Sufism is the mystical path of Islam. It is the inner, meditative branch of the religion that's found in many different forms, in many different countries, and seldom makes news like its Sunni and ...

In the Islamic case we would have heard the prayers and chants in large mosques and sufi meeting halls as well as the calls ...

In his letter, Laham also suggested promoting Sufism—a mystical branch of Islam—as a mechanism to alter the violent behavior of terrorist actors. The inclusion of Sufism in Laham’s plea for military ...

Sufism is often described from the outside as Islam’s version of mysticism, divided into four main schools of thought called “tariqas” or paths. Rooted in eighth- and ninth-century spiritual ...

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 ...

The mirror metaphor is ubiquitous in Sufi writings and Sufi mystics used it communicate diverse ideas. One way of using this metaphor was to represent the idea that knowledge is held in and can be ...

Sufism offers seekers various paths to commune with the divine A profound veil of mysticism and devotion envelops the intricate landscape of Islamic spirituality. In that realm, Sufism emerges as ...

Celebrating World Music Day, the city presents 'Jo Dooba So Paar,' a theatrical performance exploring Sufi mysticism through ...