The spiritual path we know as Sufism has stretched across centuries in the form of poetry, devotional song, dance and ...

More than 800 years ago, Hazrat Attar, a much-loved Sufi mystic hailing from medieval Khorasan (now northeast of Iran), wrote of the search for divine love and wisdom in his metaphorical poem ...

Kulshrestha’s mellifluous tones set the stage for a romantic exploration of Sufi mysticism at New Delhi’s serene Sunder Nursery from March 8th to 9th, 2025. The two-day festival took the ...

A legendary Sufi, Shah I-Hamdaan, came to Srinagar from Iran. Forced to flee his native place, Hamdaan, by the then ruler, Timur, he reached Srinagar along with 700 Sufis.

As defined by these early thinkers, Sama` may relate to the spiritual progress of a Muslim mystic or Sufi adept in one of three ways: (1) it may be totally excluded as inappropriate to Islamic ...

Violinist Vijay Gupta's 'When the Violin' pairs Reena Esmail's piece based on 14th century Sufi poetry with Bach's 18th ...

In Sufism and other Islamic mystic traditions, a Muslim's aim in life is to overcome this base aspect of the self, so that the true self or "ruh" (spirit) can connect with its creator, or God.

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

The mausoleums of 12th-century Sufi mystics soar into the sky, and colourful bazaars spread acres wide, dotting the rich downtown core with Kazakh art and cuisine. The SpeciaList.