Murshid Muhammed Efendi, was born in Kayseri, in the year of 1928 which is the region where his ancestors were settled 8 centuries ago, bringing Qadiri order with them to Anatolian soil. He has started his education at the age of five with his father Osman Efendi…
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National Congress Commemorating of Sheikh Ahmad Ghazali Called off
A report from Majzooban Noor quoted by the Secretariat of the National Congress commemorating of Sheikh Ahmad Ghazali, this Congress which was supposed to be held in the first days of Esfand, first and second, (March), by attendance and speeches of scholars, professors, and seekers of mysticism at the Iran National Library, has been called […]
Sufi Shrine Culture (Part Two)
Enshrinement of Non-S.ūfīs. These two examples have been cases of great Ṣūfīs who are venerated as saints and were enshrined after their death. These cases have to be distinguished from others in which the enshrined person is not a Ṣūfī in the strict sense. First, veneration of the prophet Muḥammad must be considered. According to […]
The way of Sufi (Part Six)
The Way of the Parrot To illustrate the way of the Sufi and clarify its principles, MowlanaRumi, well known in the Western world, told this story: There was a merchant who owned a beautiful parrot in a cage. As he was about to travel on business to India, the parrot said to him: “I would […]
Sufis’ Shrines (Shah Nematollah vali Mausoleum)
The tomb of Shah Nur-eddin Nematollah Vali, poet, sage, Sufi and founder of an order of dervishes, has twin minarets covered with turquoise tiles from the bottom up to the cupola. The mausoleum was built by Ahmad Shah Kani; the rest of the building was constructed during the reigns of Shah Abbas I, Mohammad Shah […]
Commemoration of Dervish International Day Held in Hamburg and Hannover
According to Majzooban Noor, Dervish Day Celebrations with performing of Iranian traditional music as well as cultural and popular meetings and events with the presence of professors of Germany, scholars of Christianity, German and Iranian people were held in Hamburg and Hannover. These commemoration and celebrations were highly welcomed and acclaimed by public attention in […]
The Sufi Path of Qadiriyye (Part One)
The Sufi understanding and the knowledge of divine secrets which came to Abdulqadir Jilani from three branches via Ali (Receiver of Beneficence) after our beloved Prophet BPUH, and settled in the personality of him, has been named as “The Sufi Path of Qadiriyyah” after Abdulqadir Jilani.
Blast hits Pakistan’s Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine
Devotees look at the blood-stained floor of the shrine [Yousuf Nagori/ AFP] Source: Al Jazeera News In Pakistan’s deadliest attack in more than two years, a suicide bomber has struck a crowded Sufi shrine, killing at least 75 people including women and children. Hundreds of others were also wounded in Thursday’s attack as they performed […]
Sufi Shrine Culture (Part one)
In many Muslim countries special shrines have been constructed honoring famous Ṣūfī leaders or “saints” who, it is believed, could work miracles during their lives and even after their death. This kind of shrine may be called ḍarīḥ, mazār, zāwiyah, or maqām in Arabic. In some areas it is called qubbah after the cupola that […]