Few of the thousands who saw that film even knew that there was a Muslim artist, much less a Sufi and certainly not a Chishti Sufi musician, providing the tone to some of its most haunting passages.

I am married to a person whose father is a Sufi of the Islamic order whose surname is Chishti, the Chishti-Sufis, and whose ...

Within the larger context of Islamic culture, Sufis have had a profound impact on the social structures in Asia. The ethical ...

Sayyid Abdullah Shah Qadri, the Chishti Sufi poet lovingly called Baba Bulle Shah, was once told by his Murshid (guide, teacher) that the path to a glimpse of God is akin to the process of gardening.

It was the first Sufi order in the Indian subcontinent and still exists in several branches. Chishti disciples were expected ...

thanks in part to the arrival of Sufi saints like Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. His shrine in Ajmer is one of the most revered Sufi shrines in India and attracts millions of devotees every year.

Qawwali is a form of devotional music that expresses the mystical Sufi practice of Islam in South Asia, mainly in areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The term qawwali comes from the Arabic word ...

Attacks on Sufi shrines, minorities, and culturally important places allegedly by Islamic hardliners have triggered alarm in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. At least 50 people were injured, after the ...

Delhi, the capital city, has a history that spans over 1,000 years, marked by the rise and fall of several empires. The ...

Considered fifth amongst the big five of the Chisti order in India, Hazrat Nizamuddin was a famous saint of the Sufi Chishti Order which has a large following in the Indian subcontinent.

Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave as a way of promoting religious tolerance. The compound in Tirana ...

Albania plans to establish a sovereign Muslim microstate within its borders run by a Sufi sect known for promoting "religious harmony and dialogue", Prime Minister Edi Rama announced. The tiny ...