Sheykh Mevlana Nazim Adil al-Hakkani Opens New Dergah in Cyprus – to be Managed in the Osmanli Manner by Sheykh Abdul Kerim

Seeing Sheykh Mevlana on a trip to Cyprus is a very blessed but also a very fleeting moment.

His sohbets (talks) are broadcast from his home into the Lefke Dergah on a projector screen.   People who travel far and wide see Maulana very briefly. Mevlana also does not come from the house for prayer at the Dergah.   To catch a glimpse of him one must wait by his home for some time, where he enters a car after Asr Namaz to be driven to some places in Cyprus.   Between that moment of exiting the home and entering the car, one might be so fortunate to be able to see him and kiss his hand.

So one can imagine that is was highly unusual, and also a very blessed event,  when Sheykh Mevlana came to Sheykh Abdul Kerim’s house in Cyprus to visit him.

There Mevlana officiated the opening of a dergah at this temporary location. Mevlana also gave of his own land to Sheykh Abdul Kerim to use for a permanent location.

Sheykh Abdul Kerim was a gracious host and showed Sheykh Mevlana the dergah and made him very comfortable.   Sheykh Mevlana Nazim prayed two rakats immediately.  Then Sheykh Abdul Kerim showed Sheykh Mevlana his Ziyarat (visitation) to Grandshaykhs in India, and events at the Osmanli Dergah in New York.

Sheykh Mevlana was also able to meet murids individually who were staying at the dergah, giving us all a rare opportunity to be in the presence of Sultan ul Awliya Sheykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Hakkani.