MTO Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism

The Space is peaceful and beautifully constructed. I was awestruck. I had some people who welcomed me as i entered the building, and they did so with warmth and kindness. The set up is a special one. At 7 pm there is a lecture which is translated for non Persian speaking guests, followed by the most beautiful group singing or Zikr i have ever heard. It was a beautiful night where i felt peace and love not just from the members but from within. Thank you MTO students. I will be back. With thanks, Dr. Soraya

Terrible. If it was possible to give zero stars I would do that. They ruined my saturdays, and they force you to speak their language. This place is like a living death trap. If you don’t wanna sing their songs, you get in trouble, the people here are all completely rude, most of the kids here are forced to come here because of their parents, and some of them are just obsessed with it, and they get mad if you aren’t, which is applicable for most people. I was forced to be in a class with five people, all of which were always very annoying and who were always looking for a reason to trash me, except for one decent dude who I was friends with. They tell you stuff that is completely biased on their own religion, and they teach us completely outdated stuff from 20-30 years ago, which isn’t even accurate in 2018. OH, and they also make you pray at the beginning of the 4 hour classes, which you can’t leave. Once, all of the other classes were having a party, which is 15 minuets and once a year, and one 7 year old in my class misbehaved, so we had to all sit there and freaking watch everyone else. Lastly, their “snacks” which they offer for their 10 minute breaks in between their 4 hour forced cram sessions are completely passed the expiry date, and most of them taste terrible. Did I even mention the fact that you aren’t allowed to leave in the middle, even if it’s an emergency? YOUR PARENTS have to sign off a form, and for the absolutely last minute of my life I will waste on this, their so called field trip at the end of the year has been cancelled for I think 4 years in a row now, because they don’t think it’s important enough. In conclusion, if you even think about coming here for one day, you will completely regret it and want to leave this trap. OH WAIT you can’t because they won’t give you your money back!