Zikr Allah at the new Zawiyya al Mu'min

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"Music Master"

You that love lovers,
this is your home. Welcome!

In the midst of making form, love
made this form that melts form,
with love for the door,
soul the vestibule.

Watch the dust grains moving
in the light near the window.
Their dance is our dance.

We rarely hear the inward music,
but we're all dancing to it nevertheless,

directed by the one who teaches us,
the pure joy of the sun,
our music master.

-- Version by Coleman Barks
"The Essential Rumi"
HarperSanFrancisco, 1995

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You that love lovers, this is your home. Welcome!

Join us as we remember our music master. Join us on Friday,September 28, beginning at 8 pm at Zawiyya al Mu'min, 1000 Urlin Ave., apartment 1507, Grandview. Tell the door person downstairs that you want my apartment - if they want a name tell them you want to see Jane Smirniotopoulos, the apartment phone is 488-3337.The door will be unlocked so just come in and welcome!!

Contact Hilal at hilal1001@sbcglobal.net or call at 614-446-3337 if you have questions or need directions

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Dances of Universal Peace, September 22

We will celebrate the Dances of Universal Peace on Saturday, September 22 at at 7:00.

The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, and joyous circle dances that celebrate the variety of spiritual paths on Earth. They may be seen as a modern day expression of ancient practices of body prayer.

Everyone with an open and willing attitude is welcome to attend, and all movements are taught. We invite children to join the dance circle, or sometimes children's activities are offered during the dance meeting.

There is no fee to participate; donations gladly accepted.

7:00-8:30 p.m.
Columbus Mennonite Church
35 Oakland Park Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43214
(Just east of High St. in Clintonville, one block north of North Broadway)

The theme for this week is An Interfaith Harvest.

Ramadan Begins Tomorrow

For Muslims, Ramadan begins tomorrow. It is a month of fasting, abstaining from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset. Ramadan is a time for worship, reading the Quran, and performing acts of charity and personal devotion. For more information on Ramadan see this chart from Beliefnet.