Usuli Newsletters
Usuli Newsletters · 07. March 2026
View this email in your browser RAMADAN REFLECTIONS from Cherif Abou El Fadl “The Alchemy of Safety,” Cherif Abou El Fadl, 2/13/2026 Dear Usuli Community, Al salamu alaykum. It has been quite some time since I have written. I wanted this to be special and so I turned the lights down low and made a cup of herbal tea. I turned on the soundtrack from Interstellar to invite the slowing which used to beckon words back when I wrote as ritual. When writing was a form of solemn prayer that erected...
Usuli Newsletters · 28. February 2026
View this email in your browser RAMADAN REFLECTIONS from Dalia Abouelfadl!! Dear Usuli Community, Al salamu alaykum! As we approach the halfway point of Ramadan, I pray yours is full of blessings, good company, growth, and healing insha’Allah. For those of you who may not know, my name is Dalia, and I primarily handle Usuli’s social media and assist in digital communications. Each week this Ramadan, a member of the Usuli team will be sharing via the Usuli newsletter some of what is on their...
Usuli Newsletters · 21. February 2026
View this email in your browser RAMADAN REFLECTIONS from Shayan Parsai Dearest Usuli Community, Salam alaykum, May God’s peace and blessings be with you. I pray that our beloved month of Ramadan is filled with joy, love and fulfillment for you and all your loved ones. You are all very dear to me and to all of us at Usuli. I cannot express how much your ongoing support means to us. It is most heartwarming to receive your letters or comments on our material. Your encouragement means the world...
Usuli Newsletters · 05. March 2025
Dear Friends, Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) and Ramadan Mubarak! I pray that your first week of Ramadan has been blessed! We have been busy at Usuli in preparation for this beautiful month and have a few Ramadan content drops to share! EPISODE 1 OF PROJECT ILLUMINE II: THE LIGHT OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD I am soooo ecstatic to let you know that we have officially launched our long-awaited Sirah Project and Episode 1 is already receiving rave reviews! Alhamdulillah! We began dreaming of...
Usuli Newsletters · 29. January 2025
Dear Friends, Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum)! I pray you are healthy and well despite the turbulence and life-altering changes taking place in our current moment everywhere. It is a difficult and uncertain time for so many in the world with so many challenges yet to come. Here in America, it feels like in some ways, we are returning to the wild, wild West, where there is a lot of chaos and danger, but also opportunity. It is clear to me that now is the time to find our strength,...
Usuli Newsletters · 21. December 2024
Dear Friends, Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum)! I pray you are well. It is hard to believe we are at the end of yet another year. So much has happened in the blink of an eye that was 2024. The world is, well, you know. May next year be better than we expect, insha’Allah (God willing)! In the meantime, let us continue to be grateful for our blessings, and resolve to do better in every way we can in the new year insha’Allah. USULI MUSIC FELLOWSHIP Do you know any aspiring and...
Usuli Newsletters · 23. November 2024
Dear Friends, Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum)! I pray you are as well as can be expected in our challenging times, especially after the conclusion of our national elections here in America. So much to be said, to be processed, to be kind to ourselves over. But the hard work must continue to resist, to fight, and to create goodness in the world. Now more than ever, as the forces of darkness have been super-powered, so must we be in preparing for the long, good fight. May God help,...
Usuli Newsletters · 06. October 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends, I pray you are well. First, I want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are at the one-year mark of the genocide that began 7 October 2023. May God honor, bless and elevate those who have been innocently killed, maimed, lost family members, and endured unspeakable suffering in these dark times in human history. We recognize that at this moment, the end is nowhere in sight, but we ask that God will aid and empower each of us to do our...
Usuli Newsletters · 21. September 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends, I pray you are well. I can’t believe that we are only three weeks away from the First Usuli Annual Conference! We have lots of special events and surprises in store for those coming! It promises to be a great time insha’Allah (God willing) and we can’t wait to finally meet you in person! :) [If you cannot make it this year, we will miss you! But don’t worry, although we will not be live-streaming, we will record and share some of...
Usuli Newsletters · 01. September 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends, I pray you are well and enjoying the last bits of summer. Obviously, someone pressed the fast forward button and launched us all to the end of August. Didn’t it just turn 2024 last month?? May we all make every moment count! LAST DAY TO GET EARLY BIRD TICKETS IS TODAY, SEPTEMBER 1! Are you planning to join us in person for our First Annual Usuli Conference in Columbus, Ohio, this October 11-12! We have been working hard to make it extra...