📣NEW CHICAGOLAND IN-PERSON EVENT📣

For the first time in over 2 years Dr. Mazen and the FTH Team will be holding a weekend retreat in the spirit of reviving authentic Islamic healing traditions.

Joined by Dr. Erum Qureshi and Iman Nacer Boundaoui, Dr. Mazen and company will take attendees on an experiential journey as we explore the cornerstones of holistic health, practical Sunnah teachings, trauma healing and embodiment, and wholistic spirituality.

The program will be a mix of lecture, contemplative practice, somatic/embodiment experience with plenty of time for companionship amongst attendees, group worship, group meals, and more.

The program will begin Friday night with an introductory community lecture which will be open to the public followed by the private weekend retreat.

Please see the tentative schedule of the entire program below.

We hope you will honor us with your presence and enrich the space with your heartfelt intentions and receptive curiosities.

See you there!

Dr. Mazen

https://youtu.be/bEBH8Wa3lf4?si=0-clenpn-

Going on right now. Just a reminder that this will be the last live cohort of The Foundations of Homeopathy for at least 2 years.

https://www.forwardtohealth.com/blog/the-7-hs-of-hikma-medicine

Forward To Health

The 7 H's of Hikma Medicine — Forward To Health

I have spent the last year attempting to clarify more thoroughly some of the operative principles and practices of Hikma Medicine from my own understanding and practice. One part of what has come out of that process is this concept of the 7 H's of Hikma.…

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡيَهُودَ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۘ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمۡ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

"O believers! Take neither Jews nor Christians as guardians—they are guardians of each other. Whoever does so will be counted as one of them. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

فَتَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٞ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِيهِمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَخۡشَىٰٓ أَن تُصِيبَنَا دَآئِرَةٞۚ فَعَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأۡتِيَ بِٱلۡفَتۡحِ أَوۡ أَمۡرٖ مِّنۡ عِندِهِۦ فَيُصۡبِحُواْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَسَرُّواْ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ نَٰدِمِينَ

You see those with sickness in their hearts racing for their guardianship, saying ˹in justification˺, 'We fear a turn of fortune will strike us.' But perhaps Allah will bring about your victory or another favour by His command, and they will regret what they have hidden in their hearts.

وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمَعَكُمۡۚ حَبِطَتۡ أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ فَأَصۡبَحُواْ خَٰسِرِينَ

˹Only then,˺ the believers will ask one another, 'Are these the ones who swore solemn oaths by Allah that they were with you?' Their deeds have been in vain, so they have become losers.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَن يَرۡتَدَّ مِنكُمۡ عَن دِينِهِۦ فَسَوۡفَ يَأۡتِي ٱللَّهُ بِقَوۡمٖ يُحِبُّهُمۡ وَيُحِبُّونَهُۥٓ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ يُجَٰهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوۡمَةَ لَآئِمٖۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ

O believers! Whoever among you abandons their faith, Allah will replace them with others who love Him and are loved by Him. They will be humble with the believers but firm towards the disbelievers, struggling in the Way of Allah; fearing no blame from anyone. This is the favour of Allah. He grants it to whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.

إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمۡ رَٰكِعُونَ

Your only guardians are Allah, His Messenger, and fellow believers—who establish prayer and pay alms-tax with humility.

وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فَإِنَّ حِزۡبَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

Whoever allies themselves with Allah, His Messenger, and fellow believers, then it is certainly Allah’s party that will prevail.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ دِينَكُمۡ هُزُوٗا وَلَعِبٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَٱلۡكُفَّارَ أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

O believers! Do not seek the guardianship of those given the Scripture before you and the disbelievers who have made your faith a mockery and amusement. And be mindful of Allah if you are truly believers."

(Qur'an, Surat al-Mā'ida 5:51-57)

- Via Nick Orzech