Toronto Fellowship

Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), a Sufi saint from Sri Lanka, was a man of extraordinary wisdom and compassion. For over seventy years, he shared his knowledge and experience with people of every race and religion, from all walks of life.

The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship was established as a reservoir of wisdom for all who are seeking God’s truth. It is a place where individuals gather to study the truth of God – outwardly through the teachings and example of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), inwardly through listening with greater clarity and determination to the truth within one’s self which exists as the human conscience.

The fellowship and its branches bring together as one family those people who strive to study, know, and realize the meaning of our human birth: Who is man? What is the nature of the human experience? What is the birthright of being human? What is our present state? What is our destiny? Who is God? What is the relationship between God and man?

The path of realizing answers to these questions is the constant affirmation that other than God, nothing exists. It is the continuing elimination of bad qualities from our state; it is the faith, determination, and the certitude to persist on this path; it is the deliberate, conscious effort to nourish the qualities of God, the patience, tolerance, peace, justice, love, and compassion for all lives. The fellowship has grown with the need to live this way.

We invite you to join us, share the teachings of M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.

The fellowship in Toronto was established by Bawa Muhaiyaddeen in November of 1975 when he first visited and strengthened in April of 1976, his second visit here. The structure and purpose of fellowship life in Toronto, following his instructions, replicate as much as possible what he established at the central community in Philadelphia.

Within our collection in Toronto are hours and hours of audio and video recordings of formal discourses, spontaneous songs of praise, and informal question and answer sessions. Many of these talks have been compiled into more than thirty books. Recordings are played at public meetings held during the week and on the weekends.

The Sunday morning meeting starts at 10:30 and is followed by vegetarian meal. The Wednesday evening meeting begins at 7:30 and Friday evening Zikr is at 7:30. There is a Youth meeting on the second Saturday of each month at 1:00. Everyone is welcome. Please come.

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Philadelphia Fellowship

The central branch of The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was Bawa Muhaiyaddeen’s (Ral.) residence while he was in the United States until his passing in December 1986. His presence is still very much alive here, and it remains the epicenter of the fellowship community.

The main building serves as a meeting house where people gather to learn from the teachings and example of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.). Visit them at http://bmf.org.