In recent years, the dominant image of islam in the minds of many Westerners has been one loaded with violence and shrouded with fear. The figures commanding global attention — be they al-Qaeda’s ...
Despite the popularity of Sufism, few books provide an overview of this mystical branch of Islam— a void Nasr, professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University, fills nicely, albeit ...
MUMBAI- Playback singer Harshdeep Kaur has released her new song ‘Maula Toh Puch’ along with Bismil. The track is a ...
Seven centuries ago, the beloved Sufi scholar and poet Jalaluddin Rūmī penned a line that still resonates with readers across the globe today. He is said to have written, “What you seek is seeking you ...
The South Asian art form known as Sufi music has a centuries old tradition built on poetry and mysticism coupled with specific instruments, meters and repetition. Brooklyn-based Pakistani musician ...
Mansur Sikandari was singing Islamic hymns inside the Khalifa Sahib monastery in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when a powerful explosion ripped through the building. The monastery was packed with members ...
Scholarship on the Muslim Brotherhood has often commented on its initial connection with Sufism. However, the question of how and why Sufism matters in the fully established Muslim Brotherhood ...