Foundations of the Spiritual Path | Ust. Hosai Mojaddidi (Monthly Sisterhood Halaqa - Part 4)
Channel: Muslim Community Center - MCC East Bay
Date: 2024-01-20

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Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi gives comforting spiritual insights to women (ages 18+) to commune, reflect, discuss, and gain strength and support from each other.

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About Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi:
Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-Founder of http://mentalhealth4muslims.com where she advocates for and writes about various mental health related topics tailored for Muslims. She has served the American-Muslim community for nearly 20 years as an activist, writer/editor, mediator, interfaith organizer, and public speaker, covering a variety of topics including women’s issues, marriage/family, education, self development, interfaith bridge building, spirituality, etc.

In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing, blogging via social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter), doing arts and crafts, visiting gourmet coffee shops, and exploring the countless beautiful parks, beaches and nature preserves throughout Northern California where she lives with her husband, two sons, and fish named Max.

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This talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on January 18, 2024.

Foundations of the Spiritual Path
By Sidi Ahmad Zarruq
Translated by Hamza Yusuf

The noble scholar, the unique of his age, the regulator of the scholars and the saints, Sidi Ahmad Zarruq al-Barnusi al-Fasi, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote the following:

If anyone is asked about the foundations of his path, he should reply,

The foundations of our path are five:
1. Taqwa – mindfulness of Allah, privately and publicly
2. Adherence to the Sunna in word and deed
3. Indifference to whether others accept or reject one
4. Contentment with Allah in times of both hardship and ease
5. Turning to Allah in prosperity and adversity.

The realization of mindfulness of Allah is through scrupulousness and uprightness. The realization of adherence to the Sunnah is through caution and excellent character. The realization of indifference to others’ acceptance or rejection is through patience and trust
in Allah. The realization of contentment is through acceptance of what one is given and turning over the management of one’s affairs to Allah. The realization of turning back to Allah is through praise and gratitude in times of prosperity and taking refuge in Him in times of
affliction.

The foundations of the preceding five are in the following five:
1. Exalted aspirations
2. Maintaining Allah’s reverence
3. Expending oneself in excellent service of others
4.} Fulfilling one’s resolves
5. Magnifying one’s blessings.

He whose aspirations are exalted is raised in rank. Allah maintains the respect of he who preserves His reverence. He whose service is for others is ennobled by it. He who does that which he resolves to do is assured continual guidance. He who deems blessings to be great by
his own eye has shown gratitude. And he who is grateful ensures an increase in blessings from the Giver of gifts according to the promise of the Truthful One.

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