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Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi

1957 – 2012

Representative of the Naqshbandi-Nazimiyya Sufi Order in the USA

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About Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi

Lived 1957 – 2012 (aged 54).

Aydoğan Fuat, formally referred to as Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi , was an American Sufi Sheikh of Turkish Cypriot origin and former representative of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order in the United States, under the lead of Nazim Al-Haqqani.

Early years Abdülkerim was born to Fuat (later Fuat Savaşkan), a dervish known in tariqat circles as Hajji Fuad ar-Rabbani. He attended the khutbah by Shaykh Nazim at Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Famagusta and later became a disciple. In November 1973, he joined the Turkish Resistance Organisation and fought around Varosha, Famagusta during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.

Through his life he served under Shaykh Nazim, becoming his representative in North America and throughout the world.

In the United States In 1974, Shaykh Nazim commissioned Abdülkerim to found a Naqshbandi-Haqqani branch in the United States. He undertook charity work in New York City, mostly rehabilitation of drug addicts. Shaykh Abdul Kerim converted a barn to a Sufi Dergah in the Ottoman tradition. Prayers are held five times a day with special services on Fridays. The Sufi center concentrates on Sufi Zikr (remembrance) with ceremonies every Thursday night and provides outreach to the surrounding community of Sidney, New York. In the words of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, "He stood up against unbelief. Only one man, and in the US also, another center of unbelief. He also taught them their lesson and limits!"

Death Abdülkerim died of heart attack during a visit to his dargah in Lefka.

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Who was Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi?

Representative of the Naqshbandi-Nazimiyya Sufi Order in the USA

When was Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi born?

Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi was born on 11 November 1957 in Polis.

When did Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi die?

Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi died on 30 June 2012 in Lefka.

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· Wikipedia: Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi

· Wikidata: Q17540274

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