Born in a Hindu Shaivite family, Lal Ded later accepted Islam, under the guidance of the Sufi scholar Hamadani, as mentioned ...

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

Unfortunately, in the present time, many Waqf properties in India are not being utilized according to the Mansha-e-Waqif ...

The Lahore Arts Council (Alhamra) in collaboration with the Asian Cultural Association of Pakistan organised a spiritual evening titled 'Wajd Ki Raat'. Alhamra Chairman Razi Ahmed expressed his ...

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

For decades, cassette players have carried the soul-stirring poetry of Sufi saints and the mystical melodies of Kashmiri ...

1. Sufism, the mystical aspect of Islam, emerged between the 7th and 10th centuries as a counterweight to the orthodoxy of the clergy, and the increasing worldliness of the ummah. Islamic texts refer ...

A great Sufi master once asked some people what they needed to be happy. They gave varying answers. Some had wishes that could be fulfilled soon, within weeks or months.

“Islamic mysticism and realism are my forte,” she says ... she would like to capture the spiritual truths that lie beneath the surface. She is also focused on Sufism. “Each brushstroke,” Subia says, ...

Manjari Chaturvedi mesmerised the audience with Saiyaan Sajilay, Torey Naina Rasilay, a Sufi Kathak performance weaving dance, poetry, music and mysticism Muzaffar Ali, on the opening night of the ...

A flower blossoms in rain, not in the sound of thunder.” Is Modi alone in his admiration for Sufi mystics, particularly Rumi? Certainly not. As he pointed out, India has long been a land receptive to ...

Sufism uses symbolism to keep art dynamic rather than fixed in time. Graphic Stella Mazurek Sufism, or Tasawwuf, is the mystical dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, spiritual ...