Shams al Haqq Farzad Attar Jafari is classically trained in the practice of sama. He has extensively studied Sufi whirling, sama meditation, as well as mysticism and Persian mystical poetry of Sufism. He curated and has taken part in many spiritual music ceremonies and sama presentations with organizations such as the Aga Khan Museum. Farzad serves the Sufi communities in Canada, presenting some of their work through Rumi Canada. He is also a student within the Inayatiyya and a graduate of Sulūk Academy.