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Wishing you a blessed month of Ramadan

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Ramadan 2015/1436 will begin at sunset on Wednesday, June 17. The first day for fasting is Thursday, June 18.

Shaykh Taner Ansari

Shaykh Taner’s Ramadan message

“Allah is so merciful. He gives us a lot of opportunities to prove our sincerity to Him. He is also creating excuses to forgive us. Ramadan gives us the opportunity to do both. Please take advantage of this. Everything is with the intention. Please intend to do your best for Allah. May Allah make us all successful in His Path.

We need to do a lot of zikr for the World for healing and for peace. Do this zikr (repetition of Allah’s Beautiful Names) every day as many times as you can: Ya Shafi, Ya Salam (translation: O Healer, O Peace).”

Wishing all of you a very blessed month of Ramadan!

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Invitation to Urs of Shaykh Ahmed Rifai

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Rifai Urs (1)

QADIRI RIFAI ANSARI SUFI ORDER

invites you

to celebrate

Urs

Of

Shaykh Ahmed Er Rifai

With a traditional zikr

accompanied with ilahi, daf and sufi whirling

“Being on friendly terms with Allah is the greatest of wealth’”
(Shaykh Ahmed Er Rifai)

Monday 16th March 2015 (19:30-21:30)

Venue:  Essex Unitarian church

112  palace gardens terrace

Notting hill gate W8 4RT

Tel: 07941653337 / 07875569921

All who come in peace are welcome

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Special Zikr (Meditation) to celebrate the Urs of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Geylani

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Urs of Shaykh Abdul Qadir

QADIRI RIFAI ANSARI SUFI ORDER

Invites you to celebrate

URS

of

SHAYKH ABDUL QADIR GEYLANI

with a Traditional Sufi Zikr accompanied with ilahi,

daf and Sufi whirling

Special guest: Shaykh Syed Khaled Ali (from the Qadiri-Tahiri Tariqa)

MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY (19:30 – 21:30)

Essex Unitarian Church

112 Palace Gardens Terrace

Notting Hill Gate W8 4RT

Tel: 07941 653337

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‘My Heart is Silence’: Celebrating Rumi with Music, Poetry and Meditation (24th January, 7 – 9:30 PM)

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‘My Heart is Silence’: Celebrating Rumi with Music, Poetry and Meditation

Iliona Khalili will present her late husband’s (Nader Khalili) extraordinary life and his well-known translations of Rumi.

dervish whirlThis is an interactive creative evening where we will use the Persian tradition of ‘fal’ – opening a book of poetry (usually Hafiz) at random and reading the first lines that come to eye to see if fate can answer our pressing questions. She would be very happy if audience members would read out some of her selections from ‘Fountain of Fire’ (or make their own selection). As ever we are open to original poetry and music from you.
Ending with traditional Sufi ‘zikr’ meditation of chanting, rhythm, breath, movement at about 8.45pm

Saturday 24th January
7pm-9.30pm
Venue:
Poetry Cafe
22 Betterton St, Covent Garden WC2H 9BX
£8 on the door
http://www.meetup.com/SufiMusic

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Light up a Life – St John’s Hospice – Interfaith Event (10 Dec, 7 PM)

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On Wednesday 10 December, St John’s Hospice will be holding their annual remembrance event, Light up a Life.

It is a multi-faith service, with a candle-lit procession along the high street and a festive reception, where people can remember their loved ones.

image from St John's Hospice web site
image from St John’s Hospice web site

The Qadiri Rifai Ansari Sufi Order (UK) is honoured to be presenting at this great interfaith initiative. It would be wonderful if you could join us.

Light up a Life
Date: 10 December 2014
Time: 7 PM
Venue: St John’s Wood Church, Lord’s Roundabout, St John’s Wood, London, NW8 7NE
Link: www.stjohnshospice.org.uk/events/community-events/light-up-a-life-2014

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