Sufi Media

• Sufi Songs from Sarajevo (DVD)
• Spiritual Struggle : Understanding the Science of Tasawwuf (CD)
• In Need of Allah : Lecture by Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubie (CD) 
• The World of Rumi : Parts 1 & 2 (DVD) 
• al-Ghazali : The Alchemist of Happiness (DVD) 
• The Mawlid of al-Barzanji (DVD) 

Also see Documentary Films

Page Last Updated : 29th January 2011

 Sufi Songs of Sarejevo

DVD VIDEO    (Pal)  -     52 MINUTES

Synopsis :

Sufi brotherhoods have handed down their religious repertoires by word of mouth since the fifteenth century. Compositions by the great Muslim mystical poets are performed during ecstatic religious celebrations and ceremonies.  

Although harshly treated and virtually condemned to clandestine gatherings during the communist era, the Sufi orders have kept this tradition alive. The nasheeds and salawat convey an extraordinary spiritual force. Sung in groups or individually, and accompanied only by the drum (duff), the Neshidu-I-Huda vocal ensemble presents these melodies outside the religious context, which is rare, if not indeed unique, in a stunning performance at the annual Festival Imaginaire held in Montpellier, France.

 
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Spiritual Struggle : Understanding the Science of Tasawwuf 
  Audio CD:                                                                                       Shaykh Yahya Rhodus

Call it what you may but don't get caught up on the names, because it's the reality that matters. This mesmerising lecture is rooted in the famous Hadith of Gabriel (Jibrail 'alayhis salaam) in which the Messenger of God May Allah bless him and grant him peace clearly establishes the status and definition of Ihsan. The science of Ihsan is commonly referred to as Sufism (ilm al-Ihsan), which is a highly codified science amongst the praiseworthy sciences. An entity is deemed lofty by the number of names attributed to it; Sufism has over 2000, with its core definition being genuine preoccupation (sidq al-tawajjuh) with the Divine. A true Sufi has no other concern, no other love, no other preoccupation except the Divine, Allah tabaraka wa ta'ala. This is all because the Sufi is treading the path of al-Mustafa (the chosen one), whose entire essence was dedicated to the Divine. By virtue of this blessed science, our mundane acts in this world gain nobility in the next and become means for proximity to our Lord. In this recording, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus concisely summarises the science of Sufism; linguistically, historically, and pragmatically - and the role it has within the lives of believers. His insights and examples open the flood gates of Allah's mercy, leading to a crystal clear understanding and deeper appreciation of this core Islamic Science.

 
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In Need of Allah:                   Lecture by:   Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubie
Audio CD

This spiritual talk was delivered in Birmingham, U.K. to a group of seekers of knowledge. He comments of a famous spiritual poem (We come to you oh Allah). Shaykh Muhammad reminds us of the blessing of Allah, and how we are all in need of Allah.

Delivered in Birmingham, England - Total Running Time: 72:13 mins.

Tracks : 
 
1. Thanks and Du'a for Your Support Upon the Loss of my Wife
2. Everyone Wants Allah
3. The Need for Allah
4. The Blessings Children bring to Us
5. You Need Allah in Every Minute of Your Life
6. The Role of Energy: Refuting the New Age Movement
7. One Aspect of Our Equality Before Allah: We are All in Need of Him
9. The Treasure of Du'a; The Most Powerful Means
10. Allah Has Given Us Before We Asked Him
11. The Wisdom of Sufi Songs
12. Du'a Arabic & English
13. Dhikr accompanied with al-Burda  
14. The Famous Song: 'Ataynaka bilfaqri - of al-Shushtari  

 
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The World of Rumi (Parts 1 & 2)  - Two Films by Shams Friedlander

DVD VIDEO        [1]. RUMI, The Wings of Love         [2]. COME TO LIFE, al-Mahya 

Part 1: Rumi - The Wings of Love  

Viewed in several international film festivals, as well as the Musee de l’Homme in Paris, this film takes viewers into a secret world rarely seen by outsiders. Nearly eight centuries after his death, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, May Allah be pleased with him, Sufi master and mystical poet is ever-present in the whirling ceremony of today’s Mevlevi dervhishes.  

The Helveti Zikr, Mevlevi semas, and the Gharib, or secret, sema-not seen for over 100 years- were filmed in Cairo, Istanbul, and the Garden of Rumi in Konya.  

This unique footage set to Mevlevi music is enhanced by interviews with Shaykh Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din (Dr. Martin Lings), Islamic philosopher and author Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Shaykh Tugrel Inancer, who reveals the hidden meaning of the reed flute.

Part 2: Come to Life - Al-Mahya  

Once a year in the middle of the month of Shabban “mureeds” of the Demerdache Khalwati Sufi Order in Cairo go into small cells and make a spiritual retreat which has been a tradition in this order for over five hundred years.  

Shems Friedlander is the first person to be allowed to film this secret and sacred ceremony.  

During the “khalwa” the mureed prays, fasts (as in the month of Ramadan), is silent, remains in seclusion, invokes the name of Allah, meditates, and maintains a state of ritual purity.  

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"In this time, when many tongues presume to speak for God, their god, this film speaks to a truth that is beyond the ability of our human words to describe; the gift of love, the indwelling of God within the soul." ---- Godfrey Reggio, Director "Koyaanisqatsi"  

"Seclusion from people will become inevitable for you, as will preference for retreat (khalwa) over human associations, for the extent of your distance from creation is the extent of your closeness to God-outwardly and inwardly." ----Ibn al-Arabi
 

----Directed and Produced by Shems Friedlander ( 2005 )    

Running Time (both) 80 mins approx  |  Colour  |   Format : PAL   |   Region: 0  |  

 
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 Al-Ghazali - The Alchemist of Happiness 

DVD VIDEO  

This film sets out to discover who Imam al-Ghazali, may Allah be pleased with him, was and whether we, living in the 21st century, can still find relevance in his teaching.

 
"The film is a remarkable achievement, capturing not only the drama of Ghazali’s life and the texture of the world in which he lived, but also skilfully distilling the significance of major themes in his writings. This is no small feat: the art of dramatising ideas. I cannot wait to show it in my courses on Medieval Muslim Thought." ---- Farouk Mitha, University of Victoria, Canada

Born in 1058 in Tus, Khorasan, in present-day Iran, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, may Allah be pleased with him, was one of the most original thinkers the world has known. Besides being a major influence in the Muslim world, the West has also felt his effect. He influenced major figures of medieval philosophy such as Thomas Aquinas and Moses Maimonides, who shaped the philosophy of the Latin West. As the author of some 250 books on topics ranging from theology and ethics to metaphysics and philosophy, al-Ghazali came to be known as ‘Proof of Islam’. For almost a thousand years he has served as an inspiration for spiritual seekers everywhere as he was someone, like the Buddha, willing to give up everything: wealth, position, family and comfort in order to search for Truth.

with Robert Powell as the voice of al-Ghazali

Featuring : Ghorban Nadjafi, Daryush Arjmand, Mitra Hajjar, Abdolreza Kermani

Director of Photography: Mahmoud Kalari

Art Direction: Malak Khazai

Screenplay: Simon van der Borgh

Editor: Gabriela Enis  

Executive Producers : Dr Tim J. Winter (Shaykh Abd 'al-Hakim Murad) & P.S. Gilders

Produced & Directed by Ovidio Salazar

Special Features:

Additional Interviews with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf & Dr. Karim D. Crow

Running Time: 80 mins  | DVD Video  | Format : PAL  |  Colour  |

 
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The Mawlid of al-Barzanji - DVD 

DVD VIDEO - MULTI REGION          With Al-Zawiya, Recorded Live in Cape Town, S. Africa

 
[ Arabic with English subtitles ]

Mishkat Media presents the Mawlid of al-Barzanji, one of the classics of traditional Islamic culture. It is a sung celebration of the birth and greatness of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, May Allah bless him and grant him peace, traditionally recited on the anniversary of his blessed birth.

Allah and His Angels bless the Prophet.

O you who believe, bless him and

salute him abdundantly!

(Holy Qur'an, Chapter 33 Verse 56)

 
Giving thanks for the Holy Prophet, May Allah bless him and grant him peace, is an obligation in Islam; and in this work, Imam Ja’far al-Barzanji, may Allah be pleased with him, (d.1764), a scholar of Kurdish origin who was born and studied in Madina, has given the world the most popular of all recitals of the Prophetic birth.

This recording of the Mawlid al-Barzanji was made in Cape Town, with the celebrated Mawlid Jama’at of the Al-Zawiya Mosque, under the direction of Shaykh Seraj Hendricks, formerly Chair of the Fatwa Committee of Cape Town. The film includes full English subtitles of the Arabic recitation.

The DVD also includes the following extra features:

:: Understanding the Mawlid by Shaykh Seraj Hendricks

:: Interview with the Singers by George Warner

:: Nkosi Sikeleli Africa by the Desert Rose Dhikr Choir

:: Travelling Light Series III trailer

Released January 2011 | Running Time approx. 70 mins | Arabic with English subtitles

 DVD Region 0 |  PAL Widescreen | E = Exempt from classification

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