Events in February 2024
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Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition
Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition
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Friday, February 2. 2024This event is Zoom
For more information about Friday Prayers and to obtain the Zoom link, please contact us at interfaithcommunitysanctuary@gmail.com or call ICS at 206-783-1618.As-salamu alaykum (Arabic: ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, as-salāmu ʿalaykum, [asːa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum]) "Peace be upon you".
Jumah Mubarak!
Please join us for our regular online Prayer gathering in the Islamic tradition offered every Friday through partnership with Interfaith Community Sanctuary and Cherry Street Mosque guided by Bahiyaa Ann Holmes Redding.
Our Zoom room opens at 1:15 for socializing.
As always, all are welcome.Our 2024 Spiritual Discernment
Making a Home for the Mystic HeartPlease note: Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition is a woman-led gathering. Women and men stand, sit, and pray together. Different participants lead the congregational prayer. Whenever possible, Qur’anic verses and traditional prayers are offered in Arabic and translated into English.
Our prayer gathering is a collaborative sharing and spiritually deepening experience guided by Muslim / Christian scholar, author and teacher, Bahiyaa Ann Holmes Redding, a minister, author, teacher, PhD in New Testament, singer, and spiritual director—presents locally, nationally, and internationally. Both Christian and Muslim since 2006, Ann is founder of Abrahamic Reunion West, a non-profit committed to healing the global dysfunction of the Abrahamic family of faith. She is co-author with Jamal Rahman and Kathleen Schmitt Elias of “Out of Darkness into Light: Spiritual Guidance in the Quran with Reflections from Jewish and Christian Sources.”
The weekly khutbah (sermon, address, message, teaching, reflection) is offered by Bahiyaa Ann Holmes Redding in English. There are times participants or guests may offer words of wisdom. Bahiyaa also invites all participants to share personal reflections upon the theme during our group discussion.
Information is posted on the Interfaith Community Sanctuary Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/367628188440865/?Also, visit the Facebook page: “Friday Prayer (Salatul Juma’a) at the Interfaith Sanctuary in Seattle”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/InclusiveFridayPrayerInSeattle
for a weekly posting about Friday Prayer and the discussion content.PRAYERS:
Al-Fatiha
Bismi-llah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim
Al-hamdu lillahi rabb-il-‘alamin
Ar-Rahman ir-Rahim
Maliki yawm id-Din
Iyyaka na’abudu w iyyaka nasta’in
Ihdin-as-sirat al-mustqim
Sirata-lla dhina an’amta ‘alaihim
Ghair-il-maghdubi ‘alaihim
wa lad-Dallin
AminOpening the Heart
We begin in the Name of God,
Everlasting Mercy, Infinite Compassion.
Praise be to God, Loving Lord of all the worlds.
Everlasting Mercy, Infinite Compassion.
Eternal Strength of every living being,
Whose Majestic Power embraces us on the day of the great return.
Only You do we adore, and to You alone do we cry for help.
Guide us, O God, on the path of Perfect Harmony,
the path of those whom You have blessed with the gifts of Peace, Joy, Serenity and Delight,
the path of those who are not brought down by anger,
the path of those who are not lost along the way.
Amin
So be it.
(Translation by Imam Bilal Hyde)Devotinal Service to the Most Holy Sophia -
Guest Worship: Chris Rapcewicz
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SiSiWiss Women’S Medicine Circle
SiSiWiss Women’S Medicine Circle
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Tuesday, February 6. 2024This event is Zoom
Contact SiSwinKlae for Zoom log-in details for all Tuesday circles at touchebooucher@gmail.com.This circle meets every Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm via zoom. Every second Tuesday of each month is a hybrid circle (in-person and online).
The in-person circle on the second Tuesday meets in the Fellowship Hall of Interfaith Community Sanctuary(ICS) – the basement of the ICS building. We will have a potluck meal. If your way is open, please bring a prepared or nearly prepared dish to share.
All women, children and youth are welcome.
This medicine circle includes prayers, drum/music, song, stories and more.Contact SiSwinKlae for Zoom info for all Tuesday circles at touchebooucher@gmail.com. You will be added to an email list that will send out a weekly reminder for Tuesday circles.
This inclusive spiritual practice is called SiSiWiss (pronounced See See Wiss). Ttranslated into English means sacred breath, or sacred life. The SiSiWiss spiritual practice originates from the San Juan Islands and spread as a spiritual practice all through western Washington down to Siletz, Oregon. SiSiWiss traditions also spread to many of the Gulf Islands, including Vancouver Island and much of the NW coastal areas of B.C. The practice of SiSiWiss is understood as a medicine way or path, medicine meaning healing path.
ABOUT SiSwinKlae:
SiSwinKlae shares the knowledge that has been shared with her, with all those of open heart and open mind and willingness to learn the ways of the First People of our beautiful Coast Salish region. SiSwinKlae offers the sharing and learning through SiSiWiss Medicine Circle and various ceremonies.Tuesdsay Mathnawi (Book 2)Tuesdsay Mathnawi (Book 2)
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Tuesday, February 6. 2024This event is Zoom
Join Zoom Gathering
ID: 891 5547 9799
Passcode: 309112Exploring Rumi’s Mathnawi is an ongoing collaborative learning experience to explore the mystical poetry of Rumi’s Mathnawí.
Michael Bielas is inviting you to attend an scheduled Zoom meeting:
EXPLORING RUMI’S MATHNAWI – an ongoing study class — join anytimeNew students encouraged to attend! Everyone is welcome to join in, no need to have started at the beginning in Book 1.
LINK to purchase BOOK 2: The Mathnawi of Jalalu’din Rumi – Book 2: The Mathnawi of Jalalu’din Rumi – Book 2
The Mathnawi is a work of mystical poetry by Jalalu’din Rumi. His work is a guidebook through the twists and turns of life, leading to the clarity love.
The beautiful poetry of Rumi has touched countless lives and has been a source of inspiration for anyone searching for a deeper awareness of what it means to be human. When the heart and mind find balance, the limitations of life are set aside, and the soul has the two wings needed for flight. The possibilities for the soul to fly freely are not limited to this physical atmosphere, the invisible realms are also open for exploration. The means of opening these doors of awareness are described in the six books of his Mathnawí, a guide-book for his journey of the spirit.
For more information contact Hafiz/Michael <michaelbielas@gmail.com>
Check out and stay updated on the Facebook Page:
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Wednesday Mathnawi (BOOK 1)
Wednesday Mathnawi (BOOK 1)
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Wednesday, February 7. 2024This event is Zoom
Join Zoom Gathering
ID: 848 3274 6014
Passcode: 248242Exploring Rumi’s Mathnawi is an ongoing collaborative learning experience to explore the mystical poetry of Rumi’s Mathnawí.
Michael Bielas is inviting you to attend an scheduled Zoom meeting:
EXPLORING RUMI’S MATHNAWI – an ongoing study class — join anytimeNew students encouraged to attend! Everyone is welcome to join in. This new class has started on the 10th of January, 2024.
LINK to purchase BOOK 1: The Mathnawí of Jalálu’dín Rúmí – Book 1: The spiritual couplets of Jalálu’dín Rúmí – Book 1 (The Mathnawí of Jalalu’din Rumi)
The Mathnawi is a work of mystical poetry by Jalalu’din Rumi. His work is a guidebook through the twists and turns of life, leading to the clarity love.
The beautiful poetry of Rumi has touched countless lives and has been a source of inspiration for anyone searching for a deeper awareness of what it means to be human. When the heart and mind find balance, the limitations of life are set aside, and the soul has the two wings needed for flight. The possibilities for the soul to fly freely are not limited to this physical atmosphere, the invisible realms are also open for exploration. The means of opening these doors of awareness are described in the six books of his Mathnawí, a guide-book for his journey of the spirit.
For more information contact Hafiz/Michael <michaelbielas@gmail.com>
Check out and stay updated on the Facebook Page:
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Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition
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Universal Worship: “Motivating Ourselves for Spriritual Work”
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ACIMTuesday Mathnawi (Book 2)
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Wednesday Mathnawi (Book 1)
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Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition
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Worship with Imam Jamal Rahman: “Motivating Ourselves for Spiritual Work"
Worship with Imam Jamal Rahman: “Motivating Ourselves for Spiritual Work"
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Sunday, February 18. 2024 -
SiSiWiss Women’S Medicine CircleTuesday Mathnawi (Book 2)
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Wednesday Mathnawi (BOOK 1)
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Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition
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4th Sunday Inter-Spiritual Worship ~ Making a Home for the Mystic Heart
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SiSiWiss Women’S Medicine CircleACIMTuesday Mathnawi (Book 2)
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[CANCELLED] OPEN SiSiWiss Medicine Circle
[CANCELLED] OPEN SiSiWiss Medicine Circle
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Wednesday, February 28. 2024Wednesday Mathnawi (BOOK 1)