RAWALPINDI: The city’s Sufi poetry and music lovers were treated to a mystical evening by popular folk singers that had come to the city especially for a Sufi night at the Rawalpindi Arts Council.

Stay inspired with these timeless quotes by the famous poet. Even if you don't know much about Rumi, you've likely heard one of his many inspiring quotes. Rumi was the greatest Sufi mystic and poet in ...

There is probably no Sufi practice that has historically been more evident and more controversial than sama’, or listening to music as a means of altering one’s state of consciousness. Sama’ ...

The Persian poet and Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi, who penned about life, love, growth, gratitude, and the soul, had a profound impact on Islamic mysticism and literature through his works. Rumi's ...

Gwalior’s Sufi mystic, musician and an epoch-making philosopher Muhammad Ghaus Gwaliyari left behind an indelible legacy of syncretic Indian culture in his literature. His spiritual insights guided ...

Lahore and Kasur have from the beginning of time had a deep ‘love-hate’ relationship. Be it the Sufi saints or the ancient rulers of Kasur who assisted every Afghan invader ravish, that special ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) The rhythmic chanting of 15 “beloveds,” as they call themselves, ripples across a prayer room in a family home in the San Fernando Valley. They stand in a circle with their hands ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Broad Stage presents The Conference of the Birds, a new oratorio based on Sufi ...

Sufism is mystical and ascetic form of Islam practiced by tens of millions of Muslims. But radical Islamists have taken to targeting Sufis in brutal attacks, such as the recent massacre in Egypt. A ...