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Conversations with celebrated Sufi Master Shah Nazar Seyyed Ali Kianfar on issues central to our time, offering the insights and wisdom of Sufism. Shah
Nazar Seyyed Ali Kianfar, Ph.D. is a renowned
Sufi Master, a disciple of Moulana Shah Maghsoud, of
the Uwaiysi School of Sufism. Dr. Kianfar began studying
Erfan under the guidance and supervision of his Master
of Tariq, Moulana Shah Maghsoud, and was appointed by
him to teach and lead gatherings. Dr. Kianfar has extensive
studies in Islamic philosophy and has been teaching
Sufism for over thirty years. He has given keynote lectures
at colleges and universities in the United States, Australia,
and Europe, and has represented Sufism amongst other
world religious leaders at conferences organized by
UNESCO and other international organizations. He is
an internationally published author of numerous books
and articles on the subject of Sufism, and is the co-director
and co-founder of the International Association of Sufism.
Please call 415.382.SUFI or email ias@ias.org for more information on the following exciting new audio releases:
Reflections
on Islam and Sufism
What
is Islam? How can we begin to understand the role of
Islam in 2004? What is the relationship between war
and religion? What is Sufism? What is the relationship
between Islam and Sufism? What exactly is purification,
and how is Islam related to purification? In these two
interviews, Sufi Master Shah Nazar Seyyed Ali Kianfar
responds to these complex questions in depth. He explains
the foundations and principles of Islam and of Sufism,
and discusses in detail the importance and the practice
of purification.Heidi
Gilpin is a Sufi practitioner and a professor at Amherst
College in Amherst, MA. She received her Ph.D. from
Harvard University, and has been a member of the International
Association of Sufism since 1984.2
60-minute Audio CDs © Ali Kianfar, Ph.D., 2004
Fatiha by Taneen Sufi Music Ensemble
$50.00
Reflections
on Peace
In this conversation, Dr. Kianfar addresses the subject
of peace:What is peace? Have we ever truly experienced
peace? What is the role of religion in times of war?
What is the role of the heart in finding peace? What
is the role of the mind? Of the senses?
Moderated by Heidi Gilpin, Ph.D.*
Audio CD 43 minutes
© Ali Kianfar, Ph.D., 2003
$25.00
*Heidi Gilpin is a professor at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University, and has been a member of the International Association of Sufism since 1984.
Sufism at a Time of World Crisis
Dr. Kianfar reveals that a time such as this, when the world is viewed as in a state of chaos and crisis, brings us closer to our selves: Is peace possible? What is the role of religion and politics? What is the expectation of the Divine in creating creation? Are we just recycle units, or are we something greater?
Moderated by Glenn Pascall*
Audio CD 57 minutes
© Ali Kianfar, Ph.D., 2003
$25.00
*Glenn Pascall is an award-winning journalist and moderator of a series of interfaith dialogues held in Seattle, WA. His teaching at four universities includes a course based on classic texts from the great spiritual traditions.
MYSTICISM
IN THE MODERN WORLD
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Mysticism
in the Modern World II
The Dialogue Continues
From January 20, 2001
Audio tapes are available for this popular series
hosted in Seattle, Washington where mystics from the
major monotheist religions (Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam) share their wisdom and experience on the
way to inner peace. Two sixty-minute audio tapes.
$12.00.
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Mysticism
in the Modern World III
The Problem of Evil and Suffering
From May 19, 2001
Audio tapes are available for this popular series
hosted in Seattle, Washington where mystics from the
major monotheist religions (Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam) share their wisdom and experience on the
way to inner peace. Two sixty-minute audio tapes.
$12.00.
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Mysticism
in the Modern World IV
Who am I? Who is God?
From October 13, 2001
Audio tapes are available for this popular series
hosted in Seattle, Washington where mystics from the
major monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam) share their wisdom and experience on the
way to inner peace. Two sixty-minute audio tapes.
$12.00.
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Mysticism
in the Modern World V
What Do I Do Now?
From January 19, 2002
The American illusion of security has recently been
shattered along with many of our assumptions about
life. A peaceful heart in turbulent times requires
a deep understanding of the meaning and purpose of
life. Right action requires wisdom, compassion, justice,
and discernment. How do we do this? Audio tapes are
available for this popular series hosted in Seattle,
Washington where mystics from the major monotheistic
religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) share
their wisdom and experience on the way to inner peace.
Jewish, Christian and Muslim spiritual leaders lead
meditation, prayer and useful practices, as they share
their wisdom. Two sixty-minute audio tapes. $12.00.
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GLOBAL
SUFI MUSIC
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Divine
Breath
Taneen Sufi Music Ensemble
The debut album from the renowned Sufi music ensemble,
Taneen. The beautiful music lifts us as one heart
into an experience of unity. Throughout the recordings,
the love of the Divine is present, reflected in both
sound and movement. CD: $15.99.
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Into
Ecstasy
Taneen Sufi Music Ensemble
A restful, healing journey into ecstasy. All songs
feature the rich, compelling love poetry of Sufi mystics
(Rumi, Hafiz, Omar Khayam and Shah Maghsoud -- in
English translation) combined with chant. This CD
is perfect for winding down, getting centered, increasing
awareness, and facilitating peaceful and healing energies
within. CD: $15.99.
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SUFISM
SYMPOSIUM
The
Annual Sufism Symposium is a weekend of unity and self discovery.
It is an international gathering of delegates from Sufi
Orders of many cultures and backgrounds. Representatives
from Bangladesh, Canada, England, Ghana, Jordan, Kuwait,
Pakistan, Persia, the Philippines, Senegal, South Africa,
Turkey, the United States and many more participated. The
Symposium is an opportunity for all to learn about the ancient
school of Islamic Mysticism. Music, poems, and Sufi practices
help in celebrating a weekend of spiritual empowerment.
A
History of Sufism
Sufism Symposium 1994
Throughout the weekend, the history and growth of
Sufism was presented, in its earliest origin through
the evolution of many orders in different parts of
the world, to the message of Sufism for the world
today. Cassettes, Box Set. $250.00.
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Principles
and Practices of Sufism
Sufism Symposium 1995
The hard work of the Association finally flourished
by bringing the masters of turuq of tasawuf from far
away and close by lands to share their knowledge,
experience, teachings and words of wisdom with a wide
variety of attendees. Some of which were familiar
with the school of Sufism and some were not, but these
teachers and organizers made everyone feel at home.
Cassettes, Box Set. $300.00.
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Expressions
of Beauty
Sufism Symposium 1996
In March of 1996, participants came from many cultures
and backgrounds including: Bangladesh, Canada, England,
Ghana, Kuwait, Persia, South Africa, Turkey, the United
States, and many more offering a weekend of Unity
and an opportunity for all to learn about The Expressions
of Beauty and Sufism. Cassettes, Box Set. $300.00.
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An
Old Tradition for a New World
Sufism Symposium 1997
Wisdom that is genuine has a beneficial effect on
everything it guides; it is not limited to one realm
of activity or another, but rather is universally
applicable. It is this universal applicability which
lies behind the ancient science practiced by Sufi
masters known as alchemy. At this year's Symposium,
the entire field of inquiry assembled for the enrichment
of the attendees was turned to gold, purified and
unified in the alchemy of spiritual seeking. Cassettes,
Box Set. $300.00.
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Ethics
Sufism Symposium 1998
The caravan of Sufis gathered together once again
at the fifth annual Sufism Symposium. Individual Sufis
came to the symposium from all parts of the world,
people of many differing backgrounds and cultures,
representing diversity in the depth of most honorable
unity, sharing their wisdom on the topic of ethics
and humanity, the theme of this year's symposium.
Cassettes, Box Set. $300.00.
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Sufism
and Self-Discovery
Sufism Symposium 1999
The Sixth Annual Sufism Symposium, the unifying topic
of Sufism and Self Discovery created an atmosphere
of special intimacy, affording the participants the
opportunity to look within and share their own experiences
on the path of self discovery. Self Discovery is integral
to the Sufi path, but also, as Shah Nazar Seyyed Dr.
Ali Kianfar observed in his keynote address, plays
a basic role in each of the world's monotheistic traditions.
Cassettes, Box Set. $300.00.
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Millennium
Conference
Sufism Symposium 2000
A gathering of the speakers and presenters became
a procession of well-loved leaders of the international
Sufi community arriving one by one to warm and enthusiastic
greetings from their friends and colleagues. We were
graced by the presence of honored women and men from
Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Indiana, New York, and California and from Senegal,
Scotland, Egypt, Bangladesh, Nigeria, India and Turkey,
among other places. The speakers included university
professors, physicians, theologians, psychologists
and scholars from many disciplines. Cassettes, Box
Set. $300.00.
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The
Soul's Longing
Sufism Symposium 2001
From the dawn of existence, human beings have longed
to understand. They have spent millenniums in the
universe of the heart with hopes of seeing the unseen.
This primordial yearning was cultivated by the earliest
Sufi mystics at the advent of Islam. For centuries
after, great salek(s) have conveyed their insight
in numerous magnificence forms in order to nourish
the hearts of fellow seekers. These mystics expressed
their desires to celebrate the glory of Unity in complex
and revolutionary ways. The International Association
of Sufism honored these expressions of our Divine
desire to know at the 2001 Sufism Symposium, themed:
The Soul’s Longing: A Language of Spirit. From
March 23 until March 25, 2001, speakers and participants
were enraptured in camaraderie as their own longing
to unite with the Divine transcended cultural and
philosophical barriers. Cassettes, Box Set. $300.00.
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Practicing
Harmony
Sufism Symposium 2002
The Ninth Annual Sufism Symposium held Memorial Day
Weekend in Bellevue, Washington, was themed Practicing
Harmony. The Symposium included lectures, poetry readings,
musical performances, art workshops, meditation and
zekr prayer services. Topics include Practicing Harmony, Elegance of Silent Zikr, Inner
Jihad, Mysticism in the Modern World, Harmony Through
Zikr Therapy, Interfaith Dialogue, Islam and World
Peace, Unification Through Surrender, Sufi Techniques
for Harmony and Well Being, Role of Religion in Society,
Sound of Love and Devotional Sufi Poetry, and Role
of Women in Religion.
Cassettes, Box Set. $250.00.
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Spirit
& Word: The Qur'an (Koran)
from The Forum at Grace Cathedral
Speakers
include
Shah
Nazar Seyyed Dr. Ali Kianfar
Very Rev. Alan Jones
Professor Saleh Arthur Scott
Description
Unlike
the diverse stories of the Judeo-Christian Bible,
the Qur'an was given once from Allah to the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh), and is thus considered to be the
pure and direct Word of God, unmingled with human
commentary. Yet the Muslim world interprets the text
in widely different ways, from the intellectual focus
of Sufism to the political agenda of the Taliban.
In this last Forum in the "Spirit & Word:
Sacred Texts for Spiritual Formation" series,
the Very Rev. Alan Jones discusses the Qur'an with
Shah Nazar Seyyed Dr. Ali Kianfar, co-founder of the
International Association of Sufism, and Professor
Saleh Arthur Scott, Professor of Islamic Studies at
the University of San Francisco.
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File
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