A conversation on sainthood in Islam with Dr. Nuri Friedlander and Michael Sugich.

In the first of a series of podcasts on the recently released Exemplars for Our Time series of publications Dr. Nuri Friedlander speaks to author and series editor Michael Sugich, on the subject of sainthood and the first volume in the series that introduces this much misunderstood subject.
Nuri Friedlander holds a doctorate of philosophy from Harvard University and two master degrees-from the American University at Cairo in Arabic Studies and from Simmons University in Social Work. He served as Muslim Chaplain of Harvard University for five years and Advanced Social Work Fellow at the Danielsen Institute at Boston University. He was a teacher at Phillips Exeter Academy from 2015 to 2019 and joined the faculty of Lawrenceville School where he is presently director of equity and inclusion.
A native of New York, he lived for many years in Egypt, where he served as translator for the Grand Mufti. He went on to study for several years with some of the great living scholars of Syria.
Michael Sugich is the author of Signs on the Horizons: Meetings with Men of Knowledge and Illumination and Hearts Turn: Sinners, Seekers, Saints and the Road to Redemption. He is series editor of the Exemplars for Our Time series and the author of four volumes.

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Thank you. This was such a gift

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Thanks a lot 🌹

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Amazing conversation MashaAllah.

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Does anyone know, who the blessed soul is on the cover of this book?

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Sufi are good but they don’t follow the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW

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Dear Sidi Riaz, Sufism is founded on the strict and meticulous practice of the Sharia and Sunnah of our Messenger, may Allah bless and give him peace, and his family and companions. While there may be those calling themselves Sufis who do not follow the Sunnah, the exemplars whose lives we have chronicled we are men and women who embodied the Sunnah. If you find anyone claiming to be a Sufi who does not follow the Shariah and the Sunnah, leave them immediately. However, your comment, disparaging Sufism as a whole is misinformed. I recommend that you read the Exemplars series. This may give you a new and better understanding. Allah bless you and guide you on His Beautiful and Majestic way.