‘Eid Message 2026

Assalaamu’alaykum everyone,

We pray that you are all well, by Allah’s grace.

This session was recorded in Istanbul on the 21st of March, 2026.  

In this short session Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui explains the true happiness on which our ‘Eid is built as well as how to nurture the Ramadan momentum.

I’tikāf 2026

Assalaamu’alaykum,

We pray that you are all well, by Allah’s grace.

Here is a series of recorded sessions from the i’tikāf of 2026 with Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui.

May Allah allow us to be of those that dedicate our hearts solely to Him.

Session 1: 

RUN TO ALLAH – PEARLS 2024

Assalaamu’alaykum,

We pray that you are all well, by Allah’s grace.

Here is a recently released lecture by Shaykh Mokhtar that was given at the Pearls of the Qur’an conference last year.  

The lecture highlights the importance of tawba (repentence) and of our need to be constantly turning back to Allah.

BarakAllaho fikum!

Qalbic Listening

Assalaamu’alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh dearest companions,

We pray that you are well.

The brothers were on a hike with Shaykh Mokhtar.  He paused at a stream and so did the others.  He informed the brothers that there were actually two streams if they listened closely as one was not in direct view.

Shaykh Mokhtar and the brothers walked to another spot and Shaykh Mokhtar pointed out that he could now hear three streams.

One of the brothers could not hear all three.  Shaykh  Mokhtar took a step forward.  That same brother, standing behind Shaykh Mokhtar, did so as well and he could also then hear all three distinctly when he listened intently for each one.

This brother remarked in a midday majlis with the Shaykh how he learned so much from the Shaykh by his actions and without any spoken instruction, walhamdullillaah.

The brother said he struggles to hear the different calls inside of him.  He struggles to differentiate them – nafs, qalb, ruh and shaytan… Often, it is only that which makes the loudest sound inside of him that he hears and follows, he asserted.

How, he asked, can we learn to hear and differentiate what is hidden within our inner world to then act only on what pleases Allah?

Below, you’ll find the response from Shaykh Mokhtar as well as a recording of one of the streams.  Please forgive the poor quality of the recording.

May Allah open up for us the hearing channels of our hearts and may we learn to shun the negative discourse inside us, fight the incessant calls to what He does not have hubb-love for and listen and take heed to the messages He sends inside of us.  Amin.

Response by Shaykh Mokhtar:

The sound of the stream:

The classes from the Summer Program have been recorded and are available through Al-Madina Institute.

This is an opening du’a from a class that took place on a Friday…

This was recorded in Istanbul, Türkiye.

The classes from the Summer Program have been recorded and are available through Al-Madina Institute.

You can access the first half of class three about the importance of the internal sunna of Rasulullah ﷺ below.

This lecture was recorded in Istanbul, Türkiye.

In this short talk (khatira), Shaykh Mokhtar speaks about saying farewell to Ramadan and continuing to maintain its spirit.

This was recorded in Istanbul, Türkiye.

In this short talk (khatira), Shaykh Mokhtar speaks about how to approach the sacred relics of Rasullullah (ﷺ).

This was recorded in March, 2025, in Istanbul, Türkiye.

In this short talk (khatira), Shaykh Mokhtar speaks about what it means to seek Laylatu al-Qadr (The Night of Power).

This was recorded on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Istanbul, Türkiye.