The
Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order is a modern
dervish order (
tariqah) of
Sufism. It is a branch of the
Halveti-
Jerrahi Tariqah of
Istanbul,
Turkey, and was founded in the early 1980s by American Sufis
Nur al-Anwar al-Jerrahi (born
Lex Hixon) and Fariha al-Jerrahi (born Philippa De Menil) after they received direct transmission from their teacher, Sheikh
Muzaffer Ozak (Ashki) al-Jerrahi, the Grand Sheikh of the Halveti-Jerrahi Order at that time. Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak al-Jerrahi was the 19th successor to Hazreti Pir Muhammad Nureddin al-Jerrahi, the founding
pir of the Halveti-Jerrahi Order.
General
The Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order is based at the
Dergah al-Farah in
New York City.
After its establishment, the order quickly found followers in the United States and Mexico. As the order grew, they demonstrated tolerance of seekers of God from any religion and they organized meetings with members of other religious communities.
When Nur al-Jerrahi died in 1995, Sheikha Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi, of New York, succeeded him as leader of the order.
In New York City, members of the order run a bookstore called Sufi Books, where they carry a large selection of books on Sufism and religious
mysticism from Pir Press, the publishing house also run by the order.
Masjid al-Farah is located at 245 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 in the
Tribeca district.
Feisal Abdul Rauf served as Imam of Masjid al-Farah from 1983 to 2009. He is one of the people behind the Cordoba Institute, and the...
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