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The sanctity of the message of Islam and the tradition of the Holy Prophet Mohammad were kept intact through an unbroken chain of transmission by the great masters of Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi. While mainstream Islam fell into the hands of the clerics and jurists, these masters passed on the inner message of Islam through their teachings, writings, and students. Islam would not have survived had it not been for the selfless sacrifices of these great spiritual leaders. |
Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi (MTO) Shahmaghsoudi, School of Islamic Sufism®, is an international non-profit organization with centers spanning five continents, including more than 500,000 students worldwide. It dates back 1400 years to the time of Prophet Mohammad. The founder of the School is Hazrat Oveys Gharani, whose way of inward cognition was approved by the prophet of Islam. The present Master of the school is Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha.
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| Sufism is known as the mystical dimension of Islam. Sufism is the school of Self-knowledge. It is a spiritual discipline, a precise system of education that facilitates the journey of self-knowledge, leading to knowledge of the Divine Beloved. This journey enables the individual to discover his or her own stable reality and ultimately, the reality of religion. |
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Sufi Practices are integral to the inward learning and discipline necessary for purification and the attainment of true self cognition. The student of Sufism with love and devotion uses the practices to develop and unfold his hidden abilities. Key Sufi practices include Prayers, Fasting, Zikr, and Tamarkoz (Sufi Meditation). The Sufi Master guides the student through every moment of his journey of self-knowledge. |
Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha is the forty-first Sufi Master of the Oveyssi School. For the first time, he opened the doors of Sufism to all sincere seekers, and the reality of Islam became known as never before. Due to Hazrat shah Maghsoud’s immense knowledge in many fields, his voluminous writings and ceaseless efforts, Sufism became accessible to seekers around the world. Therefore, the school is known as Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi. |
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His Holiness Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha, known as Hazrat Pir, is the present Sufi Master of the M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism. Hazrat Pir was formally designated as the 42nd Sufi Master of the school by his father Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha on September 4, 1970. Hazrat Pir is a scientist and a poet, schooled in the United States in mathematics and physics. His vast knowledge and training is not limited to the esoteric disciplines and sacred sciences, but expands to other disciplines, including astronomy, astrophysics, quantum mechanics, biophysics, philosophy, poetry, metaphysics, and alchemy.
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Sufism blossomed more than 1400 years ago, in the time of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). However, Sufism has existed since the beginning of human history, for its seed lies within every human heart. The great ninth century Sufi, Bayazid Bastami, described the history of Sufism by stating: "Its seeds were set at the time of Adam, they sprouted under Noah and flowered under Abraham. Grapes formed at the time of Moses, and ripened at the time of Jesus. In the time of Mohammad, they were made into pure wine." |
The eight principles of Sufism which facilitate the journey of self-knowledge are: Zikr (to remember God), fikr (to meditate), sahar (to awaken), jui’i (to hunger for truth), somt (to observe silence), saum (to fast), khalvat (to observe solitude), and khidmat (to serve). As the seeker puts into practice the principles presented by the Sufi Master, Hazrat Nader Angha "Pir Oveyssi", the realm of the heart and soul become accessible. The journey to the hidden realm of one's being begins, and the horizons of awareness are discovered. |
Hazrat Jalaleddin Ali Mir Abolfazl Angha is the 39th Master of the Oveyssi School. He attained the absolute state of cognition through hard work, obedience and discipline. He became the pole (qutb) of his time. In addition to receiving the leadership of Tarighat Oveyssi, he received the leadership of three other major Sufi orders.
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Hazrat Mir Ghotbeddin Mohammad Angha, the grandfather of the present Sufi Master, continued the tradition. Hazrat Mir Ghotbeddin Mohammad Angha is the 40th Master of the Oveyssi school of Sufism. Of the dignity of his supreme position, Hazrat Molana Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha states: "If it were not for our Lord Mohammad, son of Mir Abolfazl Angha, the reality of ma’rifa (cognition) would never have appeared in our era."
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Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi traces its roots through a lineage of Sufi Masters extending back to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, Amir-al-Mo'menin Ali (peace be upon them) and Oveys Gharani. This unbroken succession of spiritual masters has transmitted spiritual knowledge, leading seekers through the perils and pitfalls of the journey to self-knowledge and knowledge of the Divine Beloved. The genealogy of the Oveyssi School lists a succession of 42 Masters from Hazrat Gharani to the present master, Molana Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha. |
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