by his master, Munis 'Ali Shah, to the position of Shaikh (spiritual director). Upon the death of Munis in 1953, Dr. [Javad] Nurbakhsh was named in succession as Master of the Nimatullahi Order.
Dr. Nurbakhsh was an accomplished Sufi poet and spent more than 50 years writing, editing and publishing definitive and comprehensive works on the Sufi spiritual path.
from Payvand's Iran News: Sufi Poet Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh: 12/10/1926 - 10/10/2008
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