Safety in Following the Righteous

Over the past few months, perhaps due to my presence, the topic of ’shaykhs and those whom associate with shaykhs’ have come under fire by the local imams of a New York mosque that I attend on Fridays. So I thought I might write about the experience and ‘independently conclude’ whether my rights to worship [...]

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A Growing Muslim Presence in Harlem

I live in Harlem and Harlem, New York has a very unique cascade of Islamic influence that is unmistakably “Harlem”. For example, recently I asked a fellow Naks-i’bendi visiting me in Harlem if Harlem was what he expected it to be like? He told me “no”, explaining that he did not expect to receive so [...]

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Be With Righteous People

Shaykh Abdul-Kerim is here at the Osmanli Naksibendi-Hakkani Dergah in Sydney Center, New York speaking on men, women and the need to follow what Allah/God sent to the Holy Prophets. He also discusses the need for people, of our day and age, to be in association with the awliyullah/saints and shuyukh/righteous elders.

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