Firm Foundations The Knowledge Residential

The Knowledge Residential · the timetable

Fourteen days, hour by hour.

The shape of the day is fixed and the prayers set it. Below is a typical Monday-to-Friday and what the two weekends can include.

The oued — the river ridge — looking out of Tighmert towards the desert.
The day begins at Fajr, around 05:15.

Monday to Friday

A typical weekday.

On a wide screen the day is grouped into five parts. On a phone it runs as one continuous timeline from before sunrise to lights out.

Before sunrise

  1. 05:15 Fajr
  2. Fajr – 06:45 Morning adhkar and first breakfast Refreshments, cakes and biscuits

Morning study

  1. 07:00 – 09:00 Qur’an memorisation
  2. 09:00 – 09:30 Second breakfast at Firm Foundations Traditional beldi breakfast
  3. 09:30 – 10:30 The Book of Monotheism
  4. 10:30 – 10:45 Break
  5. 10:45 – 11:45 The Three Fundamentals
  6. 11:45 – 12:00 Break
  7. 12:00 – 13:00 The Prophet’s Prayer Described

Midday

  1. 13:00 Dhuhr
  2. 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Tajine or couscous
  3. 14:30 – 15:30 Qaylulah, rest or free time

Afternoon

  1. 15:40 Asr
  2. 16:00 – 17:45 Free time

Evening

  1. 17:45 Maghrib
  2. Maghrib – Isha Evening adhkar and dinner Tajine or couscous
  3. 19:15 Isha
  4. 19:30 – 22:00 Qur’an memorisation, refreshments and a pre-recorded lecture
  5. 22:00 Lights out

Prayer times shift through the year, and the timetable shifts with them. The rhythm stays the same; the exact clock times for your block may vary slightly by date.

What each subject in the timetable covers

Prayer

The five prayers set the timetable.

Everything else is arranged around them rather than the other way round.

  • Fajr 05:15 Followed by the morning adhkar and first breakfast
  • Dhuhr 13:00 Then lunch and qaylulah
  • Asr 15:40 Then free time until Maghrib
  • Maghrib 17:45 Evening adhkar and dinner follow
  • Isha 19:15 Then the final sitting until 22:00

Congregational prayer is the fixed point of every day. Everything else — classes, meals, rest and free time — is arranged in the gaps between the five.

Two weekends

Time away from the oasis.

Both weekends of each block include time away from Tighmert. Which of the below happens on which weekend, and in what order, is set by the organiser for that block — only the closing braai is the same every time.

An evening out

An evening in Guelmim

A short evening out after a week of study.

The overnight excursion

The coast at Sidi Ourzeg

The principal shared experience of the fortnight: a private-hire bus from Tighmert to the coast, and a night camped by the sea.

A day trip

A day trip to Sidi Ifni

A day on the Atlantic coast at Sidi Ifni, returning through Guelmim.

The closing day

Fask, Taghjijt and the closing braai

Breakfast under the fan palms, prehistoric rock art, and — whatever else the weekend has included — the same farewell every block ends with.

What each of these involves, in full

Tents set up at the beach camp at Sidi Ourzeg.
The beach camp at Sidi Ourzeg, one of the two weekends’ possible nights away.

Overview

All fourteen days at a glance.

Each block runs Monday to Sunday across two full weeks.

  1. Day 1 Mon Arrival and first full day
  2. Day 2 Tue Weekday programme
  3. Day 3 Wed Weekday programme
  4. Day 4 Thu Weekday programme
  5. Day 5 Fri Weekday programme
  6. Day 6 Sat Away from Tighmert — set by the organiser
  7. Day 7 Sun Away from Tighmert — set by the organiser
  8. Day 8 Mon Weekday programme
  9. Day 9 Tue Weekday programme
  10. Day 10 Wed Weekday programme
  11. Day 11 Thu Weekday programme
  12. Day 12 Fri Weekday programme
  13. Day 13 Sat Away from Tighmert — set by the organiser
  14. Day 14 Sun Farewell braai after Isha

Weekday study runs on the ten weekdays. The four weekend days away from Tighmert follow whichever mix of the activities above the organiser sets for this block; the closing braai on the final night is the one certainty.

Placeholder: Looking across the road from Firm Foundations towards the mosque. Photograph to follow.
The walk to the mosque is a short one. It is made five times a day.
The mountains beyond the oasis, seen from a different angle.

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