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SUMMARY:Convergence 2026 - Recognition\, Resistance\, Reformation
DESCRIPTION:You will hear back from our team after the application is recei
 ved and reviewed.\n\nRegistration closes November 30th.\n\nConvergence is 
 an annual gathering for converts to Islam who follow the teachings of the 
 Family of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt). This is a gathering for\n\nConverts 
 – New Muslims\, Veteran Converts\, & Elders\n\nThe Children of Converts\
 n\nMuslims from different denominations who later adopted the teachings of
  the Family of the Prophet\n\nConvergence 2026 will be a 3-day conference 
 held in Chicago\, IL.\n\nTheme: The topics are built around three stages o
 f challenges\n\nrecognition – recognizing the subjective drift away from
  God\n\nresistance– resisting the drift and strengthening our grip on Go
 d’s rope\n\nreformation– taking spiritual and material steps toward st
 rengthening ourselves and our community\n\nGoals:\n\nre-rooting ourselves 
 in Islam’s essential spiritual and social teachings\n\nbuilding friendsh
 ips and family connections\n\nbuilding our own Islamic culture in North Am
 erica\n\nstrengthening the North American Shīʿī convert community\n\nOu
 r days will be filled with:\n\nconversation and breaking bread\n\npanels a
 nd interactive discussions\n\nprayer and reflection\n\nA schedule\, topic 
 details\, and a final list of educators will be announced soon.\n\nAttende
 es will be responsible for their travel and lodging. Reduced hotel rates w
 ill be announced soon. The suggested donation for the conference is $100 f
 or those who can afford it.\n\nIf you have a financial hurdle\, please rea
 ch out to trenton@sacredrootscommunity.org\n\nFor more information please 
 e-mail: trenton@sacredrootscommunity.org and add “Convergence” in the 
 e-mail title.\n\nDetails\n\nDates: Friday Dec. 11th  to Sunday Dec. 13th\n
 \nWhere: Sacred Roots Muslim Community – 1758 West 21st Place\, Chicago\
 , IL 60608\n\nOur Current Educators –\n\nDr. David Coolidge\n\nShaykh Ha
 shim Ali\n\nSister Latifa Barnett\n\nShaykh Mahdi Shahkolahi\n\nShaykh Nav
 eed Ganjani\n\nSister Nzinga ElMekki Abdullah-Aziz\n\nShaykh Rizwan Arastu
 \n\nBrother Sharif El-Mekki\n\nShaykh Trenton Carl\n\nTopics:\n\nRecogniti
 on\n\nEssential Islam – Thinking Righteously\n\nSupplication and Meditat
 ion – On Duʿāʾ Makārim al-Akhlāq\n\nInterfaith Bonds\n\nCommunal Et
 hics – Orphans in the Nest\n\nAnchoring Ourselves\n\nAspects of an Islam
 ic Worldview\n\nCasualties – Grief Circle\n\nThe Aging Convert – Faith
  in the Later Years\n\nConvert Stewardship\n\nWork & Livelihood\n\nTransmi
 tting our Faith
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