On Thursday, September 11, ISCA Chairman Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani traveled to Chicago for a four-day visit to the Windy City. The shaykh visited area mosques and met with local Muslim leaders to discuss the importance of reviving the traditional practices of Islamic spirituality, or tasawwuf.
During his stay, Shaykh Kabbani led dhikr services and delivered lectures at Kazi Center in Chicago and the Islamic Cultural Center in Northbrook. He was also the guest of honor at a number of smaller celebrations hosted by area Muslims.
Saturday, September 13
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Shaykh Kabbani leads a mawlid celebration at the Kazi Islamic Center. He is joined (from right to left) by Imam Majid Saleh from Ramallah, Imam Senad Agic from the Islamic Community Center in Northbrook, Illinois, Imam Sahib Mahamoud from the As-Siddiq Institute in Burton, Michigan and his assistant, Shaykh Nurjan Mirahmadi. |
| Shaykh Kabbani leads a traditional Naqshbandi dhikr service at the Kazi Islamic Center. |
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Shaykh Kabbani speaks to Chicago-area Muslims at the Kazi Islamic Center. |
| A young man from the Czech Republic tells ISCA Chairman Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani that he wants to convert to Islam after hearing the shaykh speak at the Kazi Islamic Center in Chicago. |
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Sunday, September 14
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Shaykh Kabbani is greeted by well-wishers as he arrives at the Islamic Cultural Center in Northbrook, Illinois. |
| Shaykh Kabbani speaks with worshippers at the Islamic Cultural Center. |
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Shaykh Kabbani and Imam Senad lead a dhikr service at the Islamic Cultural Center. |
| Shaykh Kabbani leads a Chicago-area Muslims in a prayer of supplication (du'a) at the Islamic Cultural Center. |
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Shaykh Kabbani delivers a lecture on the virtues of supererogatory worship at the Islamic Cultural Center. |
| Shaykh Kabbani initiates a young Bosnian-American Muslim into the Naqshbandi Sufi Order following a service at the Islamic Cultural Center. |
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