Dervish Healing Order
God Parents
Moineddin Jablonski
January 1, 1942 - February 27, 2001
Photo taken at a Jamiat in Eugene
Oregon 1996, by Ayesha Barnes
"To each of you I offer these words of
counsel:
Deepen your compassion.
Love the wounded places in you that need healing.
Open yourself to the grace of illumination.
Give freely of your joy.
Share your neighbor's burden.
Through all these avenues, discover your soul."
Moineddin
Beloved ones of God,
Early Tuesday morning (February 27, 2001) our Pir, Moineddin Jablonski, returned
to God and Murshid. Alhamdulliah! When I heard the news, I was struck by a 30 year old memory: When Murshid SAM
left us, I was inconsolable, until Shirin Cave gave me a great teaching, which I
would like to share with you all. She reminded me, that....
"When the Prophet Mohammed died, the believers were addressed by Abu Bakr
who told the multitudes - "If you loved the Prophet, when grief is
appropriate as he is dead. But, if you love Allah, than Rejoice. For
he has returned to
Allah, and shall dwell there forever."
Thank you Moineddin for holding the post for these past 30 plus years. Amidst personal pain and uncertainty, and the never ending challenges of his personal life and health, he held aloft the vision of the Sufi Message, and was always available for inspiration and support. What a raucous and outrageous bunch we were and are. Yet Moineddin found ways, and means, and heart to accommodate all of our blessings and failings, and to include us all in his vision.
Under his stewardship Murshid Sam's transmission has spread far and wide, and yet maintained its unique flavor. Mureeds are spread all over the world: From Europe to Asia, and everywhere in between. And his dances are everywhere. The landed community is a living success, and our joining the Federation of the Sufi Message has opened the greater Sufi world to Murshid Sam's Barrakka. Plans are being discussed to make a unified presentation of Murshid Sam's writings, much in common with the Sufi Message Volumes. More on this later.
Ya Allah Moineddin. Ya Shakur Allah! Ya Salammo! God speed and may Allah give you the rest you deserve. And may Gods light and life and Peace indwell within your family, your loved ones, and your spiritual community.
Yours in Service,
Hakim Saul
Memories of Moineddin.
It was during my preparation for this past Sunday's Healing Service (March 4,
2001), which we had dedicated to Moineddin Jablonski, when (once again) I
remembered that I was doing the healing ritual because of him.
It was 1970, during the time when he was in hospital with an infection (at that
time undiagnosed) that Murshid Sam (still in the body) gave me an order. "Inayat
Khan had this healing service and I guess its time for you to do it
for Moineddin," he said. "You'll have to extract it from my
commentaries," he continued. "But I am sure it will help him get
back on his feet."
So, Moineddin was the outer cause of my doing the Absent Healing Ritual, and he
has been on the healing lists around the world for more than 30 years. I
would also like to include a short reminiscence of one day when Moineddin
visited our healing service in San Francisco.
It was just after Murshid SAM had passed, and I was living on Ripley Street
(above the Mentorgarden). Moineddin was visiting the Mentorgarden and
decided to visit our Sunday service. Please remember that he was an earth
type Capricorn, and in mid 1971 or 1972 was fairly well grounded.
He arrived a few minutes before we started, and made himself comfortable: He
removed his belt, his wallet, his shoes and keys and change and settled down for
the meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting, he said to me, "Well,
I can certainly feel the presence of Hazrat Inayat Khan in the room. Keep
up the good work," And he left.
After a while, as we were cleaning up, we noticed that he had left behind his
belt, and shoes and wallet, and keys etc. It seems he had walked (floated) down
the hill to the Mentorgarden in his stocking feet.
What a wonderful giggle we all had afterwards. I feel it was his humanity (and
humility) which most endeared him to me.
Till we meet again Bodhisatva.
All love and blessings
Hakim Saul
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 5, 2001
Darshan at Noor Mahal ca: 1979
It was during the time a group of us lived at the Khankah Noor Mahal in Petaluma, CA during the late 1970's. He would regularly give Darshan there in the large sunny meditation room, and on one of those days this photo was taken.... ~heather