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
From Murshid Shaykh Taner Ansari
PRAYER WITH MINDFULNESS:
I explained Aqim al Salat. Some translate it as worship. We translate it as prayer, especially prayer of your heart. Prayer of your heart is very important. Establish the prayer when you’re eating. Establish the prayer when you’re sleeping. Establish the prayer whatever you’re doing.
Establish the formal prayer, which we call Namaz. Allah said this to all the nations. Establish the prayer does not just mean you have to establish Namaz, which means going up and down. Establish the prayer means all of that, and especially Zikr (Mention / Remembrance).
Some people say Sufism is Bid’ah (Innovation). First of all, Sufism is not Bid’ah. Second, our Prophet (pbuh) himself established Zikr for everybody. Zikr of Sufism is special to those people who want Allah’s Zat (Essence). Zikr of Sufism is designed to clean your nafs (ego). This is what the Prophet (pbuh) established. After each prayer, you say Subhanallah (Glory be to God) 33 times, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God) 33 times, and Allahu Akbar (God is Greater) 33 times. Allah said: “When you are talking about the Quran, you start with Bismillah er Rahman er Rahim” (In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate). Then He added, “Euzu billahi minesh shaytan irrajim, Bismillah er Rahman er Rahim” (I seek refuge from Shaytan the outcast, in the name of God, the Most Merciful, Most Compassionate) !
BE CONSCIOUS:
What I am trying to do is to bring you to the consciousness of your actions and your acceptance and the belief so that you do not do actions blindly. You have to be conscious of what you are doing and acknowledge the importance of being conscious of what you are doing. Allah created us as Allah’s Khalifas (representatives) against shaytan’s objections, against the objections of the angels. So we owe Allah a lot. Allah chose us. And in return, we should choose Allah. That is why we say, “Bismillah er Rahman er Rahim. Euzu billahi minesh shaytan irrajim”, which means “I take refuge in Allah from the outcast/stoned shaytan, and in the Name of Allah, the Owner of Compassion and Who Acts with Compassion and Mercy.” What does this mean? It means that whatever you are doing will be in the Name of Allah. So that is a reminder to you that you are connected, you are representing Allah, and not to do anything that Allah is not pleased with. I also suggest you start each morning when you wake up by saying this: Euzu billahi minesh shaytan irrajim, Bismillah er Rahman er Rahim !
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
Iliona Khalili will present her late husband’s (Nader Khalili) extraordinary life and his well-known translations of Rumi.
This 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
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