John Freeman (also known as Zaahir Muhammad) will talk about the Sufi tradition in America. Specifically he will discuss: a. What is "Sufism?" b. What is a Dervish, and what are they all about? c. The "arrival" of "Sufism" in the Americas (and what pre-existed). d. Contemporary Sufi personalities, Sufi orders, their roles and responsibilities.
Freeman was in telecommunications management in the "Big 8" firms, oil and commodities and Wall Street investment banking businesses for 19 years. He is currently a director of sales for a national educational financial management firm. In 1988, seeking a more "spiritual" rationale and purpose in life, Freeman discovered the mystical path of Sufism. This resulted in his initiation into the Halveti-Jerrahi Order of Dervishes of Turkey ("The Surgeons of the Heart"), through his spiritual guide, Lex Hixon (Nur al Jerrahi), as well as initiation into the Muriddiyah Sufi path through Cheikh Abjulla Dieye of Senegal.
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