“The awakening of hearts is in the harmony of the soul with the truth of existence at the point of equilibrium.”

Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha

Welcome!

The M.T.O. Sufi Association® is an organization consisting of students and young professionals throughout the globe with one common goal: to raise awareness of Islamic Sufism through hosting and participating in a multitude of events, including…

• Interfaith dialogue and events
• Lectures, seminars, panel discussions
• Tamarkoz classes and workshops (Sufi meditation)
• Salat (Prayer)
• Zikr (Sufi Chanting)
• Community service
• Research
• Cultural and musical events
• Meetings at our affiliated campuses

The present Sufi Master, Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha, has said, “A successful human society is obtained through the outward and inward harmony of each of its members, and their harmonious existence in a unified system.” As students of the “School of Self-Knowledge”, we work on building harmony within society, between various faith groups, between our own members and ultimately within ourselves. We aspire to build a bridge between religions since Islamic Sufism includes the teachings of all the prophets from Moses and Abraham, to Buddha, Jesus, and Mohammad (peace be upon them) and leaves out the social customs and the political and cultural influences of religion to get to the essence of the teachings of each religion.

The M.T.O. Sufi Association aims to create a supportive environment of learning and understanding through the principles of Islamic Sufism.

What is Islamic Sufism?

Islamic Sufism is about the reality of the human being. In the book, Sufism: The Reality of Religion, Hazrat Pir explains that Sufism, or Irfan, is derived from the word ma’rifa, which means ‘knowing’. Each individual strives to know or cognize their true self, and in doing so, cognize God. Islam literally means submission. It means to submit to God by way of knowledge. This spiritual submission is the complete cognition of God and the reality of Religion. Through the principles of Islamic Sufism, all aspects of one’s being come into balance, resulting in harmony with all of existence.