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 [...]
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. [...]
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
Posted in Business, Family, Life, New York, Religion, World, tagged Armageddon, Success, The World, Tradition, Truth on February 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My brother has been visiting with me from Portland, OR. He and I were very close growing up and as a result of that closeness early on there is always a fondness even if we are at far distances from each other. He visited our 39th Street Center, he listened to the sohbet, participated in [...]
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 [...]
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