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Sep 11

Sohbet – September 6, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / a time for prayer / open space / togetherness / knowing oneself and knowing God / Jesus / the role of women
Sep 09
Jun 28
Jun 28
Jun 12
Jun 12
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Jun 12
Jun 01
Jun 01
Jun 01
Jun 01
Jun 01
Jun 01
May 07

Sohbet – May 5, 2013

Sohbet at Effendi's House - Yonkers / Reading passages from the Quran for the community / love is a gift / being humble / we have no knowledge / having certainty / pitfalls on the path
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Apr 23
Apr 16
Apr 05
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Apr 02
Apr 02
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Mar 26

Sohbet – March 14, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / contemplating a hadith on the Prophet's love / best in character / giving shelter / protecting / bringing together
Mar 26

Sohbet 2 – March 24, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / art 2 / importance of a positive vision / evolving with the community / pray for humanity / transformation / give charity / the dervish path is within / importance of the tesbih / look at our priorities / ease / sincerity / igniting the... read more →
Mar 26

Sohbet – March 24, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Part 1 / Reading a hadith for the community / La ilaha illallah / Reading from Shaykh Nur / meditation on La ilaha illallah / how we should offer our tesbih
Mar 22

Prayer – March 21, 2013

Prayer at Dergah al-Farah [audio: src="http://dergah.org/archive/130321_MAF_FF_PRAYER_01_64kbps.mp3"]  
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Mar 05

Sohbet – March 4, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / balancing / reading hadith about the chanting of Quran / contemplation / guidance / God's preferences / beauty
Mar 01

Sohbet – February 28, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the silsila / 28 names / Muzaffer Effendi and Nur / Reading from Atom / Surah Ya Sin / Universal Islam / Adab / dying before dying / polishing / making effort
Mar 01
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Sohbet – February 23, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha Fariha speaks to visiting students / the limited ego / our lineage / succession of teachers / about Sufism / the Shaykh / free will vs. destiny / being a dervish / culture / the number 28
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Sohbet – February 21, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / language / being grateful / reading from 101 diamonds - my love belongs to those who love / cultivate our relationship with each other
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Sohbet – January 24, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Birthday of the Prophet / La ilaha illallah / the reality of Rasulullah / the Nur Muhammad
Feb 16
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Sohbet – February 14, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from Unveiling of Love / tests of the lovers / being intoxicated with the Divine / asking for forgiveness / hadith 90 from the 101 Diamonds - I have already forgiven you / God is all Merciful / do not judge / ask for... read more →
Feb 16

Sohbet – February 12, 2013

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Urs of Muzaffer Effendi / About Effendi / transmission to the west / Nur / our founding saint
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Sohbet – October 4, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / the power of thoughts / blessings on the being in the path / feeding our minds / focus & responsibility / love
Sep 28
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Sohbet – September 6, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / about the Ramadan / the struggle / regarding our razzaq and its effect on us / keep companionship with the lovers of God / our thoughts / our food / our money / charity / become conscious of the purity of our razzaq / be... read more →
Sep 18
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Sep 17

Sohbet – September 13, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from Atom from the Sun of Knowledge / Countenance and Heart of the Shaykh / Principle of the Shaykh / Regarding recent events
Aug 28

Sohbet – August 15, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / About the Night of Power / Effendi & Nur [audio: src="http://dergah.org/archive/120815_MAF_FF_SOHBET_01_64kbps.mp3"]
Aug 28

Sohbet – August 14, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading Laylatul Qadr [audio: src="http://dergah.org/archive/120814_MAF_FF_SOHBET_01_64kbps.mp3"]
Aug 28

Sohbet 02 – August 13, 2012

Sohbet continued / Reading from Ibn Arabi / Salawat of Abdul Qadir Gaylani [audio: src="http://dergah.org/archive/120813_MAF_FF_SOHBET_02_64kbps.mp3"]
Aug 28
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Sohbet – August 11, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / reading a salawat / Inshirah / hadith discussion / asking for forgiveness / suffering / tafakkur / estaghfirullah / repentance / to forgive
Aug 11

Sohbet – August 10, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / al-Hallaj ilahi 27 / love and essence / dying before dying / levels of fasting / ilahi 85 / reading a letter of Fakhruddin Iraki
Aug 10

Sohbet – August 9, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Atom from the Sun of Knowledge / path of certainty / state of receptivity / keep prayerfulness in these last 10 days of Ramadan / do not think ill of anyone / community of unity
Jul 28

Sohbet – July 27, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from Three Days of Prayer / What is Amana? / Adab / Mountains / Knowing Oneself / Retreat
Jul 14
Jun 25
Jun 25
Jun 15
Jun 15
Jun 14
Jun 14
Jun 14
Jun 01
Jun 01
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May 24

Sohbet – May 24, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykh Nur / Universality / Ramakrishna / Ramana Maharishi / Christianity / lover & beloved / knowledge & bewilderment
May 22

Sohbet – May 21, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Rajab / rain of divine mercy & knowledge / fasting / more about the month of Rajab
May 18
May 18
May 14
May 14
May 14
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May 04
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Sohbet – May 3, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Salat / the English language / Hadith 29 from 101 Diamonds / intensify our commitment and longing / instructions about Dhikr / revelation
Apr 27
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Sohbet – April 26, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Reading from 101 Diamonds / Allah's Mercy / there is no other / greeting of peace / trusting in God / Salaam Aleykum - Peace be upon you
Apr 25
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Apr 24
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Sohbet – March 29, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks to students from Denmark / About the dhikr / language of prayer / state of the heart / paradox / regarding the cartoon controversy / the quest for God & oneself / levels of significance / about reincarnation
Apr 03
Apr 03
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Sohbet – March 22, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Shaykha speaks to students from King's College / Reading from 101 diamonds / God's Love
Apr 03
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Sohbet – March 1, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / clarity is one of the characteristics of the new time / forgiveness / heaven or hell / judgement
Feb 17
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Sohbet – February 23, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / everything that we want will be given / eternity / inner world / testing / intimacy with Allah / retreat
Feb 17
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Sohbet – February 16, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / intention / we only intend what Allah wills / deeper levels of Allah's will / love / spiritual progress & open space / the importance of gratitude / being the corpse in Allah's hands [audio: src="http://dergah.org/archive/120216_MAF_FF_SOHBET_01_64kbps.mp3"]
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02 A Allah Most High

ALLAH MOST HIGH SHOWER YOUR BLESSINGS SUBLIME ALLAH UPON OUR MASTER MUHAMMAD THE EXALTED AND UPON HIS NOBLE COMPANIONS MYSTIC PRESENCE SHINES THROUGH HIS HEART MOST MERCIFUL O THOU BOUNDLESS MERCY ALLAH MOST HIGH SHOWER YOUR BLESSINGS SUBLIME ALLAH UPON OUR MASTER MUHAMMAD THE DAWNING SUN AND UPON HIS NOBLE... read more →
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02 B Allahumma Salli Wa Sallim

ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM WA BARIK ‘ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN WA ‘ALA ALIHI ADADA IN’AMI-LLAH IL-KARIM WA-IFDALIHI ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA-SALLIM WA BARIK ‘ALA MURSHIDINA MUHAMMADIN WA ‘ALA ALIHI ADADA IN’AMI-LLAH IL-KARIM WA IFDALIHI ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM WA BARIK ‘ALA SHAMSI DUHA MUHAMMADIN WA ‘ALA ALIHI ADADA KAMALI-LLAHI WA KAMA YALIQU... read more →
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3 Most Precious Allah

MOST PRECIOUS ALLAH PLEASE SHOWER THE SUPREME BLESSING OF MYSTIC UNION UPON OUR SPIRITUAL MASTER AND GUIDE MUHAMMAD AS LONG AS THIS VAST CREATION LASTS ALLAH MOST MERCIFUL PLEASE CONVEY TO HIS EXALTED SOUL AND TO THE SUBLIME SOULS OF HIS SPIRITUAL LINEAGE YOUR DIVINE PEACE AND BLESSINGS IN ABUNDANCE... read more →
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04 B Most Beloved Allah

MOST BELOVED ALLAH PLEASE BESTOW THE CEASELESS BLESSING OF YOUR GREATEST PLEASURE UPON OUR MASTER MUHAMMAD AND THE FAMILY OF MUHAMMAD AND REVEAL HIS SPLENDID TRUTH TO HUMANITY GRANT HIM YOUR BOUNDLESS FAVOR AND ESTABLISH HIM IN THE STATION OF UNIVERSAL PRAISE WHICH YOU HAVE PROMISED HIM REWARD HIM AS... read more →
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04 C Allahumma Salli ‘Ala

ALLAHUMMA SALLI ‘ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN WA ‘ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN WA-SAHBIHI BI-’ADADI KULLI AWRAQI-L’ASHJAR WA AMWAJI-L-BIHAR WA QATARATI-L-AMTAR WA BARIK WA SALLIM ALAYHI KATHIRAN KATHIRAN KATHIRA O ALLAH SHOWER YOUR BLESSINGS UPON OUR MASTER MUHAMMAD AND THE FAMILY OF MUHAMMAD AND HIS COMPANIONS AS MANY TIMES AS THERE ARE LEAVES ON... read more →
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07 We Are Longing

WE ARE LONGING FOR PERFECT PURITY WE ARE DERVISH LOVERS YEARNING TO BE LOST IN THEE YOUR DIVINE LOVE IS OUR TRUE ECSTASY EFENDI YOUR DIVINE LOVE IS OUR TRUE ECSTASY HAQQ LA ILAHA ILALLAH HU LA ILAHA ILALLAH NUREDDIN JERRAHI IS ALIVE IN ME HIS PURE FLAME OF WISDOM... read more →
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08 Pure In Heart Hu

PURE IN HEART HU LOVERS LOST IN HU CONTINUOUS HU GRATEFUL HEARTS SING HU ALLAH THANKFULLY PROCLAIMING UNITY YA HU HU DERVISH WHIRLS IN PURE EXULTATION CALLING OUT ALLAH HU EVEN CLOUDED HEARTS BECOME LIKE CLEAR SKY AND CRY OUT ALLAH HU ANGELS ON HIGH WHIRL BECAUSE OF HU PARADISE... read more →
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09 Forgive Us Lord

FORGIVE US LORD OF FORGIVENESS WE ARE CRYING DESPERATELY FREE US FROM THE EGOCENTRIC OBSESSIONS WHICH WE CARRY THE PAGES OF OUR EXISTENCE FILL WITH NEGATIVITY PRECIOUS SULTAN THIS WE KNOW YOU ALONE CAN GIVE US REFUGE BLAZING LIGHT REALITY PRECIOUS SULTAN THIS WE KNOW FREE US FOR THE SAKE... read more →
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19 Merhaba O Merhaba

MERHABA O MERHABA O MERHABA MERHABA O MERHABA RASULALLAH FRIEND OF ALL OUR SOULS LIGHT OF ALL OUR SOULS ENTER ME WAVE OF SWEET FRAGRANCE ROSE OF CLEAR ESSENCE EMBRACE ME MOST PRAISEWORTHY MOST TRUSTWORTHY AL-AMIN MY HEART’S SULTAN MATCHLESS PRICELESS O IMAM INTERCESSION PURE RELIGION HOLY BLISS FOR YOUR... read more →
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21 My Heart Is Open

REFRAIN: ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH MY HEART IS OPEN THE PRICELESS TREASURE ASHK OF MUHAMMAD ASHK OF MUHAMMAD (REFRAIN) LOVE’S TEARS ARE FALLING RAINS OF THE MONSOON ASHKI MUHAMMAD ASHKI MUHAMMAD (REFRAIN) LIGHT OF THE KAABA PERFUMED MEDINA DESERT OF PROPHETS DAR AS-SALAM (REFRAIN) CIRCLES OF... read more →
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25 B Secret Pir Khidhr

REFRAIN: SALLALLAHU ‘ALA MUHAMMAD SALLALLAHU ALAYHI AHMED (2X) SECRET PIR KHIDHR ALLAH ALLAH DESERT WANDERER HAYY HAYY SERVING UNITY ALLAH ALLAH OPEN UP OUR GNOSTIC EYE EVERY ACTION STREAMS FROM MERCY BEYOND REASON AND INQUIRY TIMELESS SCIENCE TASSAWUF I AM THAT I AM HAYY HAYY (REFRAIN)
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26 Deep Within My Heart

SALATULLAH SALAMULLAH ALEYKA YA RASULALLAH SALATULLAH SALAMULLAH ALEYKA YA HABIBALLAH DEEP WITHIN MY HEART THE VAST PRESSURE OF LOVE TRANSFORMING ME INTO CLEAR DIAMOND TEARS FROM YOUR EYES O MERCY OF ALLAH ALL CREATION FLOODS WITH THIS LOVE OF RASUL DELIGHT OF ALLAH PEACE OF ALLAH BE WITH YOU BELOVED... read more →
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27 F’il Tariq Jerrahi

REFRAIN: FI-L-TARIQ JERRAHI ILA-AL-HAQQ MUHAMMADI ILALLAH ILAHU ANA-AL-HAQQ I AM THE TRUE MANSUR LOVES ALLAH CRIES ANA-AL-HAQQ I AM TRUTH ALLAH LOVES MANSUR DIES THE ROSE RETURNS INTO ITS ROOT WITHIN TRUTH IS ONLY I WITHIN I ONLY TRUTH MANSUR UNVEILS THE GREAT I AM ANA-AL-HAQQ SINGS EACH ATOM WHERE... read more →
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29 My Soul Is Timeless

MY SOUL IS TIMELESS MY BODY PURE BEING WHAT CAN I CARE FOR PASSING EXISTENCE (2X) MY HEART IS BEAUTY MY BREATH IS MERCY WHAT CAN I CARE FOR MANSIONS IN HEAVEN (2X) THIS ARDENT LOVER IS THE BELOVED DRUNKENNESS OF UNION IS BEYOND DESCRIPTION (2X) SMASHING THE BOTTLE NOTHING... read more →
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30 O Green Banner

O GREEN BANNER OF MUHAMMAD O SEAL OF PROPHECY YA MUSTAFA O BLESSED HATIM AN-NABIYIN YA MUSTAFA TRUE MEDINA O MYSTIC MOTHERHOOD UMM AL KITAB HAZRETI MARIAM YA MUSTAFA—ALLAH YA MUSTAFA TRUE MEDINA AL-HAMDULILLAH YA MUSTAFA O BELOVED ADAM (HAWA) O BELOVED NOAH (SARAH) O BELOVED ABRAHAM YA MUSTAFA (HAGAR)... read more →
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32 Your Rose Fragrant

YOUR ROSE FRAGRANT KISS BELOVED IS LIKE LIGHTNING WITHIN MY BREAST GROUNDED DEEP IN LIVING PRESENCE THE HEART’S CONDUCTING THIS TIMELESS FLASH YOUR SUN RADIANT SKIN BELOVED MOVES LIKE GOLDEN VEILS OF LIGHT NOW WE’RE PARTING THIS BLESSED CURTAIN NOW WE ENTER THE WOMB OF NIGHT SWEET LIKE HONEY CLEAR... read more →
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34 Dervish Awaken

DERVISH AWAKEN YOU HAVE BEEN SLEEPING CARAVANS HAVE LEFT YOU ARE ALL ALONE BELOVED AWAKEN YOU WERE NOT LISTENING NOW YOU ARE LOST IN THE DESERT ALL ALONE REFRAIN: RECEIVE MY WISDOM TRULY AWAKEN COME NOW TO MYSTIC LOVE ALLAH ALLAH RECEIVE MY WISDOM KHITHER IS SPEAKING COME NOW TO... read more →
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42 We Are Walking

WE ARE WALKING IN THE ANCIENT DERVISH WAY ILALLAH HU YA HU YA MAN HU WE ARE LIVING IN SUBLIME TRANQUILITY ILALLAH HU YA HU YA MAN HU IMAM ALI LEADS THIS HOLY ARMY ILALLAH HU YA HU YA MAN HU HASAN BASRI READS OUR MORNING LITANY ILALLAH HU YA... read more →
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43 None Can Equal Him

REFRAIN: HAQQ LA ILAHA ILALLAH ALLAH AH ALLAH AH ALLAH ILALLAH NONE CAN EQUAL HIM PROPHETS BY HIS SIDE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE EARTH EXALTED BY ALLAH SOULS AMAZED ANGELS AMAZED BY HIS SANCTITY SAYYID SULTAN ABDUL QADIR GAYLANI QUTUB OF THE WISE AXIS OF THE SAINTS THE THRONE AND... read more →
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45 B O Lovers Gather

O LOVERS GATHER LIKE DRUNKEN BEES OF LIGHT SWARMING IN THEIR GOLDEN HIVE MAKING HONEY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD (2X) WHIRLING WITH COMPLETE ABANDON GAZING INTO SPACE INTIMATE UNION CRYING OUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL NAMES CRUSHED LIKE RIPENED GRAPES WE ARE POURING FROM THE CHALICE OF PURE LIFE SWEET CIRCLE OF... read more →
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47 This Nightingale

THIS NIGHTINGALE STRANGER TO SPACE AND TIME HAS FLOWN HERE FROM THE GARDEN OF PURE ESSENCE THAT ABODE IS SIMPLY THE FRIEND ALL DIVINE FACE GAZING GAZING THIS MAD SONG BECOMES MORE BEAUTIFUL AS LONGING GROWS DEEPER AND DEEPER DERVISH SINGING IS NOW CONSTANT NOTHING SURPASSES THIS PASSIONATE LOVE THIS... read more →
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48.2 Shaykh Of Allah

SHEI—KH OF A-LLA—H, BEARING STAFF OF POWER, YA MUHYEDI—N ABDUL QADIRI SHEI—KH OF A-LLA—H, MASTER OF THE TWO WORLDS, YA RUFAI—I, POWERFUL PROTECTOR SHEI—KH OF A-LLA—H, FATHER OF TWO NOBLE LINES, YA BADAWI—I, SHINING WITH DIVINE ATTRACTION SHEI—KH OF A-LLA—H, MASTER OF THE MYSTIC GLANCE, YA DUSUKI—I, FLOWING WITH SPIRITUAL... read more →
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50 Primordial Adam

PRIMORDIAL ADAM FATHER OF US ALL YOUR WISDOM PRESENTS CREATION ITS PROPHETIC CALL HOLY MOTHER EVE TRANSMITTER OF LIGHT YOUR WISDOM GIVES ALL CREATION SPIRITUAL SIGHT NOBLE ABRAHAM FRIEND OF THE DIVINE YOUR WISDOM INSPIRES CREATION ‘TIL THE END OF TIME MOSES OF ISRAEL BEARER OF THE LAW YOUR WISDOM... read more →
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51 Burning Burning

BURNING BURNING DRIFTING IN THE SEA OF LOVE YA HU YA HU ALLAH LIFEBLOOD FLOWING IN THE SELFLESS CAUSE OF LOVE YA HU YA HU LOST IS MY BODY LOST IS MY INTELLECT COME SEE WHAT MYSTIC LOVE HAS DONE TO ME ASHKI LIKE WIND BLOWING ON AN EMPTY MOUNTAIN... read more →
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52 Allah Allah Lord Of

ALLAH ALLAH LORD OF COUNTLESS UNIVERSES INFINITE MERCY ALLAH ALLAH LORD OF COUNTLESS UNIVERSES HAVE MERCY THROUGH THE BRILLIANT LIGHT OF OUR HOLY SHEIKH JERRAHI O LIFE O TRUTH (2X) AY SULTAN YOUR SWEET PRESENCE IS ALL WE EVER NEED QUTUB OF LOVE YOUR SOUL’S SECRET NAME LATIF THE SUBTLE... read more →
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56 You Own The Wool Cloak

YOU OWN THE WOOLEN CLOAK YOU BEAR THE HOLY CROWN YA-A SAHIB AL-RIDA YA-A SAHIB AL-TAJ YOUR IDOL-SMASHING ROD YOUR GREAT BANNER OF PRAISE YA-A SAHIB AL-QADIB YA SAHIB AL-LIWA O OPENER OF HEARTS CAUSING DERVISHES TO WHIRL YA-FATIH YA DHIKRULLAH YA SAHIB AL-MAYDAN REFRAIN: YA RASULALLAH YA HABIBALLAH MAY... read more →
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57 Radiant And Pure

RADIANT AND PURE ENLIGHTENED MESSENGERS LOVE STREAMING FROM TRUTH’S MYSTIC FOUNTAIN ISA AND MUSTAFA LIGHT OF PROPHECY YOU ARE THE CORE OF ALLAH’S QURAN JESUS IS MY HEART MUHAMMAD MY SOUL ALI MY MYSTIC GUIDE YA HAYDAR MAY BLESSING AND PEACE BE UPON THEM FOREVER AND UPON THEIR LOVERS THROUGHOUT... read more →
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58 The Mystic Guide

THE MYSTIC GUIDE OPENS THE WAY BRILLIANT SPACE SURROUNDS THE SOUL THE ROSE OF LIGHT ITS PETALS DIVINE NAMES BLOSSOMS IN THE GRATEFUL HEART THE MYSTIC GUIDE POURS THE TRUE WINE HIS TEARS OF LOVE FLOOD THE WORLD HIS BLESSED FACE A GOLDEN QURAN SHINING AS THE RISING SUN IN... read more →
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62 This Great Love

THIS GREAT LOVE THIS VAST AND STORMY OCEAN ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM LIMITATION THIS GREAT LOVE IS THE TRUE SECRET OF QURAN WHOEVER TASTES LOVE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME THIS GREAT LOVE THE HOLY WINE OF ASHKI CLARIFIES AND SANCTIFIES THE WHOLE BODY THIS GREAT LOVE UNVEILS RASULALLAH WHOEVER MEETS... read more →
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63 Night Brilliant Darkness

NIGHT BRILLIANT DARKNESS BLACK SILK OVER KAABA DOORS TO ESSENCE OPEN DREAMS DESCENDING NIGHT BRIMS WITH SECRETS TIMELESS BEFORE RADIANCE DOORS TO MERCY OPEN SPIRIT DESCENDING GENTLE POWER SPREADING EVERYWHERE HEAL RESTORE RESURRECT HAYY HAYY NIGHT OF POWER SOUL UNVEILED
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65 Dervish Souls Become

DERVISH SOULS BECOME LIKE NIGHTINGALES DERVISH SOULS BECOME LIKE NIGHTINGALES WHOSE SINGING OPENS THE ROSE LIFT US LIFT US THEY ARE CRYING WHOSE SINGING OPENS THE ROSE THE WHOLE EARTH BECOMES A VAST HOLY MOSQUE THE WHOLE EARTH BECOMES A VAST HOLY MOSQUE WHERE LIVING TRUTH ALONE CRIES YA HAQQ... read more →
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66 What is Occuring

WHAT IS OCCURING IN THIS LOVER’S HEART MERGED IN THE FLAMES OF PASSIONATE LOVE SOARING AND DIVING BEYOND ALL IMAGINING BECOMING PURE BY THIS FIERY EMBRACE O SWEETLY BURNING HEART THIS IS THE WAY TO TRUTH LOVE’S FLOWERING FIRE IS THE ONE FESTIVAL AL-HAMDULILLAH O HAJJI BAYRAM WALI O ECSTATIC... read more →
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69 O Sultan Of Love

O SULTAN OF LOVE YOU ARE NEARER THAN NEAR AND EVEN NEARER THAN THAT O LIFE WHO ELSE CAN I SEE BUT YOU WHO ELSE CAN I BE BUT YOU PURE PRESENCE WITHOUT HORIZON ESSENCE WITHOUT DIVISION O MY SULTAN NEARER THAN MY CENTRAL LIFE VEIN YOU HOLD ALL SECRETS... read more →
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72 Alim Allah Azim Allah

REFRAIN: ALIM ALLAH AZIM ALLAH KNOWER OF ALL THE HEARTS MAGNIFICENT HEART FOLLOW YOUR PIR’S STEPS FOLLOW YOUR PIR’S BREATH TASTE UNITY ON EARTH THIS IS YOUR ESSENCE (REFRAIN) ADEPTS OF OUR WAY UNVEIL THE SECRET THEIR SUBTLE FORM ALI THEIR BREATH MUHAMMAD (REFRAIN) OPEN YOUR SOUL’S DOOR FATIMA’S PRESENCE... read more →
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73 B Tala Al Badru Alayna

TALA AL-BADRU ALAYNA MIN THANNIYAT AL-WADA’I WAJAB ASH-SHUKRU ALAYNA MADA’A LI-LLAHI DA’I AYYUHA-L-MAB’UTHU FINA JI’TA BI-L-AMRI-L-MUTA’I JI’TA SHARRAF AL-MADINA MARHABAH YA HAYRANA YA HABIBI YA MUHAMMAD YA HABIBI YA MUHAMMAD YA KARIM AL-WALADAYN
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74 Divine Beauty

REFRAIN: DIVINE BEAUTY IS NEVER SEPARATE FROM MY REALITY DIVINE BEAUTY IS NEVER SEPARATE FROM ALL I SEE THE FRAGRANCE IS NEVER SEPARATE FROM THE ROSE THE FLOODTIDE IS NEVER SEPARATE FROM THE SEA (REFRAIN) THE HONEY IS NEVER SEPARATE FROM THE COMB THE SERVANT IS NEVER SEPARATE FROM THE... read more →
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78 You Alone My Lord

YOU ALONE MY LORD MY SOUL MY LIFE RULE THIS KINGDOM OF ECSTACY EVERYWHERE I LOOK THESE EYES THEMSELVES ALL-PERVADING REALITY HAZRETI MEVLA YOU ARE MY WAY FOLLOWING YOU I EXPIRE HAZRETI MEVLA YOU ARE MY WAY FOLLOWING YOU I EXPIRE WHIRLING WITH LOVE BRIGHT STORM OF LOVE I CAN... read more →
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80 His Green Banner

HIS GREEN BANNER FLIES IN THE REALM OF LIGHT THE MESSENGER OF MERCY BENEATH HIS BANNER SHINES THE THRONE OF LIGHT THE MESSENGER OF UNITY CRY TO YOUR SHEIKH THE INTIMATE OF TRUTH GUIDE ME TO THAT GREAT MASTER CRY TO QURAN THE LIVING WORD OF TRUTH GUIDE ME TO... read more →
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82 In the Darkness

IN THE DARKNESS BEYOND REASON MYSTIC DARKNESS OF THE HEART FROM BEHIND PRIMORDIAL MOUNTAINS FULL MOON OF TRUTH NOW BURSTING FORTH LIGHT OF PROPHETS LIGHT OF LOVERS LIGHT OF LOVE LIGHT OF MY LIFE BRILLIANT LIGHT OF YEMEN’S MOON O SHINING GLORY OF ALL REALMS LIGHT WITHIN THE LIGHT OF... read more →
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83 O Soul Rejoice

O SOUL REJOICE NOW IN YOUR SHEIKH PERSEVERE IN LOVE REMAIN AWAKE NEVER FORGET HIS TENDERNESS HIS MERCY AND HIS NATURALNESS O LOVER PREGNANT WITH HYMNS AND PSALMS NOW PRAISE THE SHEIKH AND KISS HIS PALMS AND CONTEMPLATE HIS MAJESTY HIS MYSTICAL MATERNITY A SEA OF LIGHT SURROUNDS THE SHEIKH... read more →
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85 What Need Have I

WHAT NEED HAVE I FOR SWEETNESS OR BLISS I LONG FOR ALLAH ALLAH ALONE EXISTS WHAT IS THERE OUTSIDE THE HEART TO DRAW ME INTO THE PLAY THERE IS ONLY LA ILAHA ILALLAH THIS WORLD LIVES IN CHILDISH NOSTALGIA EMPTY MEMORY EMPTY HOPE I BELONG TO FULLNESS FREEDOM OPEN SPACE... read more →
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88 Ocean Roaring

OCEAN ROARING CRYING WORDS OF UNITY DERVISHES OF ASHKI ILALLAH LA ILAHA ILALLAH ALLAH ILALLAH HEARTS ON FIRE CRYING WORDS OF UNITY WHIRLING WITH THE FRIEND ILALLAH LA ILAHA ILALLAH ALLAH ILALLAH MINDS WIDE OPEN CRYING WORDS OF UNITY MAD SUFIS ON THE MOUNTAIN ILALLAH LA ILAHA ILALLAH ALLAH ILALLAH... read more →
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89 On Fire With Love

ALLAH ALLAH YA ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH YA ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH YA ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH YA ALLAH ON FIRE WITH LOVE FOR ALLAH MY LIFE-BLOOD IS MINGLED WITH TEARS WINDS OF ECSTASY FAN THE FLAMES LIGHTNING FLASHES ARE THE MYSTIC NAMES HOLY TRANSCENDENT ALLAH SUPREMELY POWERFUL ONE HOLY AND TENDER ALLAH... read more →
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92 Chosen Expression

CHOSEN EXPRESSION OF DIVINE MYSTERY LEADER AMONG THE LOVERS MOST HOLY QUTUB WHO BEARS THE UNIVERSE SECRETLY ABDUL QADIR GAYLANI REFRAIN: SHINE FORTH O LIGHT OF MY EYES SHINE FORTH O LIGHT OF MY SOUL YA HAYY YA HAYY YA HAYY YA HAYY YA HAYY YA HAYY YA HAYY YA... read more →
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93 B Tala Al-Badru Alayna

TALA AL-BADRU ALAYNA MIN THANNIYAT AL-WADA’I WAJAB-A SHUKRU ALAYNA MADA’A LI-LLAHI DA’I AYYUHA-L-MAB’UTHU FINA JI’TA BI-L-AMRI-L-MUTA’I JI’TA SHARRAF AL-MADINA MARHABAN YA HAYRANA YA HABIBI YA MUHAMMAD YA HABIBI YA MUHAMMAD YA KARIM AL-WALADAYN
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95 Sultan Of Mystic Friends

SULTAN OF MYSTIC FRIENDS NUREDDIN JERRAHI BEARER OF THE NECTAR OF PROPHECY NUREDDIN JERRAHI REMEDY FOR LONGING DEMONSTRATING PURE UNION MERGING WITH THE ONLY ONE NUREDDIN JERRAHI SULTAN OF MYSTIC FRIENDS NUREDDIN JERRAHI BEARER OF THE NECTAR OF PROPHECY NUREDDIN JERRAHI YOU AMAZE ALL THE SAINTS NUREDDIN JERRAHI LIGHT OF... read more →
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Sohbet 02 – February 2, 2012

Sohbet continued / Being in the unknowing / safety for Sufis around the world / the way of the Prophet Muhammad / we are not the doers / may Allah increase us in bewilderment / may we be transmitters
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Sohbet – February 2, 2012

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Prophet's Birthday / Veneration of the Prophet and the Saints / Ibn Arabi / Shaykh Muzaffer / true happiness is within
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Sohbet – December 1, 2011

Sohbet at Dergah al-Farah / Muharram / Ashura / Significance / Karbala / Imam Husseyn / Muzaffer Effendi / may we disappear in them / practice muraqaba
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Sufism: Heart of Islam

Wendy Salaam McLaughlin inteviews Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi (August 18, 2008) 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... read more →
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A Talk by Louise Riskin

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... read more →
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Jan 29

Part I

Sheikh Nur: The preliminary for meditation is this: to establish a beautiful atmosphere. In Islam, there is no altar. We are the altar. There are no images of Divinity. We are the divine image. Human beings were created in the divine image. So now we are offering tea to this... read more →
Jan 29

Part II

Sheikha Fariha reads: Praise Whatever human beings say about reality, whatever advanced concepts they may hold, the Ultimate Source Who is now speaking will always be more exalted. All that is possible for any being is to praise Allah Most High, for none can describe Him. The very nature and... read more →
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Part III

Sheikha Fariha reads: Light Calling Itself Allah, the Supreme Source is the One Light illuminating every heavenly and earthly realm. My beloved Muhammad, please transmit this profound meditation. The Light of Allah is the window that opens beyond all creation. On the sill of this shining window rests the precious... read more →
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Part IV

Visitor: When did Muhammad live? Did Muhammad and Abraham live at the same time? Sheikh Nur: Abraham lived maybe two thousand years before Jesus. Muhammad, upon him be peace, lived around the year 600 of the Common Era. But Abraham and Muhammad were twin brothers. Both believed in one universal... read more →
Jan 29

The Holy Quran

Allah- The Ultimate Source, Supreme Reality, The One God  The Holy Quran and the Noble Sunna are our only base and support. Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi Holy Quran, consisting of 6,666 verses, was revealed by Allah Most High to the heart of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, over a... read more →
Jan 29

The Direct Path

Mystical commentary on Surat al-Fatiha from Heart of the Koran by Lex Hixon (Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi) My beloved Muhammad, please inspire My precious human beings to affirm with their entire being the Majestic Name, Allah Most High, Who is the Ultimate Source now speaking through you as tender Mercy and... read more →
Jan 29

Living Guidance

Khutba of Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi, Yonkers, New York, October 29th 1999 Praise on the Beloved Prophet, the Messenger of Love from the highest realms of Love to every human heart, transforming every heart into a loving heart. O Beloved One of Love. O Child of Love, O Master of Love,... read more →
Jan 29

The Description of His Blessed Person

The Lion of Allah, the venerable ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, and fifteen of the Companions have handed down this description of the Chosen Messenger, Muhammad Mustafa, may Allah bless him and give him peace. In character and conduct he was the most perfect of human beings. All the great Prophets... read more →
Jan 29

Marhaba Ya Rasulallah

Marhaba Ya Rasulallah. Welcome, Prophet of Allah. Welcome, incomparable Sultan of Prophets. Welcome, Fountain of Mystic Knowledge. Welcome, Treasury of the Secret Meanings of the Holy Qur’an. Welcome, Healing Balm for all the world’s afflictions. Welcome, Nightingale from the Garden of Divine Beauty. Welcome, Bearer of the universal Forgiveness of... read more →
Jan 29

Salawat 1-7

1 Allahumma salli ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin O Allah shower blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad wa ‘ala ali Muhammadan wa sahbihi wa sallim and upon the family of Muhammad and his companions Salat Sharif, the shortest complete salawat. Universally known, it also appears in the evening litany, or Wird... read more →
Jan 29

Salawat 8-14

8 Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik O Allah bestow Your blessings, peace and grace ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘ala alihi upon our master Muhammad and his family, ‘adada in‘ami-Llahi-l-Karim wa ifdalihi according to the bounty of Allah Most Generous and His Favor. Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik O... read more →
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Salawat 15-21

15 Allahumma salli ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin O Allah please shower Your blessings upon our master Muhammad, bahri anwarika the Ocean of Your Lights, wa ma‘dini asrarika the Mine of Your Secrets, wa lisani hujjatuka the Tongue of Your Proof, wa ‘arusi mamlakatika the Bridegroom of Your Sovereignty, wa imami hazratika... read more →
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Salawat 22-28

22 Allahumma salli ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin O Allah bless our Master Muhammad, al-fatih lima ughliqa the Opener of what had been closed, wa-l-khatimi lima sabaqa who has sealed what has gone before, nasiri-l-Haqq bi-l-Haqq the Helper of Truth by Truth, wa-hadi ‘ila sirata-l-mustaqim the Guide to Your straight path, wa... read more →
Jan 29

Selections from Holy Qur’an on the Beloved Prophet

Bismi-Llahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim Those who harmonize their whole being with the Messenger of Allah are harmonizing and unifying with Allah. - Qur’an 4.80 Bismi-Llahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim The Messenger of Allah is the Most beautiful pattern and empowerment for the holy way of life. - Qur’an 33.21 Bismi-Llahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim Allah and His radiant angels send continuous... read more →
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You Alone, my Beloved

You alone, my Beloved, are protection, support, inner force, and true being. Always courting my soul, always in sympathy, you are my rapture, well-being and joy, the thrill of my existence, the consecration of my life. I kneel in your presence, heart in prostration, enraptured and exalted by your essence.... read more →
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Introduction: Blessings upon the Beloved of Allah

We place our hand upon our heart when we speak his most beautiful name, Muhammad, because he is the true human heart—the essence of our own mystical heart, hidden far behind the heart of life throbbing within the human breast. He is not in the desert of Arabia, but in... read more →
Jan 29

Ablution preceding prayer: Wudu

Ablution is re–immersing ourselves in the light of divine awareness, preparing us for salat. The basic method of performing wudu, the minor ablution is the following: With the intention of making wudu, repeat the divine phrase, Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim, or simply Allah throughout the ablution. As you touch the different... read more →
Jan 29

The call to prayer: Adhan

Supreme Reality is calling us through the beautiful human voice. The mu’adhan, the human instrument of this divine call, faces the direction of prayer, hands held at ear level in a gesture of complete openness of mind and heart, and chants melodiously these revealed phrases: Allahu Akbar (four times, recited... read more →
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Salat, cycle by cycle

a. Initiating Salat, and beginning the first cycle (rakat) b. Completing a two-rakat prayer c. Continuing a three-rakat or four-rakat d. Completing a three-rakat prayer e. Continuing a four-rakat prayer f. Completing a four-rakat prayer   Initiating Salat, and beginning the first cycle (rakat) State Intention: Quietly state the intention... read more →
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Praises and verses recited following salat

Immediately after giving the salams to the right and left, remain seated and intone the word of forgiveness: Estaghfiru-Llah Estaghfiru-Llah Estaghfiru-Llah Forgive us O Allah, Clear us of our mistakes O Allah, Cleanse our spiritual bodies of any subtle distortion of love, O Allah Allahumma anta Salam wa min-ka salam... read more →
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Times of Prayer

All creation is immersed in ecstatic praise of its Creator. The five daily prayers of Islam establish conscious connection with this cosmic dimension. The quality of light at each divinely ordained salat invokes a particular state of consciousness and hints at certain spiritual gifts that this period of prayer contains.... read more →
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Sunna Prayers

When the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, would come to salat, he would ecstatically overflow with extra rakats, sometimes before, sometimes after the set pattern of fard rakats. Once lovers establish the basic five-times daily salat, they naturally overflow into this state of gratitude, offering additional rakats. Fajr: 2... read more →
Jan 29

Preface

In the Name of Allah’s Boundless Compassion and Infinite Love In salat I find the refreshment for my eyes. Salat is the ascension of the believer. Oral traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him We wish to offer here a simple transcription of the salat prayer according to... read more →
Jan 29

O Lord Increase me in Knowledge

A Khutba of Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi delivered in 1994 Al-Hamdu-li-Llah, wa-l-Hamdu-li-Llah, wa-l-Hamdu-li-Llahi-r-Rabbi-l-‘alamin. As-salatu wa-s-Salamu ‘alayk Ya Rasulu-Llah, as-salatu wa-s-Salamu ‘alayk Ya Habibu-Llah. As-salatu wa-s-Salamu ‘alayk Ya Nuru-l-Arshi-Llah. As-salatu wa-s-Salamu ‘alayk Ya Nurun ‘ala Nur, Ya Nuru-l-Anwar. As-salatu wa-s-Salamu ‘alayk Ya Nur Muhammad, sala-Llahu ‘alayhi wa Sallim. May we be swept... read more →
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Tariqat, the West, and the Path of Ease

A talk by Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi, 1999 Dear sisters and brothers on the path of love, greetings to you, your families, and all those close to your heart. We received a feast of light in Hawaii, and I want to thank my khalifa, Reyhan, and all the dervishes of the... read more →
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Dhikrullah

The Sufi Ceremony of Divine remembrance "The Maturing process in a dervish order is communal. The mystical ascension into Paradise consciousness and beyond into the Garden of Essence occurs hand in hand, hearts intertwined eternally. Meeting on Thursday nights for dhikr, the dynamic circle of Divine Remembrance, we encounter each... read more →
Jan 29

The Nur Ashki Jerrahi Dervishes

A Talk by Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi The Nur Ashki Jerrahis. Who are we? Do they have an identity? Only Allah knows who the Nur Ashki Jerrahis are. Part of our identity is being without identity, is being faceless and selfless and timeless and spaceless, beyond all borders and beyond all... read more →
Jan 29

The Beard of Light from a Body of Purest Light

An Article by Shaykha Fariha The Prophet, from whom no shadow falls on the earth, is the shade for humanity from the burning nature of the limited world and from the transcendent glory of Reality. In his light—and the light shining within all prophets—our earthly natures are transformed into light,... read more →
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The Inner Jihad: a Sufi Point of View

An Article by Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi Our spiritual path is to touch and illuminate hearts. When hearts are open, people are naturally guided to goodness and to helping others. Human nature always has two sides: there is the fundamentalist, extremist, rigid, narrow, oppressive, tyrannical side; and then there's the open... read more →
Jan 29

Notes on Fasting

A Letter from Shaykha Amina al-Jerrahi "Whoever makes any effort in Our direction, surely we will guide them." Quran 29:69 "In truth God does not alter the state of a soul until this soul does it for itself." Holy Quran 13:12 "Everything has its entrance and the entrance of adoration... read more →
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Day of Arafah and Eid ul-Adha

An Article by Shaykha Fariha "My intimate friend, exhort those who become pilgrims to leave behind from that moment all carelessness." - Heart of the Koran What is 'Arafah? The Islamic pilgrimage, Hajj, to the holy shrines of Mecca, Medina, and Mount 'Arafah takes place in the first ten days... read more →
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Four Steps and Seven Levels

by Lex Hixon Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi From Atom from the Sun of Knowledge My central responsibility in our Dervish Order is to offer initiation and to interpret dreams, which indicate Divine Permission to receive initiation and to advance along the mystic path, characterized by Nureddin Jerrahi by means of twenty-eight... read more →
Jan 29

The Heart

I Who do not fit inside the 18,000 universes dwell inside the heart of my believing servant. Hadith Qudsi The Prophet Muhammad, may Allah’s infinite peace always embrace him, pointed to his heart and said that true religion is right here. The heart is the Kaba of Allah and the... read more →
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Pathways of Light, Stages of Illumination

Ya Hazreti Pir Muhammad Nureddin al-Jerrahi   In the following page we present two texts of succinct teachings on the path by our two great guides, Shaykh Nur Hixon and Shaykh Muzaffer Ozak. You will observe differences of style and approach, for every shaykh has a unique interpretation within the... read more →
Jan 29

Study

Al-Wali—The Friend, Allah, the Supreme Friend Both Shaykh Nur and Shaykh Muzaffer’s knowledge of the body of Islamic mysticism was very thorough. They both encouraged intellectual inquiry. Shaykh Muzaffer said that the most important gift that a human being has is the intellect because it is the light of guidance... read more →
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Knowledge and Love

Al-Alim- The Knower, Allah the All-Knowing One Allah Most High has revealed for humanity this prayer through the heart of the Prophet Muhammad, the one unlettered in human instruction, and taught by Allah alone: O precious Lord, increase and advance me in spiritual states and mystic knowledge. Our dervish life... read more →
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Spiritual Protection

Every dervish of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi tariqat receives the powerful spiritual protection of the shaykhs and pirs of our lineage who form a shield of light against negativity. However, personal initiative is also very important. As the dervish progresses on the path, their light can attract negative beings whom... read more →
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Community Life and Adab

Al-Ahad- The One, Allah, All-Embracing One   Proclaims the tender Intercessor who wept all night for the forgiveness of his spiritual community: Never turn away from one another or undercut one another, even to the slightest degree. Hadith Spiritual community is one of the greatest of divine gifts. Hazreti Pir... read more →
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The Prophet Muhammad and Servanthood

Surely Allah is sufficient for His servant. Holy Quran When our beloved Prophet was asked by Allah Most High in the secret shrine of his heart whether he would prefer to be a king prophet or a servant prophet, he answered with the fullness of divine wisdom, “A servant prophet.”... read more →
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The Litanies of Nureddin Jerrahi

Al-Latif- The Divinely Subtle, a revealed name of Allah, and a spiritual name of Hazreti Pir! The Wird Sharifs, the noble litanies of the Order, are among the great spiritual treasures divinely unveiled to the heart of Pir Nureddin Jerrahi. In the form of small books, the Wirds are special... read more →
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Tariqat

Ya Hazreti Ali! Tariqat is the path of return to our Source through returning to our own heart. Tariqat invites us into our heart, and there we meet our Lord, Allah, the Beloved, Love. This is the Hidden Treasure, the goal and essence of life, the priceless pearl. The journey... read more →
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Sunna and Hadith

Al-Wadud- The Loving, Allah, the Source of Love Sunna is the way of life of the blessed Prophet Muhammad, may Allah exalt him and bless him and shower him with light. The sunna of the Prophet is the living manifestation of La ilaha Ilallah. It is the expression of his... read more →
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Holy Quran

Allah- The Ultimate Source, Supreme Reality, The One God The Holy Quran and the Noble Sunna are our only base and support. Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi Holy Quran, consisting of 6,666 verses, was revealed by Allah Most High to the heart of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, over a... read more →
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Salawat

O noble believers, humbly and constantly request Divine Benediction for him,saluting him repeatedly with utmost love and respect. - Holy Quran 33.56 Salawat are the prayers of angels and humanity praising and invoking blessing upon the Prophet Muhammad, the Crown of Creation and the Axis of Manifest Being, may Allah... read more →
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Al-Fatiha

Audhu bi-llahi mina-sh-shaytan-r-rajim Bismillahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim Al-hamdu-li-llahi-r-Rabbi-l-alamin Ar-Rahmani-r-Rahim Maliki yaumi-d-din Iyyaka na’budu wa iyyaka nasta’in Ihdina-s-sirata-l-mustaqim As-sirata-l-ladhina an ‘amta alayhim Ghayri-l-maghdubi alayhim wa la-d-daalin I take refuge with Allah the All-Merciful from the principle of rebellion and negativity In the name of Allah Most High Who is Tenderly Compassionate, Infinitely Merciful Perfect... read more →
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Ablution

Ablution is preparation and part of prayer. It is the clearing away from our subtle body of any sense of separation, which forms like a film on our pure awareness. Ablution is beyond the act of washing the physical body, for if you perform the washing without uttering Allah’s Name,... read more →
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Salat

In salat I find the refreshment for my eyes. - Hadith Salat is the ascension of the believer. - Hadith Al-Kabir - Allah, the Supremely Great The Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him with the peace of perfect union, calls salat the dhikrullah al-akbar, the greatest divine remembrance. On the... read more →
Jan 29

Universal Islam: The Five Pillars, Sharia

Al-Malik- The King, a revealed Name of Allah   Universal Islam is the name inspired to Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi to describe the generosity, vast openness and universality of the path of Islam. Islam is submission to the Source of Love, conscious merging into the Source, and re-emerging as pure love... read more →
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Dream

Thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of dreams and events -Holy Quran 12.6  Muhammad the Truthful, may Allah embrace him in the perfect peace of union, reported that spiritual dreams convey one fortieth of the power of Revelation. Dreams are sent by the Truth to... read more →
Jan 29

Tasbih: Personal Dhikr

In the words of Hazreti Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, “Praise is the heaviest of that which is weighed, and the most valuable of all that is treasured.” The beat of our heart, the flow of the breath, our entire existence is praise. Our path is to become... read more →
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Tafakkur, Contemplation

Al-Shahid - Allah, the Supreme Witness as in “Shahada”, the bearing Witness, of the human being.   Know yourself and you will know your Lord. Spoken on the tongue of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, this splendid sentence represents the goal of the Sufi path. All of the radiant forms of... read more →
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Communal Dhikr: Divine Remembrance

Ya Hayy- O Life, O Allah the Living One The Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, reports in his oral tradition, What is Paradise? It is the circles of divine remembrance. Humble Lovers of Divine Love enter the sacred circle with upright mind and spirit purified. This circle of encounter,... read more →
Jan 29

Dome of Prophets and Saints

We revere and love inherently all the 124,000 Prophets of Allah sent to all communities, and we love the countless intimate friends of Allah. We welcome them into our mystic circle of remembrance. The following are those most often invoked before dhikr. The Beloved Prophet Muhammad, Allah’s Mercy to all... read more →
Jan 29

Taking Hand: The Transmission of Light

Al-Shakur- The Source of Gratitude, Allah, Most Thankful Our mystic path begins with the initiation of hand-taking. In this sacred moment, the dervish is united with the lineage of saints and receives a seed of light in the heart that subtly contains the entire spiritual path and the highest levels... read more →
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The Shaykh

Al-Aziz- The Mighty One, All-Powerful Love, a revealed Name of Allah and a spiritual name of Shaykh Muzaffer al-Jerrahi The original Shaykh of Islam is, of course, the noble Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him. Communities of true lovers ever since have gathered around the shaykhs, or mature mystic... read more →
Jan 28

The Pir

The calligraphic signature of the founding saint of our Order, Hazreti Pir Muhammad Nureddin al-Jerrahi al-Halveti, may his spiritual secret be sanctified The Sufi Order of Nur Ashki Jerrahi originated with an embodiment of Divine Love, Pir Nureddin al-Jerrahi. When Shaykh Nur asked Shaykh Muzaffer why Pir Nureddin had been... read more →
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Our Lineage

The Prophet and Beloved of Allah, The Principle of Perfect Humanity, Muhammad Mustafa, may divine peace and blessings be upon him and his family The initiatory power received as one enters the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Order streams from the Divine Heart and from the heart of the beloved Prophet Muhammad,... read more →
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The Way of Love

Hu- The Divine Pronoun; the Essence of Allah, beyond Name, gender, form, and all human definition; Often translated as “He”   Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-‘Arabi, may his secret be sanctified My heart has become capable of all forms: For gazelles, a meadow, for monks, a monastery, A temple for... read more →
Jan 28

The Banquet of Friends, the Feast of Love

2700 years ago the Prophet Isaiah revealed a beautiful promise from God “On this holy mountain the Lord of Hosts will prepare a banquet of rich sustenance for all the peoples, a banquet of holy food and mature wine strained clear of all impurity, a banquet of deep wisdom and... read more →
Jan 28

Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

In the Name of Allah’s Boundless Compassion and Infinite Love Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim resounds throughout the 18,000 universes, filling every pore of creation, causing all beings to tremble and vibrate with love. All in creation proclaim the infinite love and compassion of Allah. All come into existence through Allah’s love,... read more →
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97 O Messenger You Are

O MESSENGER YOU ARE THE MOST FRAGRANT ROSE RED ROSE OF PROPHECY YA RASULALLAH (2X) YOUR FACE THE TENDER ROSE YOUR PATH THE SPLENDID ROSE ACCEPT US AT YOUR FOUNTAIN RASULALLAH (2X) HOLY SULTAN YOU BROUGHT US THE CLEAR QURAN YOU THE LIVING BOOK OF LIGHT YA RASULALLAH (2X) YOUR... read more →
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98 Renewer Of The Mystic

RENEWER OF THE MYSTIC CIRCLE YOUR FACE SHINES ON THIS NIGHT OF NEARNESS THE FUQARA RICH IN ABUNDANCE POURING FORTH PRAISES TO THE MESSENGER THE SAKAL SHARIF LIKE THE FULL MOON SUPREME SIGN FOR THE PERSONS OF INTIMACY ACCEPT US IN YOUR GLORIOUS FOOTSTEPS O AHMED MUSTAFA EL-MEDET EL-MEDET YA... read more →
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99 A Allahumma Salli ‘Ala

ALLAHUMMA SALLI ‘ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMAD WA ‘ALA ALIHI WA SAHBIHI WA SALAM NUR-UN ‘ALA NUR NUR MUHAMMADI YA HABIBALLAH KHAYRA KHALKHIHI (2X) QUTB-UL-ARAFIN GAWSUL WASILIN YA HAZRETI PIR NUREDDIN JERRAHI (2X) MASTER OF IRSHAD THE QUTUB OF LOVE SAYYID MUZAFFER ASHKI-UL JERRAHI (2X) SEFER EFENDI SERVES HUMANITY ON THE DARK... read more →
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99 B Nur Mujamedin

NUR MUJAMEDIN A TODAS LAS ALMAS NUREDÍN YERRAJI TU TOCAS LAS PALMAS (2X) YA JAZRETI PIR NUREDÍN YERRAJI SULTAN DEL AMOR NOBLE ES TU LINAJE (2X) EL CRISTAL RADIANTE INVOCA TUS NOMBRES ALMA Y CORAZÓN EN TU AMOR SE FUNDEN (2X) EN SEFER EFENDI TIENES UN VALUARTE MILES DE DERVICHES... read more →
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100 Ya Mariam

YA MARIAM O TRUE BURNING BUSH LOVE’S BLAZING FIRE YA MARIAM ALL-AFLAME BUT NOT CONSUMED YA MARIAM WE WHIRL AROUND YOUR BURNING LOVERS OF RASULALLAH WALK WITHIN YOUR LIGHT—MEDET O BLESSED VIRGIN PREGNANT WITH PURE WISDOM O BLESSED VIRGIN YOU CONTAIN THE UNCONTAINABLE O BLESSED VIRGIN YOUR BIRTH-GIVING IS OUR... read more →
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Dedication

In the Name of Allah’s Boundless Compassion and Infinite Love Shaykh Muzaffer al Jerrahi was a master of Essence, chosen by Allah the Exalted to bear the light of La ilaha Ilallah Muhammad Rasulallah to the West in the late 20th century. He was the one who smelled the fragrance... read more →