Pulau Besar Retreat 2014, May 1-4. Student's experiences

Assalamu ‘alaikum Wr Wb

My Dear brothers and Sisters,

Good day to you. Trust with these few lines will find you in the best of spirit with the grace of Allah and safely back home with your loved ones.

I was very much looking forward to this retreat. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to make it due to my work assignment in Kolkata, India. I wrote to Shaykh and with his advice I completed my task and flew back on 30 March, just nice to pack up for the re treat.

It was indeed very warming to see our family from Malaysia once again and equally great to see an international team from other parts of the world, new faces and adding up to one big family.

The island Pulau Besar (PB) is very calming, serene away from the all the hustle and bustle of the city. From sun rise to sun set is full of beauty in the green, sand and sea. Such is the elegance of PB that one need to be there to experience. I pray that PB will be in its natural being welcoming the yeaning hearts for the yearly retreats to mend our ways through the Mujaddidi practices. May Almighty gives us the strength to carry on and with the guidance from our Shaykh, we will achieve the blissfulness within.

The 4 days gone so quickly and each passing second was so energizing with the presence of Shaykh. The meditation sessions in the group were so immense and very welcoming to the heart.

Thank U, Bros Haji Siddique, Chris, Idris, Abdul Haadi, Syed Masood and Sis Citi for sharing your experience with us. You sum up very well our thoughts and the reasons why we choose this path.

A BIG thank U to Sis Citi, Ju and Bros Abu Bakar, Hamid, Mutafiz for coordinating and organizing a once again a successful retreat.

Another thank U to Bros Gani and Mustafiz for capturing all the wonderful moments in camera.

Last but not least my sincere gratitude to our Shaykh for being there for us. Such a humble man with a heavy responsibility to steer each and every one of us to the right direction. You held our hands never letting them go. You are our guide and our teacher showing us the way of this beautiful path.

Wassalam