Shaksaaz, a tailor in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, inherited his passion for local Sufi music from his grandfather along ...

By Mehleen Syed The story of women in Sufism is like a hidden tapestry—its threads often overlooked, yet essential to the ...

Sufism has shaped and been shaped by diverse historical, cultural and personal contexts. This manifests through poetry, art, ...

Arundhathi Subramaniam's "Wild Women" explores sacred Indian poetry by and for women, offering a diverse and inspirational anthology.

We are in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan – a time of introspection and rejuvenation. These are days for abstinence ...

Gnosis is continual amazement (ḥayrat), said Hazrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (861-946), an influential Sufi of Persian heritage. The term ‘gnosis’, not in common use in current times, has significance in ...

Sufi mystics who have championed humanity through their lives. For these mystics, humanity transcended formal rituals and ...