Niffari: Spiritual Addresses
Weekly on Saturdays from 23rd October, 2021
13:30 – 15:30 BST/GMT
Amero-Australian based group
Weekly on Saturdays/Sundays from 13th November, 2021
17:00 – 18:00 Saturday CST / 10:00 – 11:00 Sunday AEDT
Online study and contemplation of the Spiritual Addresses by al-Niffari. Reading material will be provided.
Description
Little is known of the life of the 10th century mystic, Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdi-‘l Jabbar al-Niffari. He was born in the marshlands of the Euphrates and remained a solitary wanderer all his life, shunning the company of others. His visionary insights, which he wrote down on scraps of paper, were only collected into book form after his death. In his Spiritual Addresses and Stayings can be found essential intuitions about the spiritual quest, expressed in extraordinarily direct yet subtle language. Compared with other mystical writings there are few time-bound cultural references in his work and this gives to the writings of Niffari a very contemporary feel.
In these meetings, we shall be reading and contemplating some of Niffari’s Spiritual Addresses in English translation. The study material will be supplied.
Booking
Cost: FREE via Zoom
Contact:
Michael Cohen at london@beshara.org
(Amero-Australian group) Mary Boyd-Brent at boydb002@umn.edu
