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.



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RECENT EVENTS

February 8, 2008    *NEW*

Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi / On Sufism
A Talk at the One Spirit Learning Alliance (65:17 min)

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August 18, 2008    *NEW*

Wendy Salaam McLaughlin inteviews Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi
Wendy Salaam McLaughlin hosts a bi-weekly show, Sufism: The Heart of Islam, on KWMR (West Marin Community Radio). She interviews Sufis “from all walks of life,” as she says, in order to give her listeners “a more complete view of Islam than is shown in the conventional media.” For more info on Wendy Salaam and podcasts of her other interviews, please go to http://www.sufiradio.com.

Sufism: Heart of Islam / Radio Program (56:54 min)

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August 10, 2008    *NEW*

Sufi Ceremony of Remembrance With Shaykha Fariha
At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork
Bridgehampton, Long Island

Sohbet (8:09 min)

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Dhikr (Sitting) (32:28 min)

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Dhikr (Standing) (49:38 min)

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Prayer (5:25 min)

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Sohbet Cont. (18:48 min)

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April 11, 2008

PATHWAYS OF THE HEART: THE ESSENCE OF SUFISM
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)

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Part Two (34:41 min)

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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
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)

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Part Two (35:19 min)

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December 1, 2007

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)

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Part Two (58:38 min)

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November 10, 2007

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)

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Part Two (60:59 min)

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August 24, 2007

Gathering at East West Bookstore
Sohbet with Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi (12:16 min)

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Closing Prayer (10:43 min)

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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)

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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).

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September 27, 2006
Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi speaks about the Feminine Mystical Quality (interview with Rabia) (20:45 min)

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July 2006
Shaykha Amina al-Jerrahi speaks about Contemporary Mystics (Roshi Glassman and Shaykh Nur) (16:31 min)

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Pakistan Women's Conference 2006

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Introduction to Dhikr - by Shaykha Fariha al Jerrahi
Sufi Conference, October 14-16, 2005, Rhinebeck, NY

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A Talk on Sufism - by Shaykha Fariha al Jerrahi
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A Talk by Louise Riskin (64:23 min)

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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)

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July, 2004
An interview of Shaykha Fariha by Jennifer Bleyer (45:11)

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June 7, 2004
The Way of Spiritual Companionship

An excerpt from Shaykha's talk is available (19:33 min)

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June 25, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Holy month of Rajab / exalted nights / night of conception and love (18:47 min)

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Prayer (11:40 min)

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June 18, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Secrets are being revealed / healing / reading from Ibn Arabi / think only good of Allah / Nature of Allah is Love and Mercy / Intercession / Quran is endless revelation / Forgiveness / we are the hard-hearted ones / on the path our hearts become tender and softer (27:10 min)

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Prayer (5:33 min)

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June 11, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Constant remembrance (9:52 min)

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Handtaking of Sister Sadika and Brother Ali Latif (16:14 min)

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Prayer (5:54 min)

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May 28, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Meeting of science and the spiritual traditions / reading from Quran / dhikr - being aware of Allah / there is no single interpretation of religion / everyone is muslim / the science of the divine (25:14 min)

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May 21, 2009    *NEW*

Prayer at Dergah al-Farah (11:06 min)

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May 14, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / types of knowledge / everything comes from the heart / dervish seeks knowledge of self and of God / LailahaillAllah - Muhammad RasulAllah is the most important medicine / always think well of Allah / learn what is pleasing to our Beloved / increase yourself in knowledge / what is it that makes us happy / LailahaillAllah - Muhammad RasulAllah is that sword of light that removes ignorance / knowledge cannot be dogmatized / every moment is a beginning (35:02 min)

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Prayer (7:07 min)

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May 8, 2009    *NEW*

Khutba by Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi / On Trust (27:07 min)

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May 7, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Love of the Prophet / constant turning and taking refuge in Allah (18:27 min)

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Prayer (7:10 min)

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April 30, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / dervishes are grapes crushed together / dervish is the other / lets pray for each other / reading sayings of the Prophet from the Atom / everything comes through surrender / some teachings of Ibn Arabi / surrender completely erases the past / on Ibn Arabi / every creature is a vessel of revelation / the cosmos is the living Quran (28:32 min)

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Prayer (5:17 min)

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April 23, 2009    *NEW*

Prayer at Dergah al-Farah (6:12 min)

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April 16, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / about Hu / the friend / path of consciousness / sit with the friends of God / Muhammadan Reality (26:32 min)

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April 9, 2009    *NEW*

Prayer at Dergah al-Farah (7:58 min)

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April 2, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha reads from Rumi / about Shaykh Nur / to BE / love is our way / Oh Allah, increase us in knowledge (24:45 min)

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Prayer (11:23 min)

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March 26, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks about tawaqqul - trust / strive to teach ourselves how to trust / we have to become trustworthy / a story from Effendi about trust (26:06 min)

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Prayer (6:53 min)

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March 19, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks to class from Hunter College / Sufism is a path of initiation / Lailahaillallah - One Reality Alone Exists / becoming empty / dhikr is purification / about the dhikr / the essence of being / longing for God brings us to a teacher / being in this world / turn to Allah / we are never left alone / the dervish soul is a powerful transformer / never judge others / the eye of the heart (41:46 min)

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Prayer / Sohbet continued / we never stop learning and receiving (9:02 min)

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March 12, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks about the homeless / levels of poverty / seek knowledge / spiritual poverty / a meditation / servanthood / praise / our life is revelation / gratitude (26:50 min)

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Prayer (7:02 min)

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March 8, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Gathering on the night of the Prophet's birthday / Surah al-Duha / lets increase our longing / recognize our need (19:48 min)

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Prayer (6:19 min)

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March 4, 2009    *NEW*

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the path of nobility / sayings of the Prophet (from Traditions of the Prophet) / a portrait / the truthful / longing for God / intention for learning / hungry for God / be empty of all but the divine moment / pure servanthood (35:03 min)

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Prayer and Sohbet continued (10:50 min)

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February 26, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Intention / read about the prophet this month / grace / realm of work / take refuge in Allah from all delusion / may we be transformed into love / dealing with anger (35:22 min)

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Prayer (6:08 min)

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February 21, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Responsibility of a dervish / tesbih / nourishment for the soul / dhikr / be a true human being / learning / emptying out / opening the heart / the noble way of Islam / child of the heart (13:18 min)

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Handtaking ceremony (21:54 min)

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February 19, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks with 30 visiting Christian ministers / tasting the unknown / Reading from Lex Hixon - Shaykh Nur / perfect humanity (46:56 min)

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Prayer (7:43 min)

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February 12, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Letter to community on the Urs of Muzaffer Efendi / Shaykha speaks about Efendi / Reading from Ashki's Divan / more about Efendi's life / his dreams / seeking / reading from Rumi / live in the heart (33:00 min)

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Prayer (5:57 min)

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February 5, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks to a guest from Peru about initiation into the order (7:43 min)

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Handtaking of Brother Abdul Haqq (20:46 min)

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Prayer (6:27 min)

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January 15, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Ibn Arabi on secondary causes / everything comes from Allah / misc excerpts (13:56 min)

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Sohbet continued (5:36 min)

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Prayer (7:31 min)

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Sohbet continued / on Love (6:42 min)

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January 8, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Zainul Abedin / prayer for his parents (20:46 min)

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Prayer (4:17 min)

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January 7, 2009    *NEW*
Prayer at Dergah al-Farah on the 10th of Muharram (7:04 min)

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January 1, 2009    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from The Mysteries of Bearing Witness to the Oneness of God and the Prophethood of Muhammad - Muhiyiddin Ibn Arabi / praise Allah and ask for forgiveness and mercy / increase us in knowledge (10:00 min)

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Prayer (6:12 min)

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December 18, 2008    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Adab / reading from Ibn Arabi / the Prophet came to bring adab / dhikrullah is part of adab / empty our heart / very important teachings of adab from the Prophet to Hazrati Ali / purify our intention / think the most beautiful vision of Allah (40:27 min)

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Handtaking of Sisters Hamida and Rahima (16:39 min)

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Excerpts from Dhikr / Shaykha Fariha / Ali Rahman singing (17:49 min)

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Prayer (4:31 min)

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December 16, 2008    *NEW*
Excerpt of sohbet at Dergah al Farah / dying before dying / in these times turn to the source of mercy / come together (6:19 min)

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Handtaking of Brother Mehmet Selim (15:21 min)

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December 11, 2008    *NEW*
First night of Rumi Festival 2008 at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha Fariha / Shaykha Khadija / Shaykh Salik / Wali Nureddin / Ali Rahman (16:09 min)

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Excerpt from the dhikr (13:51 min)

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Prayer (6:06 min)

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December 7, 2008    *NEW*
Prayer at Dergah al-Farah / Day of Arafat (8:09 min)

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November 20, 2008    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks to visiting students / human beings are representatives of Allah / everything is revelation / path of self-knowing / love is the essence of creation / smashing the bottle of self / mystic paths reveal the human form as divine / mystics vs. people of the law / divine forgiveness / everyone is a saint / realize it / asking for forgiveness / we are servants / divine mystery / paradox (46:32 min)

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November 13, 2008    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks to students about dhikr / beyond religion / Reading from Shaykh Nur - Lex Hixon / Sufism is a heart to heart transmission / about Shaykh Muzaffer / Sufism is the path of love and a universal gnostic vision / Sufism is not philosophy / direct seeing/experience of the heart / unveiling / no compulsion / Sufism is inner / Divine Feminine (39:11 min)

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Prayer (5:20 min)

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November 6, 2008    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / about Qutubs / quote from Ibn Arabi / die to any notion of self / the ultimate adab / love, compassion and selflessness / beyond moralism / the essence of lailaha illallah / complete servanthood - disappear into the master / insan kamil - the perfect mirror / go from dream to reality / drop deeper into our own essence / Shaykh Nur's vision of the Quran / spiritual intoxication / there is only one will (23:58 min)

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Prayer (6:45 min)

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October 30, 2008    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the Urs of Shaykh Nur / about Shaykh Muzaffer and Nur / the tariqat is about revealing the truth / the great mystics / becoming empty / master of the essence / Hu / universal Islam / reading Countenance and Heart of the Shaykh - from Atom / the mystical seed of the West / dedication of the dhikr to Shaykh Nur (21:43 min)

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Prayer (6:33 min)

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Sohbet continued / about the dhikr (1:27 min)

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October 23, 2008    *NEW*
Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / About Jinn / the Wird is protection / importance of ablution / addictions / be aware / these are stressful times / take refuge / it is a time to come together, for unity / (11:17 min)

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Evening Wird recited in Arabic and English (25:52 min)

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Dhikr / Sitting (31:43 min)

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Prayer (4:43 min)

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Handtaking of Brother Usman Ali (14:20 min)

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Sohbet continued / nobility of poverty / simplicity of spirit / focus on the inner / we should tread lightly (6:31 min)

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