It has Prophetic significance, is a night of forgiveness, a time for spiritual preparation, the time when angels descend to earth, and a time for Sufi gatherings, devotional practices, and ...

The Taliban have not stated that Shia or Sufi practices are forbidden. However, they do not consider Ahmadis to be Muslims, and in the past, they have persecuted some of their leaders. Most of ...

A quiet song that I love, and a loud song that I love: I’m more of a quiet-song person myself, so I’ll give you three: ...

What if an ideology, which is meant to impart universal wisdom and divine guidance to humanity, itself loses all its control ...

Some state that sufism is the inner core of the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, whereas others hold that the practice emerged during the golden age of Islam between the eighth and tenth century.

Excavations at Boncuklu Tarla, a Neolitihic site contemporary with Göbeklitepe, are revealing early evidence of human ...

A UP police officer’s remark on Holi and Friday prayers—is this against the Constitution? Are we now ranking festivals in India? What should be the role of the police?

Or, it was interesting to learn how Abraham Maimonides, the son of the Rambam [Rabbi Moses ben Maimon], embraced Sufism and even tried to introduce some Islamic practices into Judaism, believing ...

The annual influx of charity-seekers to Pakistan's biggest city has gained increased government attention this year as ...

Sufism embraced the feminine both as a symbol of the human soul’s longing for the divine and as an active participant in spiritual practice. In the formative years of Islam, women like Khadijah bint ...