Encounters
Gestures of the house opened, according to precise rules, to a few admitted guests — never a programme, never a spectacle.
The Riad does not organise events. It lives according to a rhythm — prayer, crafts, table, silence — and, from time to time, opens some of these gestures to chosen guests.
They are moments of the house, shared according to precise rules, and neither spectacles nor lectures.
Music and vigils
Shared listening, traditional instruments, silence after the notes.
Conversations
Word, reading, conversation — the majlis of the house.
أَعَزُّ مَكَانٍ فِي الدُّنَى سَرْجُ سَابِحٍ وَخَيْرُ جَلِيسٍ فِي الزَّمَانِ كِتَابُ
“The noblest place in this world is the saddle of a steed; the best companion in time is a book.”
— Abū al-Ṭayyib al-Mutanabbī, 10th century
Open workshops
Sharing the rhythm of the work of the crafts.
Accompanied visits
Discover the house with a resident — the patio, the garden, the workshops.
ضَيْفٌ لَهُمْ يَقْرِي الضُّيُوفَ وَنَازِلٌ مُتَكَفِّلٌ عَنْهُمْ بِبِرِّ النُّزَّلِ
“A guest among them who receives guests, and a resident charged, in their name, with the kindness due to travellers.” — al-Buhturī
The framework
Encounters are not open to the public. They belong to the calendar of the house and remain reserved for admitted guests and, sometimes, for guests of the formation.
The priority always remains the rhythm of the residents and of the ṣāniʿ. Opening is a gesture, not a product.
The words of this page are in the common glossary; the works cited in the sources; the sister house is Al-Funduq aṣ-Ṣiqillī.