Book Club: The Voyage of No Return

Join us Thursday evenings this winter at Qahwah House in the heart of New York City for the next book of our Sufi Corner Book Club!In this 4-session series, we will read “The Voyage of No Return” (2nd Edition) by Claude Addas, exploring the life, teachings, and legacy of the “Shaykh Al-Akbar,” Muhyiddin Ibn Al-’Arabi—arguably the greatest thinker in Islamic and certainly Sufi history.

Sessions will consist of thoughtful dialogue structured around the themes and ideas of that week’s reading:

Session 1: (p. 1-30)                                December 3
- Should Ibn 'Arabi Be Burned?
- The Prince's Prayer
- "Flee towards God"

Session 2: (p. 31-60)                           December 10
- The Masters of the Way
- The Seal
- "When what has never
been disappears..."

Session 3: (p. 61-90)                           December 17
- "The distance of two bows
or closer"
- The Meccan Illuminations
- "God is, and nothing is
with Him"

Session 4: (p. 91-117)                               January 7
- Wherever you turn, there
is the face of God"
- The Two Horizons
- "Benefit from my existence"

(Note: due to the difficulty of the 6PM time slot for those coming directly from work, we have moved the start of the Book Club 30 minutes ahead to 6:30PM)

Registration: FREE - (button down below)
Dates: December 3 - January 7
Time: 6:30pm
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Qahwah House, 2869 Broadway, New York, NY

Following the book club, we host our Sufi Corner Poetry Circle at 8PM, which will also meet weekly to read, recite, and share great works of Sufi poetry. Currently we are reading Conference of the Birds, but we will start reading the Masnavi in December. Stick around after the Book Club to participate!

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