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Remembrance:
A Sufi Intensive
Imam Bilal Hyde
In conjunction with the workshop Understanding Islam (see
page 12), Imam Bilal Hyde will offer this morning intensive
on Sufism, the mystical side of Islam. The Sufi teachings
focus of developing love, tolerance, and wisdom in a human
being. To awaken one’s inner nature, Sufis employ several
practices, including the repetition of sacred phrases, movement,
sound, devotion, breath, and prayer. In this morning intensive,
we will share the community of friends, participate in a “zikr,”
a remembrance through group repetition of sacred phrases,
and engage in a teaching discourse with Imam Bilal Hyde.
| Imam
Bilal Hyde converted to Islam in 1968.
As a young man he lived in Mecca and Medinah,
where he was educated as an imam. He has pursued
traditional Sufism for 30 years, and has studied
in Omdurman in the Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
Imam Bilal, who lives with his wife and daughters
in Albany, California, has served as the imam
at San Quentin State prison and for several Sufi
orders. He currently teaches Qur’anic recitation
and classes on the inner meanings of the Qur’an,
and leads retreats throughout the United States.
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