Listened to by artisans as they work or at gatherings of Sufi music aficionados, cassette players hold sway in ...

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

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

Manjari Chaturvedi mesmerised the audience with Saiyaan Sajilay, Torey Naina Rasilay, a Sufi Kathak performance weaving dance, poetry, music and mysticism Muzaffar Ali, on the opening night of the ...

A flower blossoms in rain, not in the sound of thunder.” Is Modi alone in his admiration for Sufi mystics, particularly Rumi? Certainly not. As he pointed out, India has long been a land receptive to ...

Sufi mystics believe that while creating this universe, Allah created his replica in the form of (the Prophet’s light). That is, God first created the light of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and then gave ...

Sufism uses symbolism to keep art dynamic rather than fixed in time. Graphic Stella Mazurek Sufism, or Tasawwuf, is the mystical dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, spiritual ...

Highlighting India's inclusive spiritual heritage, he reflected on the contributions of poets and Sufi mystics, stressing the unifying power of music and the timeless message of love embodied by ...

He said the Sufi tradition had created a distinct identity in India ... and Raskhan. These saints and mystics gave a new dimension to devotion,” he said. “Ras Khan, a Muslim, was a devoted follower of ...

He said the Sufi saints did not confine themselves to mosques and shrines ... s parliament in 2015 and recited a Hindi translation of the sayings of the mystic and poet. Rumi had said he does not ...

reviving and reimagining the mystical traditions of Rumi, Amir Khusrau, Baba Bulleh Shah, Lalleshwari, and other revered Sufi saints. Reflecting on this milestone edition, Muzaffar Ali ...