The retreat will begin in the evening on 8 May and continue until mid-day on Sunday 10 May. We offer daily activities from morning to night, but the programme also gives time for contemplative walks by the sea and opportunities to enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings. See full schedule.

Our esteemed speakers will give numerous talks, guide and advise us how to best explore, grow and apply the higher qualities within ourselves and in challenges we face in life.

Breakfast and a warm vegetarian lunch will be served Saturday as well as soup in the evenings Friday and Saturday. On Sunday we will have brunch. At all other times, a self-serving buffet table will be available with sandwiches, fruit, tea/coffee and more (contributions are welcome). All food served at the retreat will be vegan or vegetarian, participants with other dietary restrictions or allergies are kindly requested to contact us personally. Feel free to bring your own food, cooking facilities are available at the premises.

For those bringing children, please note that children are not expected to take part in the lectures and dhikr sessions. Parents will be responsible for arranging supervision and activities for their children during these times. We recommend that all parents with children, between themselves, take turns in the supervision of their children during talks and dhikr sessions. There will be indoor as well as outdoor areas reserved for this purpose.

Speakers & Facilitators

Imam Nusrah Cassiem (South Africa)

Imam Nusrah Cassiem is a South African imam, educator and media strategist whose work bridges the spiritual and the practical. He holds a Diploma in Arabic from the University of Medina and a Higher Diploma in Education, and has been deeply shaped by his long association with Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri.

Over the years, Imam Cassiem has spoken at retreats and conferences across the world, exploring themes such as the self and society, the universal dimensions of the Islamic message, and the mysteries of the soul. Alongside his spiritual work, he serves as Chief Soul Officer and Media Strategist at UniGroup of Companies SA, bringing over two decades of experience in media and human development.

Lectures by Imam Cassiem from previous retreats:
The Path of Knowledge and Discernment
Advice to the Seeker on the Path of Ascetism

Sidi Haider Naqvi (UK)

Haider Naqvi was born and raised in London by parents who had migrated from Pakistan in the fifties. The list of the main influencers in his life includes a spectrum from John Lennon to Monty Python, to Ayatollah Khomeini – it all makes sense in his book (or maybe not). The main influence by far was his teacher Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri. Haider Naqvi represents one of the last of a dying breed of dervish murids on a path of self-discovery by taking the hand of a shaykh. His brother once called him “the faqir who lives like a king”.

Zahra Naqvi (uk)

Zahra Naqvi has been a student of Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri for forty years, as well as taking inspiration from Shaykh Asaf and Shaykh Ikraam. Her journey on the path has taken her across the globe — serving communities in the UK, USA, Pakistan, and South Africa — and her teaching draws on both the depth of that lineage and the breadth of lived experience.

A qualified complementary therapist, Zahra brings a grounded, embodied dimension to her spiritual work. As a mother and grandmother, she speaks with particular warmth and insight about how the path is lived not apart from daily life, but within it.

Shaykh Mohammad Muslim Eneborg (Sweden/UK)

Shaykh Mohammad Muslim Eneborg is a Swedish imam, spiritual guide and teacher. After converting to Islam when he was 20 years old, he travelled the Islamic world extensively, particularly North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. These varied insights and experiences would later influence his characteristic balanced and informed view of Islam.

After his travels, he settled in the UK where he completed an ‘Alimiyya (religious sciences) course. He began his studies at the Tablighi Markaz in Dewsbury before moving on to study in India and later at Darul Uloom Bury, Europe’s oldest traditional Islamic college. He has since then worked as an imam at several mosques in the UK and Sweden, taught Islam at universities and other institutions, and been engaged in dialogue and debates about inter-religious cooperation and the role of religion in the modern world.

A spiritual guide in the Chishti, Naqshbandi, Qadiri and Suhrawardi traditions, Shaykh Muslim is a fountain of guidance and spiritual instruction for seekers of all ages and persuasions, in Sweden as well as abroad.

Therese Palm Amiri (Sweden)

The life and work of Therese Palm Amiri are rooted in the meeting place between nature, spirit, and community. From her small regenerative farm in Vårgårda, Sweden, she shares life with her husband and children, and a lively mix of animals and vegetables. She is continually in awe of the deep interconnectedness of life—how the health of the soil mirrors our own, and how tending the land can nourish both body and spirit.

Professionally, Therese works in Learning & Development at NKT and is a certified nutrition and lifestyle coach. Since earning her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2021, she has explored how regenerative living, spirituality, and community care can weave together. She is currently co-creating Sakinah Intentional Community—a space for remembering wholeness through nature, sacred nourishment, and collective healing.

Eight years ago, Therese embraced Islam, and discovering the Sufi path has brought immense joy and depth to her journey—helping her recognise the sacred in all things, from the soil beneath her feet to the breath in her body.