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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
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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
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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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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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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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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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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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 →