/Presence); Istiqama
(Reverent Steadfastness)
The Majlis Al-Dhikr: Etiquettes (Adaab) During A Spiritual Gathering and Insights into
the Hadra
Dhikr Al-Ism al-Adham (Invocation of the Supreme Name): Aloud and Silent Invocation
Fikr (Contemplation), Its Modes, and Connecting with the Asma Ul-Husna (The Beautiful
Names of God) as Contemplation in Action: Six Essential Themes of Contemplative
Spirituality - Khalwah (Inward Initiatic Spiritual Retreat): Deepening the Sense of Stillness, Silence,
Emptiness, and Wakefulness through the Dhikr Allah - Jalwah (Outward Contemplative Living and Sacred Service): Remaining As the Center
and Welcoming Our Life as a Servant of God - Prophetic Alchemy: Contemplating the Prophetic Nature and Embodying the Prophetic
Presence