Fasting is half the prayer, the other half is patience,” said Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (1238–1325), the revered Sufi saint.

By Mehleen Syed The story of women in Sufism is like a hidden tapestry—its threads often overlooked, yet essential to the ...

The Mevlevi Sufi order was founded in 1273 by Rumi's ... It was on this journey that Rumi encountered the famous mystic Persian poet, Attar. When Attar saw Rumi walking behind his father he ...

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

1273), the Islamic Sufi poet who authored some 60,000 lines of poetry, lectures, sermons, and letters in Persian and Arabic, and who founded the Mevlevi (Mawlawiyya) dervish order. The journal ...

The 46th death anniversary of eminent educator, writer, critic and poet of Urdu, Punjabi and Persian Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum was observed on Wednesday. He played a pivotal role in promoting Urdu, ...

He wrote deeply moving poetry in praise of his Sufi master but he also wrote odes to the emperors of Delhi Sultanate, five of whom he served. He wrote in elegant Persian but seamlessly wove in the ...

Modi drew upon the words of Rumi, the Persian Sufi poet, to illustrate the power of gentle wisdom over aggression. Quoting Rumi, he said, "Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows ...

Speaking at the 25th edition of Jahan-e-Khusrau, which commemorates famous Sufi poet and scholar Amir Khusrau, PM Modi said the Sufi tradition has carved a unique identity for itself in India.