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

He studied under numerous Sufi figures in al-Andalus and the Maghreb, including the female mystic Fatima of Cordoba, who is said to have played a pivotal role in his spiritual formation.

For decades, cassette players have carried the soul-stirring poetry of Sufi saints and the mystical melodies of Kashmiri instruments like the sarangi and santoor, and it's long been a local ritual ...

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

The women-centred anthology delves into a diverse lineage and across a distant timespan — from early Buddhist nuns (6th to 4th Century BCE) to Bhakti and Sufi mystics, tantrikas and Vedantins.

Photographs of Sufi saint Mohammad Rajab Shaksaz, left, and the late Sufi singer Ghulam Ahmad Sofi, center, along with a collection of his cassettes with his songs, are displayed inside a tailor ...