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Video of Surat -ar-Rahman

Zikr Allah, Saturday, November 29, 2014, Which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

 

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WHAT A BLESSING

Don’t hide – the sight of your face is a blessing.
Wherever you place your foot,
    there rests a blessing.
Even your shadow,
    passing over me like a swift bird,
    is a blessing.

The great Spring has come.
Your sweet air,
    blowing through the city, the country,
    the gardens, and the desert
    is a blessing.

He has come with love to our door;
    His knock is a blessing.

We go from house to house, asking of him.
    Any answer is a blessing.

Caught in this body,
    we look for a sight of the soul.
Remember what the Prophet said:
    "One sight is a blessing."

The leaf of every tree brings a message
    from the Unseen world.
Look!  Every falling leaf is a blessing.

All of Nature swings in unison –
    singing without tongues,
    listening without ears.
    What a blessing!

O soul, the four elements are your face –
Water, wind, fire, and earth –
    Each one is a blessing.

Once the seed of faith takes root
    it cannot be blown away,
    even by the strongest wind –
    Now that’s a blessing!

I bow to you,
    for the dust of your feet
    is the crown on my head.
As I walk toward you,
    every step I take is a blessing.

    His form appeared before me, just now,
    as I was singing this poem.  I swear.
    What a blessing!
    What a blessing!

Every vision born of earth is fleeting;
Every vision born of heaven is a blessing.

For people, the sight of Spring warms their hearts;
For fish, the rhythm of the ocean
    is a blessing.
The brilliant Sun
    that shines in every heart –
    for the heavens, earth, and all creatures –
    What a blessing!

The heart can’t wait to speak of this ecstasy.
The soul is kissing the earth saying,
O God, what a blessing!

Fill me with the wine of your silence.
Let it soak my every pore
For the inner splendor it reveals
    is a blessing,
    is a blessing.

          -- Ghazal (Ode) 451
              Version by Jonathan Star
              "A Garden Beyond Paradise: The Mystical Poetry of Rumi"
              Bantam Books, 1992

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Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi (MTO) Shahmaghsoudi Zikr, 11/14, 7 p.m. at St. Stephen's

You are cordially invited to a Sufi Zikr event held Friday, Nov 14th , 2014, at 7:00 PM. The location for this event is at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave., Columbus Ohio . In this session, three performances of Sufi Zikr (Chanting) are accompanied by two short lectures on "The Heart of Islam" and "The Meaning of Sacrifice". Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi (MTO) Shahmaghsoudi is the school of Islamic Sufism that has provided genuine teachings in Sufism for over 14 centuries. MTO operates centers around the world including North America. The center in Columbus has been operating  nearly close to 25 years. We have included an event flyer should you wish to share this information with others. You may also view this information online at www.ColumbusGateofKnowledge.org We appreciate your time and patronage. Please feel free to contact me at 614-937-3314 should you have any questions or visit www.MTO.org Sincerely, Mehran Vahedy