The word zawiyah linguistically means an angle or a corner. It also gained the connotation of a corner of a masjid to which those desiring seclusion in order to focus their hearts often retreated. As time passed in our Islamic history, secluded and remote places became centers of learning and instruction of the outer and inner sciences of the deen. These places came to be known as zawaayaah (plural of zawiyah). When the shadow of colonialism fell upon our lands, the zawiyah became the means of preserving our deen outwardly and inwardly. Zawiyah Productions hopes to preserve and transmit this sacred knowledge. And, through this endeavor, we pray that it serves as a means for all of us to build a zawiyah inside of our hearts as a place of spiritual retreat.

Zawiyah Productions

Zawiyah Productions was founded by the Islamic Zawiyah Educational Trust (IZET), a non-profit organization established in 1999, which has been committed to supporting Islamic scholarship and to preserving and promoting it for the benefit of others. As an extension of IZET, Zawiyah Productions, records, archives, and makes available for purchase lectures, seminars, and retreats of Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui.

Proceeds from the sales are directed towards allowing for further productions as well as offering more opportunities of learning.