Mission statement Philosophy, basic beliefs and ethics One path with several stages

Out of the conviction that human is spirit enclosed in matter, ESSCR devotes its efforts to awaken human to that realization. Spiritual knowledge is not meant to be for a certain creed, religion or culture. It is for every one.

What does the term spiritual culture mean for us? Our basic beliefs General ethics

We are open to learn from every knowledge, ancient or modern, east and west that teaches humans about themselves as spiritual beings, about a higher and comprehensive purpose of life and about a moral path to live up to. This knowledge finds its roots in:

2. Natural religions3. Heavenly revelations4. Spiritual experiences of humans in diverse

faiths and cultures.

Humans cannot gain anything from any source of knowledge, a Holy Scripture, or religious teachings before they develop and purify their own tools: mind, heart, and body.

Each individual has a unique way of experiencing the divine spark from within one’s heart.

Communication with one’s own divine spark leads to resonance with the spirit of divine knowledge.

Spiritual development is reflected in a daily life permeated with peace, love and an urge for service.

All revelations provide humans with spiritual training systems in order to help them experience their spiritual being.

All revelations came to liberate human beings from illusions that hinder their spiritual development.

All revelations support humans in their search for equity and justice.

• The teachings of Islam as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) assert all the previous points and the following ethics.

Each person has the freedom and right to choose for oneself the suitable way to develop spiritually

No one has the right to value judge or impose one’s beliefs on others.

Followers of any particular revelation have no right to show superiority over others.

Our leader Master Rafea Muhammad Rafea (1903-1970), finds home in Islamic Sufism (Tasawuf) (early 1940s)

Master Rafea discovers in the teachings of the Spirit guide Silver Birch resonance with the spirit of all revelations and Sufism. (1950s- 70)

Master Ali Rafea continues the spiritual and Sufi path. (1970-1976)

An era with Spirituality but no Spiritualism. (1976 to now)

Master Rafea finds home in Islamic Sufism…Early 1940’s

Master Rafea Mohammed Rafea

Master Rafea… Respect for reason and independent character since a young age …

Master Rafea… Started with a career in law to defend the rights of the oppressed …

Master Rafea… Worked in politics to defend the freedom of his country …

Sheikh Mohy El-Din Ibn ArabiSheikh Ahmad El-Badawi

الشيخ أحمد البدوي الشيخ محي الدين بن عربي

Sheikh Abdel-Kader Al-GilaniSheikh Abu Yazeed Al-Bastamyالشيخ أبو يزيد البسطاميالشيخ عبدالقادر الجيلني

Sheikh Mohamed Baha’udin NakshabandSheikh Ahmed Al-Rifa’i

الشيخ أحمد الرفاعي الشيخ محمد بهاء الدين نقشبند

Sheikh Abul-Hassan Al-ShazelySheikh Ibrahim Al-Dossouky

الشيخ ابراهيم الدسوقي الشيخ أبو الحسن الشاذلي

Master Rafea Educated himself by self purification, exertion

of the soul Read in Sufi literature Went through a journey of looking for a

Sheikh. After a long journey of searching…

He found Sheikh Muhammad Abdel Wahed who happened to be a Shadheli.

Finding the sheikh ….Mohamed Abdel-Wahed

الشيخ محمد عبد الواحد

Listening to Silver Birch …Early 1950s

Master Rafea finds resonance with the guidance of the spirit guide Silver Birch

Master Rafea’s Home… The headquarters of the Islamic Spiritual Society …

Spreading the awareness that Silver Birch’s guidance did not come with something new. They rather serve all the objectives of Islam as well as all Revelations:

1. They remind people of their higher objective in life.2. They disclose the effects of whatever a human does

in this life on the coming one. 3. They clarify that spiritless commitment to teachings

have no good effect on human’s soul.4. They liberate humanity from religious bias and

conflict.

Sufism and Spiritualism Continue…1970-1976

“We are all one… if I am the tongue, you are the ears. If I am the mind, you are the heart and body.

We complement each other by love, desire for knowing the truth and a wish to improve our earthly lives and

to be exposed to the mercy of God.”

Spirituality with no Spiritualism1976 - present

In early 1990s the ESSCR defined its main goal as: the dissemination of knowledge about the oneness of all revelations, prophetic and natural, and conducting research in that area.

We feel that throughout history, the basic concepts that underlie the teachings of all revelations have been misunderstood, misused, misrepresented, distorted and overlooked.

We are attempting to clear up the misconceptions as we see them departing from a belief that the aim of all revelations is to guide man through his earthly journey to make life spiritually fruitful.

Four main objectives have been identified to achieve our goal:

2. Explain our belief that there is One Primordial Religion that guides man to live according to the Divine Law.

3. Clarify the fact that Islam as revealed to The Prophet Muhammad guides humanity to the path, and the method to live according to the Divine Law,

4. Explain reasons that led to the emergence of thoughts and practices that are alien to the original Teaching such as dogmatism, and ethnocentrism

5. Attract notice to some wisdom, old and new, in the east, west and everywhere in order to show how they coincide with the guidance of the Primordial Religion.

Women group: Headed by Dr. Aliaa Rafea in cooperation with Aisha

under the supervision of Master Ali. Monthly research meeting

Devoted to discuss research work that members carry out.

Internet presence: www.esscr.org www.aRoadHome.org www.StepsOnTheRoad.org Youth forum

Education Program & Art Exhibitions

Holding this Symposium with the IAS is a great achievement along the path. We support every step at any place of the globe that aims for gathering all the hearts and minds of those who care about the spiritual well being of humanity. It cannot be realized unless with spreading peace within and around. It is for contributing to that noble mission that we are here.