Course curriculum

    1. Introductions! Say Salaam/Hi

    1. Resources

    1. Day 1 - Text

    2. Day 1 - Audio

    3. Supplementary Material: Kashani on Qur'an 2:185

    4. Day 1 - Reflections

    5. Needs

    1. Call - Writing from the Heart 7.00-8.00pm GMT

    2. Day 2 -Text

    3. Day 2 - Audio

    4. Supplementary Material - Ibn Arabi on Taqwa

    5. Day 2 - Reflections

    1. Day 3 - Salat

    2. Day 3 - Audio

    3. Supplementary Material: Mystical Insights from Ibn Arabi Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya Chapter 69: On the Secrets of Prayer and its Universality

    4. Day 3 Reflections

    1. Call - Writing from the Heart - Forgiveness Theme

    2. Day 4 - Text

    3. Day 4 - Audio

    4. Shaykh Abdul Qadir Al- Jelani and The Drunk Man

    5. Supplementary Material- Ibn Arabi on Hell, Good and Evil Deeds

    6. Day 4 - Reflections

About this course

  • Cost: Support Orphans in Palestine
  • 30 Days, 30 Themes
  • Guest Teachers

Course Overview 30 Days, 30 Themes ​

الصَّوْمُ صِفَةٌ صَمَدَانِيَّةٌ، وَهُوَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَلَيْسَ لِغَيْرِهِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ

Fasting is a Samadani (eternal, self-sufficient) quality; it belongs to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and no one else possesses a share of it.  

Ibn Arabi, the Futuhat al-Makkiyya (The Meccan Revelations),   Chapter 71: "The Mysteries of Fasting"  

The Ramadan 2026: Journey of Consciousness course offers a comprehensive thirty-day spiritual curriculum anchored by three core activities designed to deepen the fasting experience. 

  • First, participants engage in daily reflections based on Dr. Fawzia al-Rawi’s book The Call of Allah, which provides a thematic structure—ranging from Taqwa (God-Consciousness) to Sabr (Patience)—through daily texts, audio lessons, and guided meditations/dhikrs. 
  • Second, the course enriches these themes with supplementary mystical commentaries from renowned Sufi masters, specifically drawing from Ibn Arabi’s Futuhat al-Makkiyya, Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani’s esoteric exegesis, and Ibn Ajiba’s Al-Bahr al-Madīd, offering profound insights into the inner meanings of the Qur'an. 
  • Finally, the learning experience is supported by live talks and workshops featuring a diverse lineup of guest teachers, including Dr. Fawzia Al-Rawi, Dr. Lahouari Ramzi Taleb, Cheikh Sufi, and A. Helwa, alongside specialized sessions like "Writing from the Heart" with Jamila Vicki Davies to foster personal spiritual expression.

About the Book: The Call of ALLAH

At the heart of this course lies The Call of ALLAH: A Companion to the Holy Month of Ramadan, a book celebrated for its spiritual warmth and profound depth. Designed to serve as your daily guide throughout Ramadan, this companion offers reflective meditations, heartfelt prayers, and insightful reflections for each day. Within its pages, Dr. Fawzia al-Rifai (also known as Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi) charts a transformative path, reminding us that “Allah describes this month as the one in which the Qur’an was revealed,” and that fasting serves as a means to deeply engage with the Qur’anic guidance. Each chapter centers on a core theme—whether fasting, patience, gratitude, or another virtue—seamlessly interweaving Quranic verses, Prophetic insights, and inspiring narratives. The book presents fasting not as a mere hardship but as a sacred gateway to divine guidance and closeness to Allah. By willingly embracing hunger and restraint, we confront our own vulnerabilities, learning to depend wholly on Allah. As the text eloquently states, “Through fasting, we come to realise our weaknesses and how we depend on all of Allah’s gifts, and we experience His love, His closeness and His care for us.” In these daily reflections, fasting transforms into an act of love, inviting us to open our hearts to the illuminating guidance of the Qur’an and to bask in the divine embrace. With its carefully crafted meditations and supplications for each day, this companion encourages deep contemplation, sincere prayer, and a renewed appreciation for every moment of Ramadan—turning each fast into a personal dialogue with the Creator, filled with wisdom and peace. The book is available for purchase on amazon and kindle - materials will be provided on the course.

Guest Teachers

Dr. Fawzia Al-Rawi is a renowned Sufi scholar, teacher, and author specializing in the inner dimensions of Islam. With extensive expertise in Islamic mysticism, she explores how traditional Sufi insights can be applied to modern spiritual practice—especially during the sacred month of Ramadan. Dr. Fawzia is celebrated for her poetic yet deeply scholarly approach, guiding listeners and readers toward a transformative journey of self-purification and God-consciousness (taqwā).Her work, notably exemplified in her book The Call of Allah: The Companion to the Month of Ramadan, reflects a commitment to bridging classical teachings with contemporary life.

Dr Lahouari Ramzi Taleb was born and raised in the beautiful coastal city of Oran, Algeria. In his teenage years, he migrated with his family to Montreal and then Toronto (Canada) where he lived there for the past 25 years. Before joiningAUS, he taught courses in Islamic studies at the University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario. His main interest lies with the mystical teachings of the Qur'an, the Hadith, and the Sufi philosophical tradition. He finished his PhD at the University of Toronto on the Sufi mystical thought of Amir Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri (d. 1883), the renowned Algerian freedom fighter, saint and poet.

Cheikh Sufi has a BS degree in Biology from St. Augustine’s College and a MS degree from Indiana University in Secondary Education. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Sufi is an initiate of more than one sufi order and system of Self Realization. He is the first representative of his master, Serigne Saliou Mbacke here in the west. He has traveled to Senegal west Africa 8 times, since 1996, to study the science of the inner path. He lived in Senegal for 2 years, from 2002-2004 , to complete his training on the mystic path. He has self published 11 books with more to come. He is the founder of the Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Sufi School here in the west. He provides the services of: sufi initiation, spiritual guidance, talisman making, spiritual blessing, magic/curse removal, and house blessing and purification. He was made a cheikh by his cheikh, Serigne Modou Seck from the Holy city of Touba  in 2016. He is available for lectures, story telling and workshops around the country. Love

Jamila Vicki Davies is practiced in the art of healing as a Murabi in the Shadhdhuliyya Sufi Tariqa. Before becoming a Sufi, she taught hundreds of people the art of opening to the deep silence within as a teacher of meditation in the Vedic tradition. Her love of writing began more than forty years ago and in her master’s practicum in Spiritual Ministry through the University of Sufism, she developed a program of self-discovery and self-reflection called Writing from the Heart, which helps people open to their own deepest wisdom.

A. Helwa believes that every single person on Earth is deeply loved by the Divine. She is a writer who has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers through her passionate, poetic, and love-based approach to spirituality. Her popular blog @quranquotesdaily, was established while obtaining her Masters in Divinity, as a means of helping others overcome personal and spiritual struggles on their journey of experiencing divine love. With over 15 years of experience writing and speaking on Islam and spiritual development, A. Helwa draws from her personal experiences and traditional sources to help her readers access 'Divine love in everyday life.' When Helwa is not reading at coffee shops, she can be found climbing mountains, camping in deserts, hiking jungles, or reading about black holes.

Mystical Qur'anic Commentaries

Supplementary Material

  • Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (1165–1240): Ibn Arabi, the great Andalusian mystic, known as the Sheikh al Akbar, The Greatest Master, has a whole chapter on fasting in his Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya (Meccan Revelations), which we will draw from.

  • ʿAbd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (d. 1329): A Persian Sufi and disciple of Ibn Arabi’s school, wrote a celebrated esoteric commentary on the Qur’an (often attributed to Ibn Arabi).

  • Ahmad Ibn Ajiba (1747–1809): Ibn Ajiba, a Moroccan Shadhili Sufi master, wrote a Qur’an commentary (Al-Bahr al-Madīd) that pairs outward exegesis with inner allusions.

Testimonials

“The "Journey of God Consciousness" course for Ramadan was a profound and deep process of connection, day by day, with lectures, reading and sharing with the community online. Every activity was very well chosen and related to spiritual inside that nourish the heart of every seeker. Thank you for this course!”

Morgane

“Thank you for this beautiful journey through Ramadhan. It felt like everything was orchestrated by the One through you all to touch each and every participant's soul in the way that they needed. I personally had huge shifts on a cognitive level as well as experientially throughout Ramadhan and as a result of the interactions with the teachers, the material provided and especially the Writing From the Heart piece. Thank you Sulaiman, for being there to answer questions both inside and outside of the sessions. Jazakallah Khair.”

Anonymous

“I am Ida from Singapore, and I’ve been part of this year’s Ramadan Course. I felt called to send a personal message to share how deeply healing this experience has been for me. Thank you for creating and offering such a beautiful journey. Though I’m about ten days behind, as I’m taking my time to savor the teachings, the experience already feels life-transforming. ”

Ida Liana

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