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Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi (born Philippa de Menil; 13 June 1947) is an American art curator and co-founder of the Dia Art Foundation. She is also the spiritual guide and current Sheikha of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order in New York City.
After Shaykh Nur's death, Fariha took on the guidance of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order, with circles around the world. This lineage offers the nectar of teachings of the Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him, which guide the seeker to self-knowledge and immersion in God.
Mar 7, 2011 · In 1980, the woman she was had become a Sufi dervish named Fariha al-Jerrahi, and when the house of Dia fell, she moved on. All color photos by Michael Schmelling. Sitting across from her now, amid photographs and Turkish rugs in a rambling old bohemian mansion on a hilltop in Yonkers, I’m almost reluctant to bring up those years.
Oct 18, 2021 · Shaykha Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi is the spiritual guide of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order in New York City. This lineage offers the nectar of teachings of the Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him, which guide the seeker to self-knowledge and immersion in God.
Shaykha Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi. 1,746 likes. Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi is the spiritual guide of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order in New York City.
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Shaykha Fariha al Jerrahi is the guide for the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order. She conducts spiritual and educational meetings for her dervishes in 16 circles around the world. Shaykha Fariha was born in Houston, Texas and currently resides in New York City.
Sep 23, 2016 · She became a Sufi in the 1970s, and, now known as Sheikha Fariha al-Jerrahi, has led the Nur Jerrahi order since its founder’s death in 1995.
