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Shaykh Abdul Kerim Leads Prayer At Washington Monument
Posted in Events, Prayer, Religion, Video, tagged Islam, Naqshbandi, Shaykh Abdul-Kerim, Washington D.C., Washington Monument on March 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi Sohbet – March 2009
Posted in Events, New York, Religion, Video, tagged Islam, Leaders, Muslims, New York, Shaykh Abdul-Kerim, Sohbet on March 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi Sohbet gives sohbet at the Osmanli Naksi-i’bendi Dergah for General Zikr on the Holy Month of Rabi’Awwal 1430 (March 2009). (Sydney Center , NY)
“Shaykh Effendi is saying people are learning about Islam through the internet in Firawnic rooms. They discuss fatwas but they don’t know the basics of the religion. Muslims [...]
Ramadan Dinner @ Columbia University
Posted in Culture, Events, Food, New York, tagged Ramadan on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Once again, the Osmanli Naksibendi Tarikat is hosting an iftar/supper at Columbia University during Ramadan. Last year it was a SMASH-HIT! People, Muslim and non-Muslim alike were talking about it long after Ramadan had passed.
For some it was a moment to break their fast with more than the 3 other Muslims they know on campus. [...]
Traditional Islamic Music Sung at a Church
Posted in Culture, Events, Music, New York, Religion, tagged Church, Ilahi, Islam on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Video (01:19) – “Sheikh Nazim” ilahi performed at a New York church by murids from the Osmanli Dergahi
Video courtesy of nakshibendi.com
Sema: Traditional Sufi Worship and Whirling
Posted in Events, Music, New York, Religion, Sufism, Video, tagged Faith, Islam, Muslims, Naksibendi, Rumi, Sufi, Whirling on February 3, 2008 | 13 Comments »
For over 700 years Muslims have performed a devotional worship, a form of sema, whirling in continual remembrance of their Creator. This tradition of whirling became commonly known through the sufi poet Maulana Jalal’ud-din Rumi. The word sema, which is arabic for “sound” is described best by Shamsi Tabriz, Maulana Jalal’ud-din’s master and shaykh saying,
“There [...]








