Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri was born in Karbala, Iraq, a descendant of several generations of well-known and revered spiritual leaders. Educated in Europe and America, he founded a number of companies in the Middle East and worked as a consultant in the oil industry. He travelled extensively on a spiritual quest which led to his eventual rediscovery of the pure and original Islamic heritage of his birth.

In 1980 he established the Zahra Trust, a charitable organization with centers in the USA, Britain and the Middle East, which makes traditional Islamic teachings more widely available through courses and publications, promotes the revival of traditional systems of healing and supports a variety of charitable programs.

Shaykh Fadhlalla is currently engaged in lecturing and writing books and commentaries on the Holy Qur'an and related subjects, with particular emphasis on ethics, self-development and gnosis ('irfan).

In 2004, he established the Academy of Self Knowledge, http://www.askonline.co.za, which offers online courses on self knowledge and the prophetic revealed path.

Shaykh Hosam Raouf, a close friend of Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1934. Attended schools in Iraq until 1952. Went to the U.K. on a scholarship to study Electrical Engineering. Graduated with a B.Sc. in 1958.

Worked for the Oil industry in Iraq in the Northern Fields in Kirkuk until 1972, and in the Southern Fields of Basrah until 1976. Seconded to the Ministry of Oil to work for the New Projects Division until 1977. At the end of that year, left Iraq for the U.K. and the Gulf to work as an Oil Consultant until 1987. Joined Crescent Petroleum Co. in Sharjah, UAE as Vice President until 1993. Went to South Africa and Zimbabwe as a Business Developer, until 2002.

Now retired and lives in Wales, U.K.

• Bayt al Been Revisited (1984) 1984 Up-date after a few years of the "Living Madrassa"
  
  In the beginning of the 1980's Bayt al Deen was opened by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri in Twin Sisters, Texas near the small town of Blanco. Shaykh Fadhlalla envisioned a full-time living community "madrassa" open to all schools of thought with emphasis on the Sufi/Inner Transformative teachings contained within Islam. It was a bold experiment that played a major role in the evolution of Islam in America and beyond.
• A Gem From the Past - Shaykh Fadhlalla at Bayt al Deen (Original 1982) In the beginning of the 1980's Bayt al Deen was opened by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri in Twin Sisters, Texas near the small town of Blanco. Shaykh Fadhlalla envisioned a full-time living community "madrassa" open to all schools of thought with emphasis on the Sufi/Inner Transformative teachings contained within Islam. It was a bold experiment that played a major role in the evolution of Islam in America and beyond.
• The Meaning of Fasting A reflective dive into the profound meaning and transformative potential of fasting during the month of Ramadan. Hajj Mustafa Ali unpacks the deeper implications and hidden treasures in this month - An Interview of Hajj Mustafa Ali - Originally broadcast on the National Public Radio - NPR in 2005. (Audio Added on May 3, 2020)
• The Unity of Death THE UNITY OF DEATH - The inevitability of death is not the end of life, but the very reason this existence is such a gift - By Muna H. Bilgrami - Originally broadcast on BBC World Service on February 6, 1997 (Audio Added on May 3, 2020)
• The Friend of Fasting FASTING - When Ramadan ends it feels like we are losing a friend - By Muna H. Bilgrami - Originally broadcast on BBC World Service on February 6, 1997 (Audio Added on May 3, 2020)
• The Spiritual Path A Conversation between Dr. Ali Allawi and Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri (Audio and Video On External Website Linked to on May 30, 2014)
• The Big Bang - Gatheredness Qur'an Classes at the JoBurg Sufi Centre - The Big Bang - Gatheredness (Audio Added on April 8, 2014)
• Tafseer of Ayat al Kursi Qur'an Classes at the JoBurg Sufi Centre - Tafseer of Ayat al Kursi (Audio Added on April 8, 2014)
• Diwans Diwan Singing Audios and The Path to Light - The Haydari Handbook (PDF) (January 14, 2014)
• Qur'an Classes at the Johannesburg Sufi Centre Talks given by Shaykh Fadhlalla on a Few Surahs of the Qur'an at the Johannesburg Sufi Centre, South Africa (December 2013)
• Heaven on Earth - A Montage of Paintings A montage of paintings by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri (June 2013)
• Delights and Rahma of the Eid ul Fitr (Eid Talk at the Rasooli Centre) - (August 8, 2013)
• Al-Bahr al-Madid (Immense Ocean) by Shaykh Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba Alhasani (Translation of a Few Surahs by Ban Farrell) - (Added on July 29, 2013)
• Surah Al-Alaq - Given on April 21, 2013 (Talks By Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, Given at Breakfasts at the Rasooli Center) - (Added on April 26, 2013)
• Sultan of Saints - Shaykh Abdal Kader al-Jilani (Added on April 1, 2013)
• Fear Sorrow and Hope as Described in the Qur'an (Friday Talk Given at the Rasooli Center) - (Added on April 1, 2013)
• Breakfast Talks (Talks Given at Breakfasts at the Rasooli Center) - (Added on April 1, 2013)
• Descriptive and Prescriptive Qur'an (Audio Discourses on the Qur'an) - (Added on April 1, 2013)
• Jewels of the Qur'an - Disc 2 (6 More Audio Discourses on a Few Surahs of the Qur'an) - (Added on April 1, 2013)
• Photos From Shaykh Fadhlalla's Trip to Pakistan (October, 2012)
• Questions & Answers Seminar (November 25, 2012) (Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, Shaykh Amanoullah de Vos and Professor P. Joshi of Ramakrishna Institute)
• Commentary on Bismillah (Friday Talk by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri)
• Commentary on Surah Ash Shams (Friday Talk by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri)
• Hajj (Discourse by Shaykh Hosam Raouf)
• ASK Seminar -- The Numerous Qualities Of The ONE (September 30 - 2012) (Audio of Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri's Talk at This ASK Seminar)
• The Three Fundamental Stages Of Life As Described In The Qur'an (Sep 28, 2012) (Audio of Friday Talk by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri)
• Eid Talk in Brixton (August 19, 2012) (Audios)
• Commentary on Surat 51 Ayah 56 (Audios)
• Surah Ya Sin -- Part 1 (Audios)
• Surah Ya Sin -- Part 2 (Audios)
• Commentary on Path To Light -- Departure of Illusion -- Part 1 (Audios)
• Commentary on Path To Light -- Departure of Illusion -- Part 2 (Audios)
• The Challenges of Living Islam in Today's World -- Part 1 (Audio of Friday's Talk by Sidi Haider Naqvi -- Sep 7, 2012 -- Part 1)
• The Challenges of Living Islam in Today's World -- Part 2 (Audio of Friday's Talk by Sidi Haider Naqvi -- Sep 14, 2012 -- Part 2)
• The Challenges of Living Islam in Today's World -- Part 3 (Audio of Friday's Talk by Sidi Haider Naqvi -- Sep 21, 2012 -- Part 3)
• Transformation Through the Qur'an (Audios)
• Surah At Tin (Audios)
• Story of The Universe as Expounded in The Qur'an (Audios)
• Qur'an A Manual for Good Living (Audios)
• Human Reality Between Rationality and Divine Authority (Audios)
• Human Miseries and Its Descriptions and Prescriptions From The Qur'an (Audios)
• Eid Day -- Essential Message of the Qur'an (Audios)
• Diversity and Unity in Islam (Audios)
• Die Before You Die (Audios)
• Commentary On Surah Fatir -- The Originator (Audios)
• Discourses by Other People of Allah on Various Topics (Discourses by Shaykh Hosam Raouf and Sidi Haider Naqvi on Various Topics)
• Selection of Talks by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri (7 Audio Discourses by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri on Various Topics)
• Refinement of Character -- The Prophetic Way (8 Audio Discourses on Refinement of Character -- The Prophetic Way)
• Qur'an Direct -- Volume1 -- Commentaries On Selected Surahs and Ayats (7 Audio Discourses on Commentaries on Selected Surahs and Ayats)
• Practices that Enhance Experience of Life (19 Audio Discourses on Spiritual Practices that can Enhance a Person's Life)
• Jewels of the Qur'an (7 Audio Discourses on a Few Surahs of the Qur'an)
• An Interview of Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri with Non Duality Magazine (Article)
• Article on the Book, "The Essential Message of the Qur'an" (Article)
• Inner Technology of Islam (1990) (Videos)
• Miscellaneous Video Clips of Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri Captured in 2011 Around the ASK Conference (Videos)


Audios from Shaykh Fadhlalla's Trip to Pakistan of 2007

• The Gnostic Qur'an — Part 1
• The Gnostic Qur'an — Part 2
• At the Council for Islamic Ideology
• At the 2nd Floor Cafe
• Dhikr and Talk
• Talk, Dhikr and Hadra (Bashiruddin)
• Special Dhikr
• Chatting in the Garden
• Conversation with Rizwaneh and Firdaus
• Talk At Dhikr At Mehr Apa's
• Aliya Batul Haeri — Dreams — Part 1
• Aliya Batul Haeri — Dreams — Part 2


• Approaching and Understanding the Qur'an by Means of Surah Al Quraysh (Audios)
• Free Will and Pre-Destination - Baytud Din (1983) (Audios)
• Youth and the Future (Audios)
• You Are At All Times Surrounded By Allah's Mercy — Advice To The LutonCommunity — Part 2 (Audios)
• Whats It All About (1994) (Audios)
• Transformation Through Qur'an (Audios)
• What It is To Be Muslim — Honolulu Masjid (1984) (Audios)
• Toward Awakening (1991) (Audios)
• The Tawhid of Tarbiyya — How To Bring Up Children (1992) (Audios)
• The Purpose of Shari'ah — World Ahlul Bayt Conference (1985) (Audios)
• The Path is One (Audios)
• The Oneness And Diversity of The Sufi Path (1993) (Audios)
• The Sufi Way To The United Self (1990) (Audios)
• The Meaning of the Deen (1985) (Audios)
• The Mu'min is a Different Species (1984) (Audios)
• Shaykh Fadhlalla's UK Trip — July 2011 (Audios)
• The Meaning of One God (1992) (Audios)
• The Martydom of Imam Husayn (1985) (Audios)
• The Meaning of Death and Dying (1985) (Audios)
• The Journey of the Self (1992) (Audios)
• The History of Islam and Muslims — Part 2 (Audios)
• The History of Islam and Muslims — Part 1 (Audios)
• The Grooming of the Self (Audios)
• The Balance of La Ilaha Illal Allah Muhammad Rasoolul Allah (Audios)
• The Commonality of Mankind (1992) (Audios)
• Tawhid — Ibn Arabi and Using The Divine Names - Sweden (1994) (Audios)
• Tafseer of The Meaning of Man - Sidi Ali Al Jamal (Part 2 — 1984) (Audios)
• Tafseer of The Meaning of Man - Sidi Ali Al Jamal (Part 1 — 1984) (Audios)
• Spontaneous Illuminations (Audios)
• Sketches of Hadith — Shaykh Qummi and the Relationship Between the Ahlul Bayt and Sufism — Part 2 (Audios)
• Sketches of Hadith — Shaykh Qummi and the Relationship Between the Ahlul Bayt and Sufism — Part 1 (Audios)
• Recognizing Ar-Rahman — Freedom From Self-Imposed Suffering — Q And A — On The Khalifate (Audios)
• Shariah, Tariqah and Haqiqah (Audios)
• Qur`an, Tawhid and Transformation (Audios)
• Q and A - Sharia Hadith Laylatul Fuqara The Diwan - Sweden (1994) (Audios)
• Q and A - The Spark Within (Audios)
• Q and A - On the Path (Tariqah) and Baya (Audios)
• On Women in Islam (Audios)
• On Death and Dying (1991) (Audios)
• Mecca to Medina (Audios)
• Love of The Ahlul Bayt (1995) (Audios)
• Living in the Pharoanic System — How to Live in a Community (Audios)
• Knowledge of The Self (1985) (Audios)
• The Removal of Niqab From The Secret of The Inner Most Core - Part 2 (Audios)
• The Removal of Niqab From The Secret of The Inner Most Core - Part 1 (Audios)
• Islam and Tawhid (Audios)
• Introduction To The Nafs (1988) (Audios)
• Introduction To The Beautiful Names (1994) (Audios)
• Instant Transformation (Audios)
• Inner Technology - Primer on Islam - Part 2 (1990) (Audios)
• Inner Technology - Primer on Islam - Part 1 (1990) (Audios)
• Honoring Our Heritage - Mahfil-Ali (2002) (Audios)
• History And Approach To The Quran - Baytud-Deen (Audios)
• Glorifying the Root of Existence (1992) (Audios)
• Community and Living In The West (1992) (Audios)
• Martyrs in Human History (Audios)
• Heart to Heart (Audios)
• Islam, Iman and Ihsan (Audios)
• Introduction to the Academy of Self Knowledge (Audios)
• Closing Summary — From the 2011 ASK Conference (Audios)
• Original Meaning of Sacred Messages — From the 2011 ASK Conference — Sacred Self Disclosure (Audios)
• Original Meaning of Sacred Messages — From the 2011 Conference — Dhikr and Shaykh Fadhlalla's Discourse (Audios)
• Commentary on Surat ul Balad (Video)
• "Son of Karbala" Book Launch (Video)
• ASK Open House Q&A (Video)
• The Global Quest for Spirituality (Video)
• ASK Workshop in Karachi — Third Session — Clearing the Heart (Video)
• ASK Workshop in Karachi — Second Session — Clearing the Heart (Video)
• ASK Workshop in Karachi — First Session — Overview (Video)
• A Commentary on The Verse of Light (Video)
• Gateways to Enlightenment (Audio)
• A Discourse Given in Ramadan (Audio)
• The Way Forward (Audio)
• Commentary on Surah Al Rahman (Audio)
• The Meaning of Striving (Audio)
• The Qur`an's Cosmology (Audio)
• Commentary on Surah Alam Nashrah (Audio)
• Commentary on Surah Ikhlas (Audio)
• A Prescription for Living — From the Holy Qur`an (Video)
• Astaghfirullah (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Decree and Destiny (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Translation of Selected Surahs (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Life After Death (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Perfect Islam — Human Contentment And Happiness (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Fasting In Islam (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Pathway of Islam (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Human Destiny (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• The Meaning and Purpose of Affliction (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• The Revival of the Muslims (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Prophetic Leadership (Friday Talk) (Audio)
• Voices of Wisdom From Our Past — From the 2005 ASK Conference — Talk 3 (Audio)
• Voices of Wisdom From Our Past — From the 2005 ASK Conference — Talk 2 (Audio)
• Voices of Wisdom From Our Past — From the 2005 ASK Conference — Talk 1 (Audio)
• Celebrating Islam — From the 2004 ASK Conference — Closing Remarks (Audio)
• Celebrating Islam — From the 2004 ASK Conference — Talk 2 (Audio)
• Celebrating Islam — From the 2004 ASK Conference — Talk 1 (Audio)
• Enlightened Islam — 2003 ASK Conference — Talk 2 (The Way Forward) (Audio)
• Enlightened Islam — 2003 ASK Conference — Talk 1 (Ongoingness) (Audio)
• Enlightened Islam — Opening Address From the 2003 ASK Conference — Islam Original (Audio)
• Living Islam — Summary and Conclusion From the 2002 ASK Conference (Audio)
• Living Islam — From the 2002 ASK Conference (Shaykh Fadhlalla and Hajj Mustafa) (Audio)
• Living Islam — From the 2002 ASK Conference (Shaykh Fadhlalla and Shaykh Ikram) (Audio)
• Living Islam — Opening Address From the 2002 Conference (Audio)
• The Heart (Qalb) As Explained and Revealed in the Qur`an (Audio)
• Culture & Heritage (Video)
• De-Mystifying Mysticism (Video)
• Gnostics and Politics (From 2007 ASK Conference) (Audio)
• Qur`anic Guidelines for Self Knowledge (Audio)
• Globalization — An Islamic Perspective (Audio)
• Happiness in Life and After Death by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri is now available through the Academy of Self Knowledge eBooks Portal. Click here to visit the ASK eBooks Portal.
• The Inner Meanings of Worship in Islam by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri is now available through the Academy of Self Knowledge eBooks Portal. Click here to visit the ASK eBooks Portal.
• Human Cosmology of the Self — As Derived from the Qur`an — Volume I (Video Clips)
• Human Cosmology of the Self — As Derived from the Qur`an — Volume II (Video Clips)
• Human Cosmology of the Self — As Derived from the Qur`an — Volumes I & II (Audios)