21. Sufi Ruhaniat International Information about the order, its beliefs and practices, with profiles of their sheikhs. Includes a collection of articles, and calendar of events. http://www.ruhaniat.org/

Sufi Ruhaniat International PO Box 51118 Eugene, OR 97405 USA ruhaniat@mail.com Home About About the Ruhaniat ... Downloads The Sufi sees the truth in every religion If invited to offer prayers in a church, a mosque, a synagogue, or a temple, the Sufi is ready to do so, knowing that all people worship the same God, the Only Being, no matter what Name they use. Yet the Sufi's true house of worship is the human heart, in which the Divine Beloved lives. Sufism is a religion for those who wish to learn religion from it, a philosophy for those wanting wisdom from it, a mystical path for any who would be guided by it to the unfoldment of the Soul, and yet it is beyond all these things. It is the Light of Life, which is the sustenance of every soul. Sufism is the Message of Love, Harmony, and Beauty All photographs, images, graphics, and written material, except as individually noted, are the property of the Sufi Ruhaniat International

22. Sufi Women Organization The sufi Women Organization, as a forum for all sufi women, has been tremendously successful in gathering together women from diverse cultural backgrounds http://www.sufiwomen.org/

about articles projects events ... contact Sufi Women Will Meet for Luncheon in San Rafael on April 1 The Sufi Women Organization will meet for luncheon at 12:00 noon on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at The Club at McInnis Park Golf Course, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael. It will be a time for renewing acquaintances, hearing reports from committees, as well as hearing an interesting speaker. Kathleen Mayhew of Sebastopol will show slides and speak on women's lives in Uganda and her own work with the Adopt-a-Village Project in Uganda. The luncheon is open to all women and girls. The cost of the luncheon is $21. including a choice of salads, bread and butter, beverage, tax and gratuity. Reservations are required. Please send your check or your credit card information with your phone number, by March 28, to Sufi Women Organization, 14 Commercial Blvd. #101, Novato, CA 94949. For information phone Halima at (707) 537-1275 or SWO at (415) 382-7834.

23. بس٠الله الرح٠ن الرحي٠People from across the country have already reached the shrine of the sufi saint. The urs celebrations will continue for two days. http://sufinews.blogspot.com/

skip to main skip to sidebar Sufi News and Sufism World Report Primarily an archive of news reports from around the world concerning Sufis and Sufism. Thursday, May 29, 2008 About the Power of Memory By Hugh Thomson, "In Arabian Nights, by Tahir Shah" The Independent - London, England, UK Friday, May 23, 2008 There comes a time when even travel writers no longer feel like travelling; they return home, exhausted, to explore their roots. Tahir Shah, who has described his exotic adventures in Peru, India and Ethiopia, has reached that stage. His previous book, The Caliph's House, began the process, describing life in his home in Casablanca. But a recent experience in Pakistan's North West frontier accelerated it. Arrested with his film crew on suspicion of spying for al-Qa'ida, he was held in an interrogation centre called "The Farm" and subjected to weeks of sustained cross-questioning. What sustained him were memories of the stories he was told in Morocco as a child. Tahir Shah is a storyteller's son; his Afghan father Idries Shah achieved fame in the West with The Way of the Sufi, collected Arab stories, and came from a long line of writers. While Tahir has told many a traveller's tale over 12 books, this is perhaps the first time he comes so consciously into his family's inheritance.

24. Sufi Healing Order Home The primary activity of the sufi Healing Order is spiritual healing. We offer The Healing Service , a group prayer circle asking the Divine One to heal http://sufihealingorder.org/

"The purpose of the Sufi Healing Order is to awaken humanity to a greater realization of the Divine Spirit to heal." - Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Healing Our World Prayer Vigil Welcome to the Sufi Healing Order Sufi Healing Order Events Healing Requests Contacts ... SHO Pacific The primary activity of the Sufi Healing Order is spiritual healing. We offer "The Healing Service", a group prayer circle asking the Divine One to heal those who ask this of us, through ritual, prayer, and attunement to the Divine Spirit. The Healing Service offers the possibility of healing to those who request it. Members of the Sufi Healing Order also visit the ill, those in distress, and the infirm, bringing them the Divine Presence as a balm and a healing, as well as offering personal care and support. Members receive training in spiritual healing and integrate this into their personal and professional wellness counselling. Membership Membership into the Sufi Healing Order is offered through an initiation ritual. This initiation links one to a transmission of healing consciousness, energy, and attunement offered by the Sufi mystics, both ancient and modern. This activity was brought to the West in 1910 by the great Sufi master Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan . The initiation, which is freely offered, is a covenant between the individual who feels called to a sacred healing ministry and the Divine Spirit.

25. Serving The Guest: A Sufi Cookbook & Art Gallery Historical information and many quotes from sufi saints, centered around a culinary theme. Features a gallery of art of the Muslim world. http://www.superluminal.com/cookbook/

26. Annual Sufism Symposium The sufism Symposium is an annual international gathering of sufis from around the world who join together for a weekend of unity, peace, and harmony. http://sufismsymposium.org/

Sufism Symposium 2008 Egypt Sufism Symposium 2008 California Sufism Symposium 2007, Philadelphia Sufism Symposium 2006, California and Scotland Sufism Symposium 2005 The Annual Sufism Symposium is a presentation of the International Association of Sufism , a non-profit United Nations NGO founded in 1983 by Seyedeh Dr. Nahid Angha and Shah Nazar Seyed Dr. Ali Kianfar. Web design by iPhoenix Group Sufism Symposium 2008 California Registration (PDF) Sufism Symposium, April 25-27, 2008 San Rafael, California Four Points by Sheraton San Rafael Legends, Stories and Spiritual Inspiration Sufis from around the world join for a weekend of meditation, conversation, panel discussions, workshops, music, poetry reading and zikr. and enjoy exhibitions of Sufi related books, productions, art and more. Friday Afternoon 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Sufi Psychology Panel Friday Evening 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Sufi Music, Poetry Reading, Whirling Dervishes Saturday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Panel discussions, workshops, and Sufi Zikr

27. The Sufi Literature Archive A collection of writings, translations, articles and bibliographies. http://www.unc.edu/depts/sufilit/archive.htm

The Sufi Literature Archive The Sufi Literature Archive is an ongoing project begun in connection with the 1999 NEH Summer Seminar on "The Literature of Islamic Mysticism." It is meant to be a resource for anyone interested in the study of Sufism, mystical poetry, and related subjects. Contributions to the Archive are welcome. These can include new translations or poetic versions, comparative translations, concordances, essays, reviews, new creative writing, bibliographies, and a variety of other subjects. We especially welcome Internet links to college and university courses relating to Islamic mysticism. Submissions of material for the Sufi Literature Archive will be considered by an editorial review board for appropriateness and usefulness. Contributions may be sent in the form of email attachments to the Sufi Literature Archive Board , or on computer diskettes or printed on paper to the following address: SUFI LITERATURE ARCHIVE C/O CARL W. ERNST DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599-3225

28. Sufism - Table Of Contents Detailed traditional Islamic analysis and refutation of sufism. http://www.qss.org/articles/sufism/toc.html

Sufism - Table of Contents The Other Side of Sufism by A. A. Tabari Put on the web by Mohammed M. Saleem TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Author's Word What is Sufism Development of Sufi Thought ... Footnotes

29. Qadiri Rifai Sufi Order A traditional, Islamic order whose origins started with two great Saints of early sufism Abdul Qadir al Geylani and Ahmed ar Rifai. http://www.qadiri-rifai.org/

qadiri rifai sufi order the path of sufism guidance to the path the virtual dergah Salaamu Alaykum Peace upon you and welcome to the online home of the Qadiri Rifai Sufi Order Announcing the publication of: Alternative Healing: The Sufi Way by Shaykh Taner Ansari Sufi Healing Workshops with Shaykh Taner Ansari We are a traditional, Islamic order whose origins started with two great Saints of early Sufism: Abdul Qadir al Geylani and Ahmed ar Rifai. Our Tradition is one of inclusiveness and of welcoming. As Sufi poet Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi (circa 1200 ACE) says; Come, Come whoever you are, wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. Our's is not a caravan of despair. Come even if you have broken your vows a thousand times, Come, come yet again. In this site we present our understanding on the issues and knowledge inherent to a spiritual path from a Sufi perspective. We have divided this information into four sections. In the section titled Qadiri Rifai Sufi Order you will find information on our purpose, our history and our teachers.

30. Sufism What makes the sufi? Purity of heart; Not the patched mantle and the lust perverse Of those vile earthbound men who steal his name. http://www.khamush.com/sufism/

Home Page Books on Rumi Bibliography Works of Rumi ... Contact Pick Language Deutsch Dutch Greek Espanol Estonian Farsi Francais Italiano Melayu Portugues Svenska Russian Turkce Sufism The Persian Sufism by Cyprian Rice, O.P. Ibn Arabi Rabia Attar Al Hallaj ... Mystics of Islam What makes the Sufi? Purity of heart; Not the patched mantle and the lust perverse Of those vile earth-bound men who steal his name. He in all dregs discerns the essence pure: In hardship ease, in tribulation joy. The phantom sentries, who with batons drawn Guard Beauty's palace-gate and curtained bower, Give way before him, unafraid he passes, And showing the King's arrow, enters in. Translated by R. A. Nicholson 'Persian Poems' an Anthology of verse translations edited by A.J.Arberry, Everyman's Library, 1972 Home Page Life of Rumi Masnavi Bibliography ... Poems of Passion Last updated: October 17, 2004

31. Sufi Poets — Poet Seers A collection of sufi Poets with brief biographies and selected poetry. http://www.poetseers.org/spiritual_and_devotional_poets/sufi

Sign up for Free Daily Poem of the Day Skip to content. Skip to navigation Site Map ... Contact Sections Search Site Spiritual Poets Sufi poets Hindu Poets Christian Mystics ... Buddhist Poets Personal tools PoetSeers Spiritual Poets Sufi poets Navigation Sufi poets Rabia al Basri Omar Khayyam ... Sufi Poetry Sufi Poets " Don't look at your form, however ugly or beautiful. Look at love and at the aim of your quest. ... O you whose lips are parched, keep looking for water. Those parched lips are proof that eventually you will reach the source." by: Rumi Sufi Poets include: Rumi Hafiz Kabir Omar Khayyam ... Bulleh Shah Article on The Ecstatic Poetry of the Sufi's Photo Credit: Unmesh Swanson Books Sufi Poetry Books on Sufi Poetry Books on Rumi Poems Books on Hafiz Poems On Sufi Poets Sufi's are lovers of the truth. Through love and devotion they seek to become one with their beloved. Through poetry many of the great Sufi mystics have been able to encapsulate and share their spiritual experiences. The appeal of Sufi poetry is universal, great Sufi Poets such as Rumi, Hafiz and Omar Khayyam are appreciated by both Sufi's and non Sufi's alike. This is because their poetry expresses the universal aspirations of spiritual seekers .

32. Sufism, Sufi Thought, Philosophy, Influences, Islam, India, Pakistan, Afgahnista Information on the historical influence of sufi thought on India and the Middle East. Includes politics, justice and other cultural influences. http://india_resource.tripod.com/sufi.html

SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY Pages from the history of the Indian sub-continent: Islamic Religion and Culture, Sufism Sufi Currents and Civilization in the Islamic Courts No serious examination of the civilizations that flourished in the courts of the Islamic rulers is possible without an understanding of Sufi currents that played a vital - even decisive role in shaping the cultural output of the great Islamic empires. As any student of world history may note, civilization typically comes to a grinding halt wherever the writ of a revealed religion runs supreme. For any civilization to blossom, there has to be a certain intellectual and cultural space that is relatively free from dogma and hidebound traditions. In the earliest examples of the Islamic courts, particularly during the reign of the Abbasids in Baghdad, there was an informal separation of church and state and Arab civilization was able to make important gains , drawing inputs from a variety of eclectic sources - both indigenous and external (such as Indian and Mediterranean). But once the paramountcy of the Quran and the Shariat laws began to be more strictly enforced - the Islamic courts needed some alternate current to prevent the newly established Islamic societies from slipping into the dark ages as had occurred in the Christian kingdoms of early medieval Europe. Sufism thus emerged as a protestant and liberalizing current, that eventually became the primary vehicle for intellectual advance and the dissemination of culture in societies governed by Islamic sovereigns.

33. Al Sufi (903-986 AD) Abdal-Rahman Al sufi (or Abr-ar Rahman As sufi, or - according to R.H. Allen (1899) - Abd al Rahman Abu al Husain, sometimes referred to as Azophi) was http://ftp.seds.org/Messier/xtra/Bios/alsufi.html

Abd-al-Rahman Al Sufi (December 7, 903 - May 25, 986 A.D.) Abd-al-Rahman Al Sufi (or Abr-ar Rahman As Sufi, or - according to R.H. Allen (1899) - Abd al Rahman Abu al Husain, sometimes referred to as Azophi) was living at the court of the Emire Adud ad-Daula in Isfahan (Persia), and working on astronomical studies based on Greek work, especially the Almagest of Ptolemy . He contributed several corrections to Ptolemy's star list, in particular he did own brightness/magnitude estimates which frequently deviated from those in Ptolemy's work. Also, he was the first to attempt to relate the Greek with the traditional arabic star names and constellations, which was difficult as these constellations were completely unrelated and overlapped in a complicated way. Al Sufi published his famous "Book of Fixed Stars" in 964 ( Al Sufi, 964 ), describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures. In his descriptions and pictures of Andromeda , he included " A Little Cloud " which is actually the Andromeda Galaxy M31 . He mentions it as lying before the mouth of a Big Fish, an Arabic constellation. This "cloud" was apparently commonly known to the Isfahan astronomers, very probably before 905 AD.

34. Master Of The Jinn | A Sufi Novel | Irving Karchmar Order instructions and excerpts from a sufi novel by Irving Karchmar. http://www.masterofthejinn.com/

Bay Street Press is pleased to announce the American publication of Master of the Jinn, a mystical adventure and eloquent portrayal of the Sufi path of Love. "My heart has become capable of every form; it is a pasture for gazelles and a convent for Christian monks, and a temple for idols and the pilgrim's Ka'ba, and the tablets of the Torah and the book of the Koran. I follow the religion of Love: whatever way Love's camels take, that is my religion and my faith." - Ibn al-Arabi Here is a tale set on the Path of the Heart, a mystical adventure wherein a modern-day Sufi master sends seven companions on a quest for the original Ring of Power, and the greatest treasure of the ancient world - King Solomon's ring. It is the very same seal ring of a hundred legends, given to King Solomon by God to command the Jinn, those terrifying demons of living fire. By sea and across deserts, they are led by a strange faqir guide of many names. Through the mightiest of storms and into a lost city, the travelers come at last to the gateway of the Subtle Realm, the land of the Jinn. But the quest has a strange effect on everyone chosen to go: visions enter their dreams, remembrances and tears fill their hearts, and mysteries abound; unearthly storms and unending night, the Gates of Heaven open

35. Gurdjieff And Sufi Paths Gurdjieff and sufi Paths and Fourth Way Schools and Ouspensky. http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/gurdjieffsufi/

Gurdjieff and Sufi Paths Those who try hiking both these paths will find that they do, indeed, criss-cross here and there, run along a few ridges together, and part in other places. These paths can lead to a real destination, unlike most of the trails that meander about the trackless wastes that we call our lives. By their very nature, the Gurdjieff Work and Sufism are related. This site will explore the particulars of this relationship and the many synergies that exist between these two great teaching systems. Sections: Point of View Parallels Contrasts Synergies ... Naming Names Links Naqshbandi home page The Sufi Enneagram Comments or suggestions? You can E-Mail us at gurdjieffsufi@yahoo.com

36. MTO Sufi Association MTO sufi Association The MTO sufi Association is an international organization with the mission to raise awareness of sufism in the world and to apply the http://sufiassociation.org/

Select Your Language: Chinese (Simplified) Dutch English Farsi ... Turkish MTO SUFI ASSOCIATION www.islam.info

37. Sufi Poetry :: Home David and Sabrineh Fideler, translators of Love’s Alchemy, will be giving presentations on Persian sufi poetry, including performances of poems in the book http://www.sufipoetry.com/

Sufi Poetry : Home Poems from the Sufi Tradition Online Recordings of Sufi Poetry ... Contact About Sufi Poetry by David and Sabrineh Fideler Read about the book Upcoming Presentations on Sufi Poetry David and Sabrineh Fideler, translators of , will be giving presentations on Persian Sufi poetry, including performances of poems in the book in both Persian and English, at the following locations. Check back for other dates and locations to be added. DATE LOCATION September 13, 2006 Seattle, Washington. September 15, 2006 Seattle, Washington. September 17, 2006 Bellingham, Washington. September 19, 2006 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 21, 2006 Portland, Oregon. September 25, 2006 Sonoma, California. September 27, 2006 Corte Madera, California. September 28, 2006 Santa Cruz, California. October 3, 2006 Mountain View, California. November 5, 2006 Ganges, Michigan. November 9, 2006 Grand Rapids, Michigan. February 11, 2007 Grand Rapids, Michigan. About this Website This website is under development and will provide useful resources to readers who want to learn more about the tradition of Sufi poetry, including audio samples of poems read in the original Persian and in English translation. Recent additions: Recordings of Sufi Poetry Online Sufi Poetry Course E-mail: sufipoetry@earthlink.net

38. The Sufi Study Circle Of The University Of Toronto The sufi Study Circle of the University of Toronto, is closely affiliated with the GudriShahi branch of the Chishti Order of sufis. http://muslim-canada.org/sufi/

Bismillah-al-Rahman-al-Rahim (Phonetically pronounced as Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim) As-Salaamu Alaikum ~ Peace be upon you elcome to our web site, launched Ramadan 1417 (January 1997). You may wish to return from time to time to see improvements and updates. Go to.... Contents Page Search this web site What is Sufism? Who We Are Upcoming Events External Links e welcome your comments and/or suggestions e-mail Write via snail mail to: The Sufi Study Circle c/o P.O. Box 143, Station P Toronto, ON Canada M5S 2S7 Contents Search What is Sufism? Who We Are ... External Links This page has been visited times since Feb 7, 1997.

39. Australian Centre For Sufism And Irfanic Studies - Home Raising the awareness of people to the presence of God using the teachings of sufism. Information about their events and courses. http://www.australiansuficentre.org/

"During the day I praised you and I didn't know At night I laid with You and I didn't know I had thought that I was myself but I was entirely You and I didn't know" Moulana Rumi New Irfanic Article Moulana Rumi - The Mirror of Divine Love var sc_project=2269954; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=20; var sc_security="b4f1f5e2";

40. Sufi Links Juan Cole s links to sites with information about sufism and Irfan, forms of Islamic mysticism. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/sufi.htm

Sufi and `Irfan Links Sufism is a set of Traditions related to Islamic Mysticism Sufism is the attempt of the individual mystic to achieve union with the divine Beloved, the Absolute from which human beings are separated by their base selves. It typically involves a regimen of at least moderate self-denial, regular prayers, supplications, and the recitation of spiritual formulas and the divine names, and group chanting and textual study. Among the greatest of Sufis were Rabi`a of Baghdad, Junayd, al-Hallaj, Bayazid Bistami, al-Ghazali, Ibn al-`Arabi and Jalalu'd-Din Rumi. `Irfan is a later, especially Iranian and Shi`ite tradition of mysticism that is more individualist and more metaphysically oriented than many of the formal Sufi orders in Sunnism. Great figures here include Mir Damad, Mulla Sadra, Muhsin Fayz Kashani, and Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i. Sufism Links Cole papers on the `Irfan (mysticism) of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i (1753-1826) Threshold Society Mevlevi Page Nimatu'llahi Sufi Order Sufi Women Organization ... Cyber Khaniqah (Mulla Sadra, Rumi, Babi-Bahai figures, etc.) Scholarly Articles on Sufism Michael A. Sells, "Toward a Multi-Dimensional Understanding of Islam: The Poetic Key"

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