Sheikha Fariha al Jerrahi

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Sheikha Fariha al Jerrahi ( born Philippa De Menil; 1946 ) is an American Sufi spiritual teacher of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order based in the United States.

Biography

Philippa De Menil was born in 1947 to Catholic parents in Houston, Texas. She met her spiritual guide Muzaffer Ozak who initiated her directly to the path and she became known as Fariha al Jerrahi. She co-founded, with Lex Hixon, the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order in New York City.^[1] In 1995, after Lex Hixon died, she became the spiritual guide of the order, which is based at Dergah al-Farah in New York City.^[2]

References

External links

• Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order