{"id":29112,"date":"2026-05-23T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerimvakfi.org\/from-basra-to-bosnia-the-path-of-sayyid-ahmad-al-rifai-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-the-rifaiyya\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:14:27","slug":"from-basra-to-bosnia-the-path-of-sayyid-ahmad-al-rifai-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-the-rifaiyya","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/kerimvakfi.org\/en\/vakfin-calismasi\/from-basra-to-bosnia-the-path-of-sayyid-ahmad-al-rifai-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-the-rifaiyya\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFrom Basra to Bosnia: The Path of Sayyid Ahmad al-Rif\u00e2\u00ee and the Enduring Legacy of the Rif\u00e2iyya\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.postid-29112 .fusion-page-title-bar{background-color:#075391 !important;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>The program titled <strong>&#8220;From Basra to Bosnia: The Path of Sayyid Ahmad al-Rif\u00e2\u00ee and the Enduring Legacy of the Rif\u00e2iyya&#8221;<\/strong>, organized on the occasion of the two-volume work <em>Yokluk Devletinin Sultan\u0131 Seyyid Ahmed er-Rif\u00e2\u00ee<\/em> by Assist. Prof. Arzu Eyl\u00fcl Yal\u00e7\u0131nkaya of the \u00dcsk\u00fcdar University Institute of Sufism Studies, was held. The program addressed the historical figure of Sayyid Ahmad al-Rif\u00e2\u00ee, the fundamental principles of his Sufi path, and the wealth of spiritual wisdom that the Rif\u00e2iyya brought forth across the lands it reached over the centuries.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f6f6f6;border-left:5px solid #075391;padding:16px 22px;margin:22px 0 6px;border-radius:6px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#075391\"><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 23 May 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 18.00 \u2013 19.30<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><strong>Venue:<\/strong> \u00dcsk\u00fcdar University<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Assist. Prof. Arzu Eyl\u00fcl Yal\u00e7\u0131nkaya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:14px\"><strong>Detailed information:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uskudar.edu.tr\/etkinlik\/basradan-bosnaya-seyyid-ahmed-er-rifainin-yolu-ve-rifaiyyenin-suregelen-mirasi\/8222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00dcsk\u00fcdar University Institute of Sufism Studies event page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 20px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29014,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"portfolio_category":[],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.3 - 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