Sufism in Paris: meditation and dhikr

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A Sufi meditation session takes place one Friday a month in Paris, at Forum 104 in the 6th arrondissement. Open to all, it offers the collective practice of dhikr, the invocation of the divine names, in the Qadiriya Boutchichiya path.

The monthly Friday evening session

• When: one Friday a month, 8pm to 9.30pm; dates are announced in the calendar.
• Session page: Sufi meditation in Paris.
• Where: Forum 104, 104 rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris (usually in the Crypt).
• Contribution: €5.
• Registration: via the form at the bottom of this page.
• Registration: no advance booking is required; to be notified of upcoming dates or ask a question, write to the email address above or leave your details in the form below.

What to expect

Sufism is often said to be a flavour that can only be known by tasting it. These meditation sessions offer precisely a taste of it, through the invocations practised in the Sufi path: the dhikr, literally ‘remembrance’.

The spiritual influx carried by these invocations purifies and illuminates the practitioner’s heart; the dhikr gradually sets the heart ablaze until nothing remains but divine oneness. The session lasts an hour and a half: you settle in, you listen, you invoke together. No prerequisites, no special dress, no previous experience.