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Jamal Rahman

Imam Jamal Rahman is a Muslim Sufi Interfaith Minister

About Jamal

Upcoming Classes & Events

with Jamal Rahman

7 week class

2025 Contemplative Summit

September 25–28, 2025

I am honored to share that I’ll be speaking at the — a free online gathering bringing together over 40 wisdom teachers from across contemplative traditions.

Thousands of us from around the globe will be exploring this year’s theme:

The Spacious Heart: Holding Suffering with Love

We’ll be joined by amazing guests, like Parker Palmer, Jacqui Lewis, Fr. Greg Boyle, Kathleen Norris, and many others. Together, we’ll ask:

How do we stay tender when the world feels hard?
Where does the contemplative path meet the cry for justice?
What can forgotten mystics — and even our own shadows — teach us now?
How might we make space in our hearts for joy and grief, for awe and uncertainty?

In addition to powerful talks, you’ll be able to join live practice sessions, daily small groups, and even explore spiritual direction in a safe, supportive space.

It’s 4 days to breathe, listen deeply, and widen your heart — in community with thousands of others seeking to live awake and connected.

I hope you’ll join us. You can reserve your free spot here: https://school.spiritualwanderlust.org/a/2148152469/oEZBvFdi

Sunday Worship

3rd Sunday Worship

with Imam Jamal Rahman

Our main source of inspiration for this year is Interspiritual Meditation by Edward W. Bastian. In this book, he points out the necessity for our spiritual practices to be performed in a context of intention and wisdom that supports and informs them. He outlines a series of steps we can take to help integrate our practice, wisdom, and daily life. We can consider each of these steps in a personal, communal, or universal domain. Also, as particular independent practices or as elements in a ritual sequence.

About Jamal Rahman

Jamal Rahman is a popular speaker on Islam, Sufi spirituality, and interfaith relations. Along with his Interfaith Amigos, he has been featured in the New York Times, CBS News, BBC, and various NPR programs. Jamal is co-founder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary and adjunct faculty at Seattle University. He is a former co-host of Interfaith Talk Radio and travels nationally and internationally, presenting at retreats and workshops.

He is the author of Sacred Laughter of the Sufis: Awakening the Soul with the Mullah’s Comic Teaching Stories and Other Islamic Wisdom; Spiritual Gems of Islam: Insights & Practices from the Qur’an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim Teaching Stories to Enlighten the Heart & Mind; The Fragrance of Faith: The Enlightened Heart of Islam; and coauthor of Finding Peace Through Spiritual Practice: The Interfaith Amigos Guide to Personal, Social, and Environmental Healing; Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith; Out of Darkness into Light: Spiritual Guidance in the Quran with Reflections from Jewish and Christian Sources; and Getting to the Heart of Interfaith: The Eye-Opening, Hope-Filled Friendship of a Pastor, a Rabbi, and an Imam.