A Baraka Spiritual Retreat and Inquiry at Casa de Maria, Santa Barbara. With Imam Feisal Rauf, Robert Abdul Hayy Darr, Amina Wadud, Camille and Kabir Helminski. And music by Ali Razmy. Say: “Our Sustainer will bring us all together, and then He will lay open the truth between us, in justice – for He alone is the One who opens all truth, the All-Knowing!” Qur’an 24:26
Cemalnur Sargut is one of Turkey’s deepest and most inspiring spiritual teachers. Here she talks about Living Tassawuf...
Catch up on some of the talks from our July 2011 retreat in Santa Barbara. If you missed it, register now for this year's retreat!
Abdul Hayy Darr reveals how close a truly spiritual life is and the psychological obstacles that need to be addressed to perceive the miraculous in everyday life. Listen to Radiance of the Ordinary...
Kabir Helminski on the living tradition of spiritual transformation and the vision of the Baraka Institute, a non-sectarian, collaborative initiative, offering residential retreats, as well as online media and courses. Available in 3 parts.
I have wanted for a long time to attempt to share my enthusiasm for the Qur’an and the truth that can be found in it when it is approached without too many preconceptions. With my dear friend and colleague, Mahmoud Mostafa, we would like to explore what the Qur’an says about the deeper matters of
WATCH highlights from the July 2010 Baraka Retreat on "Spiritual Intelligence" with Ali Allawi, Jamal Rahman, Camille & Kabir Helminski. Includes a nasheed by Seemi Ghazi and a zhikr ceremony. Available in four parts.
Islam and Human Values by Kabir Helminski (with input from leading scholars) was written to address the urgent questions, misunderstandings, and distortions of Islam that are all too prevalent today. The need for a document like this seems to grow daily in the face of Islamophobic propaganda and extremist versions of Islam. Download the document...
Amina Wadud, internationally respected Quranic scholar, talks about her life's work, which has included new insights into how our understanding and appreciation of the Qur'an might benefit from the inclusion of women's perspectives. The Quran has for centuries been interpreted almost exclusively by men, and some of their assumptions have resulted in excluding or marginalizing women's sensibilities that could make an important contribution to our understanding. Listen to Amina.
Lesley Hazleton explores the Koran and finds much that is quite different from what is reported in commonly cited accounts.