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Invitation to Urs of Shaykh Ahmed Rifai

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

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)

‘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)

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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Sufi Drumming with Singing and Sacred Movements – 13 Nov, Buddha on a Bicycle (WC2), London

NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO AN ILLNESS.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this unfortunate and unexpected cancellation.

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You made me drink from oneness, O drummer
You made my soul a wineglass, O my fate

Thursday 13 November 2014

Buddha on a Bicycle
27 Endell Street
Covent Garden, WC2H 9BA
London

7pm prompt

This will be the last Sufi frame-drum workshop offered by Silk Roads for the year – just in time to raise the temperature for these cold dark days.

Check the video to this Sufi frame-drum workshop where aside from one person none of the participants had ever played the frame-drum before.

http://silkroads.co.uk/?paged=4

We will be learning the instruments with their rhythms and chants as quickly as possibly so that we can practice a Sufi ‘dhikr’ meditation with the daf frame-drums.

Please arrive promptly as the doors close at 7.15pm. (You can ring 07821 182696 to be let in if you’re late)

£10 on the door

http://www.meetup.com/SufiMusic/