Islam teaches us that faith is not confined to personal worship; it is a guiding force that inspires us to contribute to the well-being of society.

The core of Sufi way of life is the relationship one has with the divine. It rejects rigid doctrines, and experiences faith through music, poetry and reflection, making it one of the most inclusive ...

The Maq’ad of Sultan Qaitbey, a cultural centre located within this Mamluk site, hosted three women who stand out in dancing ...

Fasting is half the prayer, the other half is patience,” said Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (1238–1325), the revered Sufi saint.

True morality in Islam lies in treating every person with sincerity, without hidden intentions or distinctions ...

Writer and poet Saumya Kulshrestha launched Delhi’s Sufi Heritage Festival by reciting a verse from Amrita Pritam’s poignant ...

While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, ...

Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (1207–1273) was a poet, scholar, and dervish dedicated to Sufi mysticism. His wisdom, originally in Persian, has been translated into many languages, offering students comfort during ...

Please join us for a celebration of Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, 13th century Persian poet, philosopher and Sufi mystic. Poetry, ...

By Mehleen Syed The story of women in Sufism is like a hidden tapestry—its threads often overlooked, yet essential to the fabric of Islamic mysticism. While Sufism has long celebrated divine ...

The intimations of divinity in this short poem are apt because Hafiz was a devotee of Sufism, a mystical form ... of the Persian empire), Jalal al-Din Rumi gained fame in his own lifetime and ...

Other Sufi masters have carried this torch across centuries. Sufi philosopher Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi advised, “Weigh your words before you speak”; Yunus Emre, a 13th-century Turkish poet and Sufi, ...