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April 2, 2001
Early in the morning, Shaykh Nazim leads the predawn prayers (tahajjud) followed by Salat al-Fajr and recitation of early morning tasbeeh and the Holy Names of Allah. |
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A Mevlevi Dervish,
known as Dervish Mustafa, whirls to the chanting of tahlil, 'la ilaha ill Allah'.
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After recitations are completed, Surat Ya
Sin (Chapter 36 of the Holy Quran) is recited by Hafez Saheb Mahmood, as
is done traditionally in many Muslim countries after Salat al-Fajr.
Shaykh Nazim then addressed the several hundred gathered mureeds for a dawn association (suhbat), followed by Salat al-Ishraq. Followers then came turn-by-turn to greet the Naqshbandi Sufi master, reciting salawat in unison after which they greeted one another in turn. |
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The Shaykh heads down the tall hill on which
the Zawiya is located in a crush of mureeds
The hills and fields of Turkey are blossoming with the buds of spring. |
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