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Dear Camp Family,
We are excited to finally announce the winter camp dates for this year! We look forward to a beautiful time spent in good companionship as we aim to strengthen our īmān and deepen our love for our beloved Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ throughout that week together. ✨

How does Sheikh Nazim use the dry leaf image in his talks

Sheikh Nazim uses the “dry leaf” image to teach complete surrender of the seeker to Allah’s will through the guidance of the Prophet and the spiritual master.

## Image of surrender

He describes the ideal murid as “a dry leaf in the wind,” moved entirely by the “wind” of divine inspiration coming through the guide, with no inner resistance or objection.  Even if that leaf is blown into fire, it does not complain, symbolizing a heart that accepts every divine decree while saying inwardly, “My Lord is right, I am wrong.”

## Inner and outer obedience

In his talks he explains that this surrender must be both inward and outward: not only outward obedience in actions, but also the absence of hidden complaints, spiritual objections, or ego-based criticism toward Allah, the Prophet, or the shaykh.  He presents this state as the peak of good manners on the path and as a condition for rapid spiritual progress, contrasting it with the scattered state of those who still follow their ego.

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