Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi
Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi | |
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Born | Aydoğan Fuat 11 November 1957 TRNC |
Occupation | A former representative of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order in the USA |
Website | www.Naksibendi.org www.Osmanli.us |
Aydoğan Fuat, formally referred to as Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi (
Early years
Abdülkerim was born to Fuat (later Fuat Savaşkan), a
Through his life he served under Shaykh Nazim, becoming his representative in North America and throughout the world.[3]
In the United States
In 1974, Shaykh Nazim commissioned Abdülkerim to found a Naqshbandi-Haqqani branch in the United States. He undertook charity work in New York City, mostly rehabilitation of drug addicts.[1][2]
In 2002, he founded the Osmanlı Dergâhı, a zawiya located in Catskill Mountains, New York.[4] Shaykh Abdul Kerim converted a barn to a Sufi Dergah in the Ottoman tradition. Prayers are held five times a day with special services on Fridays. The Sufi center concentrates on Sufi Zikr (remembrance) with ceremonies every Thursday night and provides outreach to the surrounding community of Sidney, New York.[5] In the words of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, "He stood up against unbelief. Only one man, and in the US also, another center of unbelief. He also taught them their lesson and limits!"[6]
Death
Abdülkerim died of
References
- ^ a b c d "Şeyh Nazım'ın sağ kolu hayatını kaybetti". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ a b "Important Turks of Cyprus". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Shaykh Abdul Kerim Effendi Passes away". Journey of a Seeker Of Sacred Knowledge. 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Naksibendi (Naqshbandi) Sufi Zawiya in the Catskill Mountains, New York". Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "One small N.Y. town's battle for tolerance". msnbc.com. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Sheikh Nazim (2012-07-02), My Shaykh Didn't Cry for Me - Şeyhim Bana Ağlamadı - شيخي لم يبكيني, retrieved 2016-11-02
- ^ Osmanli.us