Alireza Nurbakhsh Explained

Birth Date:	12 August 1955
Birth Place:	Bam, Iran

Alireza Nurbakhsh (Persian: علیرضا نوربخش; born 12 August 1955) is the present Master (pir) of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order. He assumed this position after the death of his father, Javad Nurbakhsh on October 10, 2008.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Nurbakhsh was born in a small town near Bam, the capital city of Kerman province in Iran. His family moved to Tehran when he was two years old. He lived in the Nimatullahi Khanqah (Sufi Center) in Tehran until he left Iran for United States in 1977.

Education

After graduating from Alborz High School in 1973, Nurbakhsh attended Tehran's Melli University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy. He continued his post graduate studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison and received a PhD in philosophy in 1988. After moving to London he went back to school to receive a degree in law. ^[4]

Selected articles/lecture

• Sufism, Love and Mindfulness ^[5]
• The Experience of Nothingness ^[6]
• Devine Love ^[7]
• Sufism and the Way of Blame ^[8]

Selected poems

• The Cupbearer (Persian: ساقی) ^[9] - Composed June 2017 - Banbury, UK
• Idol Breaker (Persian: بت شکن) ^[10] - Composed December 2016 - Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
• Love for the Friend (Persian: محبت دوست) ^[11] - Composed June 2016 - London, UK

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alireza Nurbakhsh . Jung Platform - Psychological And Spiritual Perspectives.
2. Web site: Sufi Poet Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh: 12/10/1926 - 10/10/2008 . Payvand . 17 January 2023 . 8 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808234047/http://www.payvand.com/news/08/oct/1106.html . dead .
3. Web site: Dr. Alireza Nurbaksh . Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
4. Web site: Alireza Nurbakhsh . The Law Society.
5. Web site: Sufism, Love and Mindfulness . Jung Platform - Psychological And Spiritual Perspectives.
6. Web site: The Experience of Nothingness . Confrérie Soufie Nématollahi.
7. Web site: Devine Love . Confrérie Soufie Nématollahi.
8. Web site: Sufism and the Way of Blame . Jung Platform - Psychological And Spiritual Perspectives. 19 November 2022 .
9. Web site: Nurbakhsh . Alireza . The Cupbearer . Nimatullahi Sufi Order. 19 December 2018 .
10. Web site: Nurbakhsh . Alireza . Idol Breaker . Nimatullahi Sufi Order. 19 December 2018 .
11. Web site: Nurbakhsh . Alireza . Love for the Friend . Nimatullahi Sufi Order. 19 December 2018 .