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Intimate Dialogues with Reality

Saturday April 22nd, 2023
14:00 – 17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London, UK

A seminar on the writings of al-Niffari

Booking

Cost
£8 + £1.54 registration fee
Entry by ticket from Eventbrite

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 this seminar we shall be reading and contemplating some of Niffari’s “Spiritual Addresses” in English translation, and exploring their relevance to us in the present moment.

You can find some extracts from Niffari’s writings here

Venue

The October Gallery,
24 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AL

 

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