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Serendib Sufi Study Circle The Serendib Sufi Study Circle is dedicated to the teachings of Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Rad) Sheikh M. R.
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His Holiness Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (lovingly called Bawange or Guru Bawa by his devotees) was first found by a group of religious pilgrims in the early 1900s meditating in the jungles of Kataragama in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Awed and inspired by his personality and the depth of his wisdom, he was invited to a nearby village. Since that time, people of all walks of life from paupers to prime ministers belonging to all religious and ethnic backgrounds have flocked to see Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen to seek comfort, guidance and help. Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen tirelessly spent the rest of his life preaching, healing and comforting the many souls that came to see him. He cultivated a farm in Jaffna to feed the many people who came to him and constructed the Mankumban Mosque. In 1971, he was invited by his American disciples to Philadelphia, USA. Here too, people from all religious, social and ethnic backgrounds flocked to hear him speak. In Philadelphia, Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen founded the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship and constructed the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Mosque. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen has authored over twenty books on Islam and spirituality and the Fellowship he founded recorded thousands of hours of audio and video discourses. Across the United States, Canada and England, he won recognition from religious scholars, journalists, educators and world leaders as a true saint. Many entered into the fold of Islam through his blessing. The United Nation's Assistant Secretary General, Robert Muller, asked for Bawa Muhaiyaddeen's guidance on behalf of all mankind. Shiekh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen touched the hearts of thousands of people by his overwhelming compassion and wise words. He was interviewed by Psychology Today, the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Pittsburgh Press. Wherever he went, he tirelessly answered the many personal and mystical questions that people brought to him. In a cold winter day on 8th December 1986 Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Rad) returned to his Lord (May Allah be pleased with him). His Mazaar is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

01/09/2026

Rasool Mawlood Discourse by Bawa Muhaiyadeen (Rad)

https://youtu.be/up-CUjh4NsI?si=luzGU9DzUMpbgZGVTrue LoveThis discourse by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen explores the nature o...
01/09/2026

https://youtu.be/up-CUjh4NsI?si=luzGU9DzUMpbgZGV

True Love

This discourse by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen explores the nature of true love and how to transcend the superficial, selfish attachments common in worldly life. The talk is centered on shifting from a love motivated by self-interest to a divine, selfless love.

Key Concepts:
The Nature of the Soul: The Bawa Muhaiyadeen explains that we originated from God as a "light form" or soul. He posits that this inner light carries God's qualities, including compassion and wisdom, which we must rediscover within ourselves.

Selfish vs. True Love: The speaker critiques common forms of affection (like loving a pet or property for personal gain) as "selfish love" or "broken love," arguing that these attachments are conditional and prone to change or destruction.

The Definition of True Love: Real love is described as a state where one's qualities, actions, and soul merge with God's. It is compared to the way a fragrance exists within a flower; it is an intrinsic part of the being, not a separate, outward attachment.

Unity and Compassion: True love involves recognizing all human beings as part of one family. When this state is reached, a person feels the suffering, hunger, and pain of others as if they were their own, much like a tree feels the pain of every branch and leaf.

Surrender: The discourse emphasizes that our wisdom, faith, and actions must surrender to God's, allowing us to become representatives of His divine qualities.

The video concludes with a spiritual song, offering a prayer for God to reside within the heart and grant the grace to live without selfishness and illness

Discourse & song by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen from 2/9/1980.

22/08/2026

Engel Bawa

19/08/2026

Rasool Mawlood at SSSC

16/08/2026

His compassionate qualities are heaven. After you have assembled those qualities, you will be in heaven. When you act with those actions, you are in heaven. Then you will be at peace. Everywhere you rest will be heaven. Everywhere you lay down your head will be firdaws. Everything you look at will be your family. Every being you look at will be your family.

Wherever you are, there will be malā’ikah, houris, the sounds of God, the call of God, the calls of the malā’ikah, the call to prayer. The call to prayer is recited every moment in God’s firdaws. The prayer and the worship are continuous and perpetual. You will hear the sound of the malā’ikah. When the state of abiding in bliss comes to you, that is heaven.

Bawa Muhaiyadeen (Rad)

Don’t Forget Me, p. 94

14/07/2026

Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Raheem

Assalaamualaikum

The following events would Inshallah take place at the Headquarters of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle Inc. Number 31 1/1 W. A. D. Ramanayaka Mawatha Colombo 2.

The Flag Raising in the Name of Our Beloved Rasoul (Sal) would take place Inshallah on Thursday 13th August 2026 the 1st Day of Rabi UL Awwal after Asr Prayers at 3.30 P. M. Followed by the Recitation of the Rasoul Mowlood.

All Members of the Committee of Management of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle Inc. And Wishers are cordially Invited.

The Recital of the Rasoul Mowlood in the Name of Our Beloved Rasoul ( Sal) and a CD of a talk given by Our Beloved Sheik Bawa Muhaiyadeen ( Ral ) on Our Beloved Rasoul (Sal) would take place Inshallah on Sunday 16th August 2026 beginning at 10.00 A. M.

All Members of the Committee of Management of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle Inc. And Well Wishers are cordially invited.

The Flag Raising in the Name of Our Beloved Qutb Abdul Qadir Muhaiyadeen (Ral) would take place Inshallah on Saturday 12th September 2026 the 1st Day of Rabi UL_Thani after Asr Prayers at 3.30 P. M. Followed by the Recitation of the Qutb Mowlood.

All Members of the Committee of Management of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle Inc. And Well Wishers are cordially Invited to attend.

The Flag Raising followed by the Urs Ceremony in the Name of Our Beloved Sheik Bawa Muhaiyadeen ( Ral ) followed by the Recitation of the Zikr led by Our Beloved Sheik Bawa Muhaiyadeen (Ral) followed by the Recitation of the Kathamul Quran and a CD of a Talk/Song given by Our Beloved Sheik Bawa Muhaiyadeen (Ral) would be held Inshallah on Sunday 20th September 2026 beginning at 9.30 A. M.

All Members of the Committee of Management of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle Inc. And Well Wishers are invited to Attend.

The Recitation of the Qutb Mowlood in the Name of Our Beloved Qutb Abdul Qadir Muhaiyadeen (Ral) and a Talk/Song given by Our Beloved Sheik Bawa Muhaiyadeen ( Ral) on Our Beloved Qutb Abdul Qadir Muhaiyadeen (Ral) would be held Inshallah on Sunday 27th September 2026 at 10.00 A. M.

All Members of the Committee of Management of the Serendib Sufi Study Circle Inc. and Well Wishers are cordially Invited to attend.

Salaams

Yusri Macan Markar

Hony Secretary

Serendib Sufi Study Circle Inc.

12/05/2026

Discourse by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.

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