Awakening Ihsan - a 2-Day Spiritual Retreat

Beyond the Surface: The Spiritual Legacy of the Sirah

This lecture takes you beyond the familiar milestones of the Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ life and into the spiritual lessons that quietly shape a believer’s inner world. Shaykh Mustafa Briggs unpacks how the Sirah is far more than a historical narrative, it’s a living guide filled with insights on trust, resilience, compassion, and divine reliance. By revisiting key moments from Mecca to Madinah, he reveals the deeper meanings behind the Prophet’s ﷺ responses to hardship, hope, and change, offering participants a renewed appreciation of the Sirah as a source of personal transformation and everyday guidance.

The Prophetic Heart: Cultivating Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence

This lecture delves into the Prophetic model as a guide for cultivating both emotional and spiritual intelligence. Ustadh Muhammad Salleh highlights how the Prophet ﷺ’s compassion, wisdom, and inner resilience offer practical lessons for nurturing the heart. Participants will learn how to harmonize faith, feeling, and action, developing authenticity and purpose in daily life through the cultivation of the heart’s intelligence.

Activating Ihsan for Resilience in the Lives of the First Muslim Women

This lecture examines how ihsan became a hidden source of resilience for the first Muslim women, who faced persecution, loss, and social challenges. Through spiritual consciousness, trust in Allah Almighty, and consistent ethical practice, women like Sayyidatina Khadijah, Sumayyah bint Khayyat, and others(ra) transformed trials into inner strength, courage, and purposeful action. The session connects these timeless examples to modern life, showing how activating ihsan can cultivate emotional stability, resilience, and steadfastness even in today’s pressures.