Seeds of Peace: The Story of Shaykh al-Jamal
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Seeds of Peace: The Story of Shaykh al-Jamal
Amin al-Jamal, Bridget Wait, Oliver Owens,
Lance Argall, and Jessi Van Allman
Our documentary details the life of Shaykh Sidi Muhammad Said al-Jamal ar-Rifai and his founding of the Shadhiliyya Sufi Center.
What Sa'id said about Sidi being the most transformative person in his life is very much my truth too. So much in my life has unfolded which would not have come to pass but for him. Each day during this time when the world has stopped because of the Covid-19 virus, I think of how challenging my life would be were I here alone or in a challenging relationship. Instead I have this blissful family, all because Sidi taught me to say "yes" to love and "no" to shaytan. There was so much love around Sidi, in all the beloveds. We were like a great big wonderful family. Less so now that he's gone but the love wasn't really from Sidi; it was us touching into the deep truth of our hearts in a way he helped us discover. And he kept us on the straight and narrow path of love.
Mahdi and Amin Al-Jamal, I loved your father and grandfather respectively very, very, very much. His love and kindess spread everywhere-even Argentina, and through everything-including myself. in fact, so kind was he that one day, when He knew I had been lazy and had skipped early prayers He said to me,very very lovingly, "Sara, Allah Misses you". He was and is the most kind man I have ever met. I am very proud to call him my Spiritual Father and Guide. Thank you both for letting us be, through your inmense generosity, a piece of his heart. . Sara
indeed Grey Blite. I have been and I am a procastinator myself. But on and on I have been reminded of the mercy of our creator,His gentleness, His patience-as only God is the patient- and His inmense love for us all-regardless of religion, skin color, nationality, gender...If it helps, in regards to (my procastination) Sidi would always tell my mom, "be patient". I have been told that one prayer-which could be a smile, a good deed in the right time at the right place, a word of hope to someone in need or sharing a meal in this blessed month is a prayer in itself. That comes out of the mercy too, don't you think?. A great sufi gnostic also told me recently to always hold to the light-no matter what. to let voices pass-for example that voice that tells you that you are a "procastinator". Feed the voice with the light of prayer, and continue smiling and doing good deeds, if you can. To me that is prayer in action. God bless you. All good words come from God, the bad ones from our humanity. Ameen.
Very beautiful Amin
I am super proud of you
I can tell many people worked very hard on this project. It is beautiful!
Amin, you don’t remember me, but your Momma and I are the same age and we know each other. I remember when you were a tiny baby.
So proud of your video! I would truly like to see more!!
🦋 JamilaPaige from Austin