Teaching is a creative process in which we engage in a soul full learning that fosters the love of knowledge. Through Adult Spiritual Education Program, we are nurturing the soul by focusing on spiritual growth and development. Connecting this learning process to our external world and environment we live in; A society that is respectful, multicultural, multigenerational, and vibrant.
There are many books in English that present Sufi doctrine, but few can be used as practical travel guides along the Path. Originally written in Classical Arabic, the aptly-named Book of Assistance is today in widespread use among Sufi teachers in Arabia, Indonesia, and East Africa. Presented here in the readable translation of Dr. Badawi, this manual of devotions, prayers, and practical ethics will be invaluable to all who love the Prophet and the Sufi way.
The author Imam Abdallah Ibn-Alawi Al-Haddad (d. 1720), lived at Tarim in the Hadramaut valley between Yemen and Oman and is widely held to have been the ‘renewer’ of the twelfth Islamic century. A direct descendant of the Prophet, his sanctity and direct experience of God are clearly reflected in his writings, which include several books, a collection of Sufi letters, and a volume of mystical poetry. He spent most of his life in Kenya and Saudi Arabia where he taught Islamic jurisprudence and classical Sufism according to the order (tariqa) of the Ba’Alawi sayids.
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Global Instructor, Author, and Founder of the Adult Spiritual Education Program (ASEP)
Uzma is a bilingual Instructor assisting students in their personal, professional, and spiritual development. In her early education career, while working with students of different age groups in secular school settings as well as faith-based schools, she realized that she loved working with adult students from all walks of life and professions. Therefore, she launched an online learning platform based on a psychospiritual model of learning the Adult Spiritual Educational Program (ASEP) that enhances psychological and spiritual well-being.
The Adult Spiritual Education Program (ASEP) Is an Islamic education program based on the psychospiritual learning model. It was created after 23 + years of community service to nurture your heart, mind, and soul. ASEP has a presence globally. It is based on more than 18 years of teaching experience, guiding, and mentoring students of various professional backgrounds. And 13 years of helping clients identify limiting beliefs and eliminating negative thinking patterns that hinder spiritual development.
Dedicated to community service, interfaith work, and civic engagement since 2000. She believes in empowering others through education. She has served as an Education Coordinator and worked at various Non-profit organizations to promote peace, tolerance, and religious diversity. As an activist she has dedicated over 18 years to teaching, leading, counseling, mentoring, and guiding students from various ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. She has worked with students of various professional backgrounds such as Psychologists, social workers, educators, medical professionals, counselors, and teachers to empower and guide them toward a path of self-development and transformation.
She has Specialized in Positive Psychology and Spiritual well-being. She has integrated Spiritual psychology and Applied Positive psychology into the Islamic studies program helping clients to deliver transformational change.
She is instrumental in community-building initiatives and passionate about establishing a collaborative relationship with community leaders and organizations by providing social, and emotional support, and mental health resources to the marginalized Muslim communities. She also provides one-on-one coaching and counseling services to individuals who are seeking psycho-spiritual well-being.
Her experience in philanthropic activities involves; empowering women through education and leading interfaith dialogues, where men and women of various faith traditions come together to analyze their preconceived ideas, prejudice, and negative assumptions and engage in meaningful discussion. This process leads to self-reflection and spiritual development.
She received a community service award in 2015 and received recognition for her interfaith work by the Interfaith Leadership Council in 2016.
She believes we cannot be stagnant but instead, be proactive and strive together for positive changes in a society that leads toward progress.