The Desert Rose Center
An Affiliate of
the Ināyatīyya Order of Sufis
Classes, Events, and Notices
*Please check back often for updates and schedule changes.*
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Ongoing Classes & Meetings:
General Information
Tentative Scheule of Sufi Classes
Monday Classes
On Zoom:
https://zoom.us
Meeting ID: 646 720 743
Password: 080510
Select “join meeting”.
Classes are on Zoom only unless in-person class is requested by the previous noon on Sunday,
to allow time for set-up.
Class schedule (subject to change) for 2026
January 5 Heart-Zikr (Muqit)
January 12 Zikr and the Sifāt (Divine Names) chanted alchemically (Muqit)
January 19 Sufi Teachings on Realization (Muqit)
We will undertake Tasawwuf: Metaphysics, Gathas III #5 “Opinion,” in the orange book, p. 276, in the binder, p. Gathas III 59. The Gathas are available on the web by going to: https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIII/XIII_0.htm
January 24 Alchemical Meditation on the Elements (Muqit)
February 2 Integrated light, sound, breath, chakra practice (Muqit)
February 9 Individual to world healing ceremony (Muqit)
February 16 Sufi Teachings on Realization (Muqit)
February 23Sufi Poetry (Muqit)
March 2 Heart-Zikr (Muqit)
March 9 Sufi Teachings on Realization, Universal Worship (Muqit)
March 16 Sufi Stories (Muqit)
March 23 Alchemical Meditation on the Elements (Muqit)
April 6 Heart-Zikr (Muqit)
April 13 Zikr and the Sifāt (Divine Names) chanted alchemically (Muqit)
April 20 Sufi Teachings on Realization (Muqit)
April 27 Alchemical Meditation on the Elements (Muqit)
May 4 Heart-Zikr (Muqit)
May 11 Individual to World Healing Ceremony
May 18 Sufi Teachings on Realization (Muqit)
May 25 Integrated light, sound, breath, chakra practice (Muqit)
June 1 Heart-Zikr (Muqit)
June 8 Zikr and the Sifāt (Divine Names) chanted alchemically (Muqit)
June 15 Sufi Teachings on Realization (Muqit)
June 22 Integrated light, sound, breath, chakra practice (Muqit)
June 29 Universal Worship and celebration of the birthday of Hazrat ‘Inayat Khan (July 5th).
Recess until after Labor Day
Location: We meet at 6006 Aspen NE, the second house east of San Pedro on the south side of Aspen. (My house is on the SE corner of Aspen and San Pedro, this is the next house East.) Aspen is two blocks North of the light at Constitution and San Pedro, about 5 blocks south on San Pedro of the overpass over I-40.
Hazrat Inayat Khan’s Gatha discourses, foundational to this path, plus all of the Message series, are available on the web at https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIII/XIII_0.htm, and clicking the secion in question.
Beginning Autumn 2024, Alia Nur (Mary Catherine Casey) will assume duties as Center Leader and Muqit will be supporting her as Senior Teacher & Center-Leader Emeritus. Alia Nur can be reached at 505.803.7086 or click/tap to email.
Murshid Muqit will contine to be available for consultation and to receive feedback (phone: 505-265-9388, or click to send an email) and to lead occasional Lakota Pipe Ceremonies, and also often knows of upcoming Sun Dances and other Native events. Contact him for inquiries.
Other Events & Meetings
Walking the Path of the Heart, Encountering the God Within
—A journey to the Holy through meditation, mantra, music, and holy silence—
Wednesdays, 6:15pm–7:15pm
with Alia-Nur Mary Catherine Casey, MDiv
Zoom, 6:30–7:30 pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85220986107?pwd=nVgrAFeMS07RFqUomlScVTgXOgO5be.1
Meeting ID: 852 2098 6107
Passcode: 903102
Alia Nur holds a Masters of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, has been a chaplain for over 30 years, and currently works at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. She has a rich spiritual background as a student of the way of the mystics from both eastern and western religious traditions, being a student of the Sufi path as well as deeply-rooted in the practice and tradition of Catholicism.
The goal of this series is to deepen participants’ ability to be awake in the presence of God and to experience the love, harmony and beauty of the universal inner landscape.
To register or if you have any questions about the series click/tap to send an email or call 505-681-9378
New Mexico Jerrahi Meetings
Click/tap to email
Maryam Tafoya
or
BaqiTaslimaMuhammad
Dances of Universal Peace, Albuquerque
For schedule & location information, contact Susan Erika Argeres (click/tap here to email)
Sufi Night — Spiritual Communion
Albuquerque Center For Peace & Justice
202 Harvard Dr SE
Albuquerque NM 87106
See the Center’s online calendar for meeting dates
All are welcome to join: we do group drumming, chanting, dancing, live music, movement & breathing, and we usually partake in a vegetarian meal together afterwards.
These practices are based on the many cultures which have come together for thousands of years under the label of “Sufi,” which simply means the authentic expression of our deepest essence, beyond the ego. The purpose of our group work is to practice unity, to bring inner peace, and to open the intelligence of the heart.
We ask for donations to cover expenses — to keep the P&J Center open — $5–$10.
We bring drums and blankets — but if you have a mat/blanket, drum, or any other instrument, please bring it along.
Click/tap to call James for more info.
SANTA FE DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE
Meetings to be announced...
Silver City Sufi Events
For Sufi Events in Silver City NM, email Katherine Feist or Maryam Weidner.
The Silver City Sufi Community holds zikr every Thursday on zoom at 6pm, and all are welcome to join.
(Please contact one of us to get the link, as it changes every week).
Sufi Events in Truth or Consequences, NM
New Mexico Interfaith Dialog features a series of speakers representing different faith traditions.
https://abq.news/2025/12/show-me-the-light/
January 15, 7pm: “I’m HinduAnd Here Is What I Want People to Know About My Faith”
with Prabhat Singh
Location: Hindu Temple Society of New Mexico, 8418 Zuni Rd SE, Albuquerque
An Important Request: We are IN NEED of board members from the Islamic, Jewish and Protestant faith communities. The New Mexico Interfaith Dialogue wants to insure that we maintain a balanced representation of the different faith traditions. If you have been a regular participant at the dialogue meetings, we encourage you to consider becoming a board member. For more information, please contact Patty Allread.
Environmental Events
New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light has listings of a number of area environmental events and some related resources, nm-ipl.org.
The Albuquerque Chapter of the Sierra Club has a mailing list detailing much environmental news and announcements of events. To be added to this list, email Camila Feibelman
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