More Retreat

Posted under Video, convert, tasawwuf by rahma

Alhamdulilah, watched Episodes 2 and 3 of the Retreat yesterday, and once again, I was on the brink of tears at several points.  Seriously, the last 20 minutes of episode 3 are a must watch.

Random thoughts:  I would have liked to have seen more of the classes.  If they’re in class every day for 4 weeks, they must have covered quite a bit of ground.  Of course, since it was reality tv, they “needed” to show conflict, and the classes probably didn’t fit that category.  

I was very disapointed at Abdullah’s comments when Aisha didn’t want to hike up her shirt and pants to stomp on grapes in front of the menfolk.   Seriously dude, Islam has rules.  The Qur’an is full of em.  The example of the Prophet (saws) is full of em.  You don’t get to throw them away just because you’re treading the spiritual path.  Balance people, balance.

I’d also like a follow up show.  They had a little “6 months on” thing in the credits, but I would love to see more of how they did (or didn’t) put what they learned into practice in the outside world.

After some digging, I found a wee bit more info about Abdullah.  He’s apparently a murshid of Sh. Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi.  Amazing what one can find on the internets.