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Dhikrullah: The Circle of Divine Remembrance. Join Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi
and the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order for enlightening prayer, spiritual discussion
and the Ceremony of Remembrance. All are welcome in the Circle of Divine Love.
Learn more about the New York City gatherings.
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RECENT EVENT
April 11, 2008
PATHWAYS OF THE HEART: THE ESSENCE OF SUFISM *NEW*
A WORKSHOP AT THE OPEN CENTER
Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi and Juliet rabia Gentile recently gave a workshop at the Open Center.
Part One (61:51 min)
Part Two (34:41 min)
From the NY Open Center Catalogue:
This evening we will discover, through direct experience, the essential ideas, practices and techniques of the Sufi tradition. Sufism, the mystical essence of Islam, has produced such luminaries as Rumi and Hafez as well as influenced the shape and scope of western mysticism in America today. In this workshop we will experience such powerful practices as dhikr (the recitation of specific divine names), sohbet (spiritual discussion designed to bypass the mind and open our hearts) and tafakkur (meditation techniques that combine breathing with the pronouncing of sacred names). We will also explore Sufi philosophy -its relationship to the Quran and hadith (oral tradition), and its universal message as interpreted by Lex Hixon, a major modern spiritual thinker and leader, and other important contemporary mystics. Come discover the essence of this rich spiritual tradition and its remarkable methods that can help us awaken from a state of division and confusion into one of wholeness and integration.
March 4, 2008
SUFISM IS THE HEART OF ISLAM *NEW*
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi speaking to students at Brown University / Sufism is the heart of Islam / the path of gratitude / the way of love / falling in love / emptying out / the sultan of the hearts in the garb of a humble man / the inner state / following guidance / recognizing the truth / the heart is the locus of divine revelation / humanity needs the mystic path / practices / reading from Atom, The Leap of the Dervish / Universal Islam / know yourself / the Quran must be embodied / truth is self-evident / allegiance to a teacher / real Islam is unknowing
Part One (40:11 min)
Part Two (35:19 min)
December 1, 2007 *NEW*
Dergah Events: A Lecture on Rumi
by Professor Jawid Mojaddedi
Professor Mojaddedi lectures worldwide on Rumi, Sufism and Islam and is the author of several books on those subjects; most especially his award winning translations of the Mathnawi, Rumi"s great body of work. These translations are unique in the English language as they are in the form of rhyming couplets. The knowledge and scope of work are staggering.
Please have a look at Professor Mojaddedi"s website: http://rci.rutgers.edu/~jawid
And enjoy this masterful reading-performance by Professor Mojaddedi: http://podiobooks.com/title/masnavi-one/
"Now listen to this reed-flute's deep lament
About the heartache being apart has meant:
'Since from the reed-bed they uprooted me
My song's expressed each human's agony,
A breast which separation's split in tow
Is what I seek, to share this pain with you:
When kept from their true origin, all yearn
For union on the day they can return."
- Opening verses of the Masnavi (Translation by Jawid Mojaddedi)
Part One (56:44 min)
Part Two (58:38 min)
November 10, 2007 *NEW*
Dergah Events: A Talk on Quakerism
by Lorcan Otway
"A Friend's meeting, however silent, is at the very lowest a witness that worship is something other and deeper than words, and that it is to the unseen and eternal things that we desire to give the first place in our lives. And when the meeting...is awake and looking upwards, there is much more in it than this. In the united stillness of a truly 'gathered' meeting, there is a power known only by experience, and mysterious even when most familiar."
-Caroline Stephen, (1908)
Mr. Otway grew up Quaker and is a member of the Committee of Ministry and Counsel for the New York Quaker Quarterly Meeting.
www.quakerinfo.org/
Part One (64:23 min)
Part Two (60:59 min)
August 24, 2007 *NEW*
Gathering at East West Bookstore
Sohbet with Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi (12:16 min)
Closing Prayer (10:43 min)
FROM THE ARCHIVE
April 20, 2007
THE ABRAHAMIC PROPHETS / Sufi Circle"s INTERFAITH CONFERENCE
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY at Lincoln Center
Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi offered a talk entitled THE PROPHETIC IDEAL & SUFISM. (38:33 min)
November 16, 2006
Shaykha Fariha speaks via video to sisters in Morocco, answering their questions and concerns regarding the role of women in the Muslim world (14:00 min).
September 27, 2006
Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi speaks about the Feminine Mystical Quality (interview with Rabia) (20:45 min)
July 2006
Shaykha Amina al-Jerrahi speaks about Contemporary Mystics (Roshi Glassman and Shaykh Nur) (16:31 min)
Pakistan Women's Conference 2006
Shaykha Fariha speaking via video to the women's conference in Pakistan. (25:43 min)
(right-click/control-click to download)
Introduction to Dhikr - by Shaykha Fariha al Jerrahi
Sufi Conference, October 14-16, 2005, Rhinebeck, NY
Part 1 (62:40)
Part 2 (16:10)
A Talk on Sufism - by Shaykha Fariha al Jerrahi
Part 1 (53:45)
Part 2 (25:10)
A Talk by Louise Riskin (64:23 min)
As part of the ongoing series of Interfaith events at the Masjid, Shaykha Fariha invited Louise Riskin CSW to offer a talk on Wednesday, April 12 at 7pm. Louise Riskin is an inspirational Baptist Minister, a contemporary mystic and was at the feet of Sheikhs Muzaffer and Nur. She has been initiated and immersed in Judaism, Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism and was a minister at Mt. Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem for the past twelve years.
Past Events
September 4, 2005
Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi speaking in Huntington, Long Island (70:50)
July, 2004
An interview of Shaykha Fariha by Jennifer Bleyer (45:11)
June 7, 2004
The Way of Spiritual Companionship
An excerpt from Shaykha's talk is available (19:33 min)
The photo gallery
of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Dervishes is now online.
This is an archive of photographs taken by dervishes of the community and has sections that are password protected.
Please contact us if you would like more info.
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Below are streaming/downloadable audio files of Shaykha Fariha's sohbets, khutbas, and talks.
Here is a direct link that is browsable through itunes.
June 26, 2008 *NEW*
Handtaking of Sister Fatima (16:26 min)
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / about the handtaking ceremony / timelessness / poem from Rumi (9:30 min)
Dhikr / Part One (40:18 min)
Dhikr / Part Two (50:55 min)
Sohbet Continued / about the dhikr / expanding mystic body / reread the Rumi poem (5:41 min)
June 19, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading Rumi/ eyes of the heart / the world is asleep / inner heart never sleeps / difficulties / seeking Allah's pleasure (10:51 min)
Prayer and sohbet continued after dhikr (11:25 min)
June 05, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading and commenting on The Reflective Heart (James Morris) / the Mahdi - the inner heart / penetrating spiritual vision / prayer / speaking with Allah / consciouness of the self (26:50 min)
May 22, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading and commenting on the chapter on Submission from Atom from the Sun of Knowledge (25:35 min)
Sohbet cont. after dhikr (3:23 min)
May 8, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the subject tonight is Love / tariqat is complete reeducation / reveal this love / transform into this love (13:38 min)
Prayer concluding the dhikr (8:13 min)
Sohbet continued / honor the essence of love in every being / mothers (3:46 min)
May 1, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Nur Habib on chaplaincy training / deepening of service / being in the market / always being with the Beloved (22:05 min)
Prayer concluding the dhikr (6:50 min)
April 25, 2008 *NEW*
Khutba at Dergah al-Farah (Women's Juma) / Intimacy with Allah Alone (25:06 min)
April 24, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from the 101 Diamonds (3:38 min)
Prayer concluding the dhikr (5:20 min)
Sohbet continued after dhikr (6:53 min)
April 17, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha Fariha and Shaykha Amina briefly speak with visiting students (10:58 min)
April 10, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / craving for mother / Ashkis poem to his mother / mother of the book / the friends break the conventions of the time / breaking the bottle of shame (16:02 min)
April 3, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the Sufi heart / lineages of light / oasis for humanity / the key to the human
heart / sacred fire / dhikr / be in eternity now / trust Allah / nothing is missing / about Shaykh Nur / leap
of the dervish / everything is divine mercy / the oneness of being / everything is perfect / becoming a perfect human being / listening to the heart (41:28 min)
March 13, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / birthday of the Prophet / from the Tree of Being - a hadith / the mother is the
most comforting (6:16 min)
March 10, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / O Sultan of Love ilahi / there is noone here but You / reiterate the truth / every heart
is a prophet / servanthood / about the community / hearts in communion with others / adab - demonstrating the
greatness of humanity (16:29 min)
March 6, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Ibn Arabi / faith vs. belief / trust given by Allah / Jesus and Mary / seeking knowledge
/ going into the unknown / spiritual dynamic of transformation / consciousness / the child of the heart /
reading from the Atom, New Light on Sufi Science / everything has a heart (31:08 min)
February 28, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from The Tree of Being / everything belongs to the the beloved / intentions /
becoming more conscious / offering onself to others / becoming free / trusting Allah / Reading from
Shaykh Nur's Three Days of Prayer (15:53 min)
February 26, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from the 101 Diamonds / hadith on forgiveness / never despair /
forgiving oneself / reading an Illahi / we are destined for weeping and rejoicing (19:53 min)
February 21, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Everything is perfect / Do not fall into despair / caring for creation /
Reading from "Sufi Commentaries on the Quran in Classical Islam" / Al-Ghazali - the breasts of the
free are the graves of the mysteries / the beauty of the dhikr (19:51 min)
Sohbet continued / Reading from Irshad / discussion on Al-Hallaj (7:37 min)
Handtaking of sister Salama and brother Daud (15:14 min)
February 19, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading mathnawi / conscious dhikr / letting go of thought /
everything is crying the name of the beloved / controlling ones thoughts / contemplative thought /
heart has an intellect / our mind is the greatest gift (22:34 min)
February 14, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Light and Love / prism of creation / relationships / siblings / mother's love /
lover and beloved / mystic love / purification / God's jealousy / Shaykh Muzaffer and the feminine /
the union of the male and female in the heart / one and the many / Shaykh Nur's dream (32:58 min)
February 7, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from the Mathnawi / Allah's light is Allah's love / the meaning of intermediary /
I am closer to you than your own jugular vein / how much light are we transmitting / Aishah shares an experience from
dhikr / Tenderness (25:51 min)
February 4, 2008 *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Discussing the Mathnawi / Letting go of the self / Allah's mercy / Mystic community (11:12 min)
January 31, 2008
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the Fatiha / Exercise of not having preferences / complacency / turning away and turning back /
intimacy with Allah / about the Prophet / following the footsteps of the lovers / a dervish dream (22:04 min)
January 24, 2008
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / to pray / spontaneity of a dervish community / stay in the divine mystery / levels of destiny / speaking to guests from One Spirit/ Seal of the Prophets / asceticism / becoming empty of all but Allah / perfect adab / stopping injustice / preferences / the colorless (37:49 min)
January 19, 2008
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / O King of the Lovers, O Imam Hussein (8:35 min)
January 17, 2008
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Dream of Shaykh Nur / resurrecting dead hearts / divine destiny / true being /
Sufism is about the light of the heart / Ashura / reading Rumi / servanthood / being aware of Allah (21:00 min)
December 27, 2007
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the Saints are still alive / being enslaved to the world / linking of heart to heart / reading a little Rumi / abandoning ourselves
to the Beloved, the mystery, to not knowing (12:13 min)
For past khutbas and sohbets go to the archive! Please contact us if you would like more info.
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