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 ...

When someone betrays Allāh in secret, Allāh will expose his true self to everyone,” said the influential 9th-century Persian ...

Qawwali was introduced to the world in the thirteenth century, but qawwali gained worldwide prominence in the twentieth century because famous Qawwals such as Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sabri ...

In recent years, the dominant image of islam in the minds of many Westerners has been one loaded with violence and shrouded with fear. The figures commanding global attention — be they al-Qaeda’s ...

When radical Islamists lash out at cultural sites they consider un-Islamic, a frequent target is Sufi Islam shrines. Islamists in Tunisia have attacked almost 40 Sufi shrines in recent months, Sufi ...

Dina Ezzat continues her walks with historian and guide Youssef Osama, this week through the graves of Sufi saints in Cairo “Die before you die,” the Sufis say, in a call for the death of the self or ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

In the time it took him to drive from Woodstock to New York City, Peter Rogen's life was permanently changed. He credits the transformation to a CD he heard for the first time on that fateful journey ...

Sufi-ethnic rock meets hip hop in India’s first ever Sufi rap. India’s first Sufi Rap brings together Alif’s signature Sufi ethnic rock sound with Kashmiri rapper MC Kash’s strong lyrics and hip hop ...

India’s most loved and influential contemporary Sufi music voice, Bismil, has concluded his much-anticipated ‘Bismil Ki ...