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Spiritual Addresses of al-Niffari

Weekly on Saturdays from 3rd June, 2023
13:30 -15:30 BST

Online study of the Spiritual Addresses of al-Niffari.

Contact:
Michael Cohen at london@beshara.org

Booking

Free online course over Zoom
Contact Michael Cohen at london@beshara.org

 

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 and exploring their relevance to us in the present moment. The study material will be supplied

Please note: this is an existing group and only a limited number of places are available.

Some extracts from Niffari’s writings here.

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