The Sufis of Morocco

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

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

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

The Fast is a trace of the divine attribute of samdaniyya (self-sufficiency) (00:24) • The Fast has no counterpart (03:15) • Salamqawlan min Rabbin Rahim is the heart of the Prophet (04:31) • Visions are sources of knowledge (05:51) • The Light is supreme knowledge (08:50) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph. D.

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

God’s answer to your supplication is not indicative of His love for you (00:16) • The Criterion is love, constancy, and repose in God (01:17) • Dwell in the presence (02:35) • Da’wa is the litany of the Saints; Dhikr is the litany of the Murids (03:28) • Be yourself with the Shaykh (04:27) • Love of the Shaykh (05:46) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice b...

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.

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 c...

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...

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? (04:00) • Where is the gate of the heart? what is idhn? (08:00) • Flaw of the Shaykh and Flaw of the Murid (10:30) • Where do the shayatin dwell? A ruinous heart (12:30) • Faith is a light (14:00) • Dig...

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.

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 (...

“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 sin...

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) — Transla...

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

Types of books within you (03:30) • What is your earth and your heaven? (06:50) • You are a book (09:45) • Heal your illness through charity (14:00) • Ascension to the seventh heaven heaven (17:30) • the true prayer (18:30)  A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph. D.

The Prophet as Siraj Munir - Sun and Moon (00:30) • The Companions are Stars (01:30) • Connecting vision of the stars with the Companions (04:09) • Seek elevation (07:00) • Seeing stars during the pledge (Bay’a) (08:15) • Mounting verses are keys to the Path – ratq/fatq (10:00) • How each journey is different from the other (12:00) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation...

Highlights : How to see the Nur constantly ( 15:00 ) • Serving God’s Nur ( 02:08 ) • Community engagement ( 09:55 ) • Protection from Dajjal ( 10:15 ) • Four perfected women ( 11:47 ) • Four archetypal men ( 14:18 ) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph. D.

Highlights : Ask pertinent practical questions ( 00:40 ) • Tha’laba, the renunciant companion who became worldly ( 01:59 ) • How to draw knowledge from the Light ( 6:08 ) • Drawing knowledge from the Light ( 17:25 ) A Mudhākara by Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (qs) — Translation & Voice by Yousef Casewit, Ph. D.

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

Highlights : Nur is not delimited - Dunya distractions ( 03:50 ) • Shaytan cannot take on the form of the Prophet - Companions and Ahl al-Bayt ( 06:22 ) • Following dead saints ( 09:00 ) • Ruqya – second reading of the Name ( 10:20 ) • Opening of the Prophet’s chest ( 12:14 ) • Tasting the Khalwa ( 14:45 ) • Remain present with the Light ( 16:00 ) • Vision of concentric circles ( 17:55 ) • How the...

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

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

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

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