Opening to the Universal Wisdom in Each Others’ Faith Traditions

Guest Spiritual Leader: Dr. Nahid Angha, is the co-founder of IAS (International Association of Sufism) and founder of the international Sufi Women Organization (SWO). The daughter of Moulana Shah Maghsoud, Dr. Angha was the first woman appointed to teach in her father’s school, and later the first woman ever to sit in the inner circle council with Muslim leaders from around the world to lead meditation at the annual Sufi Symposium. In 2000, she earned UNESCO’s “Messenger of Peace” award for her work as a humanitarian leader. An internationally published author, she is one of the major Muslim scholars of the present time with over fourteen published works.

Moderator: Reverend Canon Charles Gibbs is an Episcopal priest who is an Honorary Canon at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. He is Founding Executive Director of URI (United Religions Initiative), whose mission is to promote “enduring interfaith cooperation … to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.”

Text:
Oh, My Friend
by Ezzeddin Nasafi
from Ecstasy – The World of Sufi Poetry and Prayer compiled and translated by Dr. Nahid Angha
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Videos

1. Rev. Charles Gibbs & Dr. Nahid Angha: Introduction & reading

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