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Allah’s magnificence in you comes with your surrender

Posted on October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 by ansariuk

ALLAH’S MAGNIFICENCE IN YOU COMES WITH YOUR SURRENDER

From: Murshid Shaykh Taner Ansari

Allah is wise. Allah is merciful. Allah is all knowing. Allah is the accountant. Whatever attributes that are covering you and that you are utilizing are Allah’s. Allah is using you to manifest these attributes in different degrees.

As your surrender increases, this manifestation increases in you according to Allah’s will, not according to your will. Whoever Allah loves and manifests His qualities to a greater degree is closer to Allah. However much of Allah’s magnificence is being manifested in you, it belongs to Allah. Everything is Allah’s. We have nothing.

At times, some people refer to a shaykh as a big shaykh. What’s a big shaykh? A big shaykh is the one who has surrendered more than anybody else has. Allah’s manifestation of His attributes is more in him than in anybody else.

Events, London

‘Madness of Majnun’: Sufi Benefit Concert, with Poetry

Posted on October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 by ansariuk

Sunday 12 October 2014, 6pm – 8:15pm

Kensington Unitarians, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, Notting Hill Gate, W8 4RT

He was told: “What if Layla were not?” He said: “I would have wept her into existence.” – from ‘Majnun Layla’ by Qassim Haddad

This event is a voluntary donations concert towards the completion of a new Sufi centre, but you are welcome to attend in peace regardless of your contribution.

We are delighted to have the Turkish ney virtuoso Murad Ferhad. He is joined by Stanislaw Vidya on Bulgarian flute (kaval), Cheong Li on Chinese violin (erhu), and Khaled Hakim on daf and vocals to perform traditional Sufi music. There will be a specially created piece on the myth of Orpheus.

Poetry from Orpheus and Eurydice, Majnun and Layla, and the Persian Sufi poets.

We would be so pleased if you brought something small to share in a little feast with everyone – even if it’s just a tangerine.

Grand Shaykh Taner Ansari of the Ansari Sufi Order will be there to talk about the new Sufi Centre and to lead a short zikr meditation for humanity.

Suggested donation of £8.

For more info: http://www.meetup.com/SufiMusic/events or ring 07821 182696

(kindly supported by Kensington Unitarians)

Events, London

Eid ul Adha Prayers with Shaykh Taner Ansari

Posted on October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 by ansariuk

We are pleased to invite you to…

EID UL ADHA PRAYER AND GATHERING
with
Shaykh Taner Ansari

Date: Saturday, 4th October at 8:45 AM

Venue:
Fitzrovia Community Centre
Dicken Room
2 Foley Street
London W1W 6DL
Nearest tube stations: Warren Street or Goodge Street

Please be on time as our room booking lasts for one hour only.

You are welcome to the flat where some of us are meeting at 8:40 AM, and we can then walk together to the venue which is 5 minutes away.

You are welcome to bring snacks to share.

For further information on the event and meeting place, please contact Rita at 07941 653337.

Events, London

Oct 2014 London Visit by Shaykh Taner and Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari

Posted on September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 by ansariuk

We are pleased to announce that the Head of Qadiri Rifai Ansari Sufi Order, Shaykh Taner Ansari, and his wife, Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari, will be visiting London this October for a short stay.

They will be leading Sufi Zikr (meditation) and will also be available for private consultations or Sufi Healing. Please read below for further details.

Picture: Shaykh Taner Ansari (left) and Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari (right)

Sufi Zikr

Sufism is a process of attaining closeness to the Creator through love, which is attained by purification of the ego.

Shaykh Taner and Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari will be leading the Zikr during their visit. They will give sohbets (spiritual talks) before the Zikr and will be available for questions.

Dates: Monday 6th and 13th October
Time: 7:30pm – 9pm
Venue: Kensington Unitarians, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, Notting Hill Gate, W8 4RT (200 yards from Notting Hill Gate).

Dinner will be provided after Zikr.

Those who might be coming by car, there is free parking after 6.30 PM in adjoining streets.

Note that all of Shaykh Taner’s books will be available for purchase at the Zikr.

Sufi Healing and Private Consultations

Sufi Masters and Healers Shaykh Taner Ansari and his wife Shaykha Muzeyyen Ansari have been practising the art of alternative healing for many years. Their practice is rooted in the spiritual principles of Sufism and draws from their deep experience in the practical intermingling of physical and spiritual energies.

The private consultation may involve:

Basic Consultation and Treatment
General Sufi Assessment and Treatment
General Computer Assessment and RIFE Treatment
Specific Sufi or RIFE Treatment (Follow-up)
Remote Distance Healing (where applicable)
Spiritual Cleansing and Protection Prayers

The price of the consultation will depend on the treatment.
All consultations by appointment only.

Dates: Tuesday 7th and Thursday 9th October
Address: A private residence in London W1
To make an appointment or for any queries, contact Rita at 07941 653337.

Words of Wisdom

Expectations

Posted on September 20, 2014September 20, 2014 by ansariuk

EXPECTATIONS
by Murshid Shaykh Taner Ansari

Your expectations are very important. What are you expecting? Can Allah give you both? Yes. At the end of the prayer, we say, “Rabbanaa ‘aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wa fil ‘Aakhirati hasanatan wa qinaa azaaban naar.” This means: “Allah, give us goodness in this world and in the Hereafter and protect us from the torment of fire.” Remember that Allah is able to do all things. It’s all up to you. What do you want? Which program do you want to sign up for?

But each program has a consequence. In the ehli Dunya (people of the world) program you work hard, but you don’t get anything at the end when you die. In the ehli Akhira (people of the hereafter) program you get a little bit of this and a little bit of that. But in the Sufi program you get a lot of this, none of this, and all of that. Which one?

In the Suratal Waqi’ah (Chapter: The Event), Allah says that Allah divides people into three groups on the Judgment Day: the ones whose books are given from the right hand, the ones whose books are given from the left hand, and the ones whose books are sent before. We’d like to be in the group whose books have been sent before. In other words, paying our dues here and NOW, not in the Hereafter or in Hell.

As Sufis we make sure that when we die, we don’t owe anybody anything. We have paid for our mistakes here. We want to pay our dues here and be free and clear because we just want to be with Allah. We don’t want to talk about our debt before Allah.