Center for Islamic Pluralism Greetings on Sulltan Nevruz

The flag of the Bektashi Sufi order -- Illustration Via Flags of the World.

Muslims from the Balkans to Central Asia began celebration of Sulltan Nevruz on the weekend of March 20-21. Among Bektashi Sufis in the Albanian lands, Sulltan Nevruz marks the birthday of Imam Ali radiallahuanhu, fourth of the righteous caliphs who succeeded Prophet Muhammad sallahaleyhisalaam.

Nevruz will be observed this year on the 29^th of Jumaada al-Awal 1436 in the hijri calendar and the 29^th of Esfand 1393 by the Persian solar calendar.

Notably in Kurdistan, Sulltan Nevruz is a new year observance associated with the beginning of spring.

The First Albanian Bektashi Teqe in America, Taylor, Michigan – Photograph 2009 by Stephen Schwartz.

The Center for Islamic Pluralism conveys best wishes on Sulltan Nevruz to our Bektashi brothers and sisters, including those at the First Bektashi Teqe in America, located in Taylor, Michigan, and those confronting Wahhabi aggression at the Harabati Baba Teqe in Tetova, Republic of Macedonia; to Kurds fighting against the terrorism of the so-called 'Islamic State;" to Uighurs in Eastern Turkestan opposed to Chinese state repression, and to moderate Muslims and others throughout the region where it has arrived.

Damage from an arson attack on the Harabati Baba teqe complex in Tetova, Macedonia, 2010 – Photograph by the Bektashi Community of the Republic of Macedonia.

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