The School of Sufi Teaching in New Zealand offers instructions in the teachings of the five main Sufi orders – the Naqshbandi, Mujaddidi, Chishti, Qadiri and Shadhili – with special emphasis on the Mujaddidi silent meditation practice. The goal of Sufism is the development of certain noble qualities such as love, compassion, tolerance and patience through the purification of the self, purification of the heart and development of moral etiquette. READ MORE 1 minute read Sufism Sufis aim for the development of certain light-enhancing qualities in human beings, which… The School The School of Sufi Teaching offers free instruction in the traditions and practices of five… If you are interested in knowing more about the School of Sufi Teaching in New Zealand, or… According to the understanding of Sufis, the mind is not the only center of consciousness in the human being. There exist other subtle centers, of which the heart is the most important. The heart is the receptacle of illumination, and it is capable of the direct perception of truth. e School of Sufi Teaching offers free instruction in the traditions and practices of five main Sufi Orders – the Naqshbandi, Mujaddidi, Chishti, Qadiri and Shadhili – with special emphasis on the Mujaddidi order. The School was founded by Shaykh Hazrat Azad Rasool (ra) in 1975 with the blessing of his own Shaykh, Maulvi Muhammad Sa’id Khan (ra). After 55 years of working tirelessly in order to further the goal of disseminating the teachings across the world, Shaykh Hazrat Azad Rasool (ra) passed away on the 7th of November 2006. The institute, now under the name of the School of Sufi Teaching, has centres across the world with students in a number of countries including Canada, Brazil, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Poland, UK, USA, Italy, Germany, Egypt, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Oman.