Alireza Nurbakhsh

  • Alireza Nurbakhsh
  • (Reza 'Ali Shāh)
Born(1955-08-12)12 August 1955
Bam, Iran
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD in Philosophy) The University of Law (Postgraduate Diploma in Law)
Occupations
  • Sufi Master
  • Lawyer
  • Poet
Websitenimatullahi.org

Alireza Nurbakhsh (Persian: علیرضا نوربخش; born 12 August 1955) is the present Master (pir) of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order. He assumed this position after the death of his father, Javad Nurbakhsh on October 10, 2008.[1][2][3]

Under his leadership, the Nimatullahi Sufi Order expanded its charitable initiatives by establishing programs in each center through the Sufi Service Committee[4] to support the social and economic needs of local communities.

Life

Nurbakhsh was born in a small town near Bam, in Kerman province in Iran. His family moved to Tehran when he was two years old. He lived in the Nimatullahi Khanqah (Sufi Center) in Tehran until he left Iran for United States in 1977,[3] to pursue a PhD in philosophy. After receiving his degree, Nurbakhsh moved to London where he studied and practiced law. Following more than twenty years of legal practice in London, he retired in 2023 to devote his full time, energy, and efforts to writing on Sufism and mysticism,[5][6][7][8] as well as to the expansion of charitable activities around the world.[4]

Education

After graduating from Alborz High School in 1973, Nurbakhsh attended Tehran's Melli University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy. He continued his post graduate studies at University of Wisconsin–Madison and received a PhD in philosophy in 1988.[9] In London he returned to school and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (CPE) and completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law in London.[1][10]

Selected articles/lectures

In 1988, Alireza Nurbakhsh became the editor-in-chief of Sufi Journal in English[11] and Persian.[12] Among his published works and lectures are writings on diverse aspects of Sufism, mysticism, and spiritual thought and practice:

  • The Nimatullahi Order [13]
  • Love's Disciple: Some Recollections About Mr. Kobari [14]
  • Bayazidian Sufism: Annihilation without Ritual [15]
  • The Meaning of Surrender [16]
  • The Master-Disciple Relationship Revisited [17]
  • The Experience of Nothingness [18][19]
  • Divine Love [20][21]
  • Friendship [22]
  • Silence, the Breath Is Precious [23]
  • Caring for Others: Sufism and Altruism [24]
  • The Illusion of Self [25]
  • Spiritual Yearning [26]
  • Perspectives on Climate Change [27]
  • Detachment [28]
  • The Spiritual Guide [29]
  • Devotion [30]
  • The Limit of Reason and the Practice of Sufism [31]
  • Climate Change A Case for Contentment [32]
  • Truth Matters [33]
  • The Experience of Beauty and the Sublime [34]
  • The Nature of the Sacred [35]
  • Knowledge of the Self [36]
  • Dream Interpretation [37]
  • Beyond Us Versus Them [38]
  • Lessons from the Pandemic [39]
  • Appearance and Reality [40][41]
  • Fairness [42][43]
  • Intimacy with God [44][45]
  • Love in the Midst of Human Suffering [46][47]
  • Sufism, Love and Mindfulness [7]
  • Mindfulness without the Mind [48][49]
  • Sufism and the Way of Blame [50][51][52]
  • Unity of Being [53][54]
  • Changing One's Self through Changing One's Perspective [55][56]
  • The Qualities of a Friend [57]
  • Tribalism and Sufism [58]
  • Devotion as the Path of Self-Purification [59]
  • Inner Peace: The Path to Equanimity [60]

Poems

Alireza Nurbakhsh’s poetry collection (Divan), titled Love in the Ruins (Persian: عشق در ویرانه‌ها), was published in Persian in 2025.[61] Selected poems translated into English are listed below:

  • Love in the Ruins (Persian: عشق در ویرانه‌ها)[62] - Composed May 2023 - Banbury, UK
  • The Cupbearer (Persian: ساقی)[63] - Composed June 2017 - Banbury, UK
  • Idol Breaker (Persian: بت شکن)[64] - Composed December 2016 - Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
  • Love for the Friend (Persian: محبت دوست)[65] - Composed June 2016 - London, UK

References

  1. 1 2 "Alireza Nurbakhsh". Jung Platform - Psychological And Spiritual Perspectives.
  2. ↑ "Sufi Poet Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh: 12/10/1926 - 10/10/2008". Payvand. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Dr. Alireza Nurbaksh". Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
  4. 1 2 "Sufi Service Committee|About Us". Sufi Service Committee. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh. "Full Discourse Library - Discourses of Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh". Nimatullahi Sufi order. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh. "Talab: Sufi Yearning". Science & Nonduality. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Sufism, Love and Mindfulness". Jung Platform - Psychological And Spiritual Perspectives.
  8. ↑ Nurbakhsh, Alireza (8 November 2025). Eshqh Dar Viraneh Ha [Love in the Ruins] (in Persian). New York: Khaniqah Nimatullahi Publications. ISBN 9781068266706. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, Mental Imagery and the Computational View of the Mind, Thesis (PhD), University of Wisconsin-Madison,1988.
  10. ↑ "Alireza Nurbakhsh". The Law Society.
  11. ↑ "SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Farsi Sufi Journal". وب سایت مجله صوفی (in Persian). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Nimatullahi Order", SUFI Journal, Issue 1, 1988.
  14. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Love's Disciple: Some Recollections About Mr. Kobari", SUFI Journal, Issue 17, 1993.
  15. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Bayazidian Sufism: Annihilation without Ritual", SUFI Journal, Issue 46, 2000.
  16. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Meaning of Surrender", SUFI Journal, Issue 78, Winter 2009/Sprint 2010.
  17. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Master-Disciple Relationship Revisited", SUFI Journal, Issue 79, Summer/Autumn 2010.
  18. ↑ "The Experience of Nothingness". Confrérie Soufie Nématollahi.
  19. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Experience of Nothingness", SUFI Journal, Issue 80, Autumn/Winter 2010.
  20. ↑ "Devine Love". Confrérie Soufie Nématollahi.
  21. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Divine Love", SUFI Journal, Issue 81, Summer 2011.
  22. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Friendship", SUFI Journal, Issue 82, Winter 2012.
  23. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Silence, the Breath Is Precious", SUFI Journal, Issue 83, Summer 2012.
  24. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Caring for Others: Sufism and Altruism", SUFI Journal, Issue 84, Winter 2013.
  25. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Illusion of Self", SUFI Journal, Issue 85, Summer 2013.
  26. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Spiritual Yearning", SUFI Journal, Issue 86, Winter 2014.
  27. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Perspectives on Climate Change", SUFI Journal, Issue 87, Summer 2014.
  28. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Detachment", SUFI Journal, Issue 88, Winter 2015.
  29. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Spiritual Guide", SUFI Journal, Issue 89, Summer 2015.
  30. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Devotion", SUFI Journal, Issue 90, Winter 2016.
  31. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Limit of Reason and the Practice of Sufism", SUFI Journal, Issue 91, Summer 2016.
  32. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Climate Change A Case for Contentment", SUFI Journal, Issue 92, Winter 2017.
  33. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Truth Matters", SUFI Journal, Issue 93, Summer 2017.
  34. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Experience of Beauty and the Sublime", SUFI Journal, Issue 94, Winter 2018.
  35. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Nature of the Sacred", SUFI Journal, Issue 95, Summer 2018.
  36. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Knowledge of the Self", SUFI Journal, Issue 96, Winter 2019.
  37. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Dream Interpretation", SUFI Journal, Issue 97, Summer 2019.
  38. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Beyond Us versus Them", SUFI Journal, Issue 98, Winter 2020.
  39. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Lessons from the Pandemic", SUFI Journal, Issue 99, July 2020.
  40. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Appearance and Reality", SUFI Journal, Issue 100, Winter 2021.
  41. ↑ "Issue 100 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  42. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Fairness", SUFI Journal, Issue 101, July 2021.
  43. ↑ "Issue 101 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  44. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Intimacy with God", SUFI Journal, Issue 102, January 2022.
  45. ↑ "Issue 102 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  46. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Love in the Midst of Human Suffering", SUFI Journal, Issue 103, June 2022.
  47. ↑ "Issue 103 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  48. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Mindfulness without the Mind", SUFI Journal, Issue 104, December 2022.
  49. ↑ "Issue 104 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  50. ↑ "Sufism and the Way of Blame". Jung Platform - Psychological And Spiritual Perspectives. 19 November 2022.
  51. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Path of Blame", SUFI Journal, Issue 105, July 2023.
  52. ↑ "Issue 105 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  53. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Unity of Being", SUFI Journal, Issue 106, January 2024.
  54. ↑ "Issue 106 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  55. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Changing Oneself Through Changing One’s Perspective", SUFI Journal, Issue 107, Summer 2024.
  56. ↑ "Issue 107 | SUFI Journal". www.sufijournal.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  57. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "The Qualities of a Friend", SUFI Journal, Issue 108, January 2025.
  58. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Tribalism & Sufism", SUFI Journal, Issue 109, July 2025.
  59. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Devotion as the Path of Self-Purification", SUFI Journal, Issue 110, January 2026.
  60. ↑ Alireza Nurbakhsh, "Inner Peace: The Path to Equanimity", SUFI Journal, Issue 111, July 2026.
  61. ↑ "Khaniqahi Nimatullahi Publications (in Persian)". انتشارات سلسله نعمت‌اللهی.
  62. ↑ Nurbakhsh, Alireza (21 January 2026). "Love in the Ruins". Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
  63. ↑ Nurbakhsh, Alireza (19 December 2018). "The Cupbearer". Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
  64. ↑ Nurbakhsh, Alireza (19 December 2018). "Idol Breaker". Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
  65. ↑ Nurbakhsh, Alireza (19 December 2018). "Love for the Friend". Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
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