Mawlana Shaykh Nazim - Germany, 2000

Mawlana Shaykh Nazim arrived in Koln (Cologne), Germany on December 16, 2000.

Mureeds flocked to greet Mawlana Shaykh at the arrival gate.
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As is his wont, Mawlana Shaykh immediately selected a large area in which to observe Salat, followed by several hundred convert Muslims of German origin, as well as Dutch, Turkish and Indo-Pakistani mureeds.

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After retrieving his bag, Mawlana was taken to the Osmanische Herberge for a reception by the mureeds.

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There mureeds young and old had the chance to greet the world leader of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order.

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Following iftar, and Salat al-Maghrib, Mawlana gave a sohbat. Here Shaykh Hasan Dyck listens with attention.

The gathered crowd of Muslims crowded around Mawlana Shaykh after the taraweeh to greet him and seek his dua. Many young people, meeting Mawlana for the first time took shahada and entered the fold of the din.


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Photos courtesy of Osmanische Herberge