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

Jamia Millia Islamia's rare manuscript collection now includes an Urdu translation of the Kamasutra, along with epics like ...

While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, ...

A posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Hisham Matar’s novel “My Friends” and a poetry collection by ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

Peerzada Mohsin Shafi On World Poetry Day, as UNESCO's call to honour poets and preserve linguistic heritage echoes globally, ...

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

The Hindi-Urdu controversy is not just about language. It reflects historical conflicts, colonial policies, and political struggles that continue today in India.

(AP Photo/Dar Yasin) Kashmiri men listen Sufi songs on a tape recorder during a Sufi gathering in the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) A ...

On the eve of the auspicious birth anniversary of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (AS), Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a group of poets and experts in Persian literature ...

Tehran, IRNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has met with groups of young and veteran poets as well as academics of Persian literature. The meeting took place in ...

Her ability to merge the outer expressions of faith with inner mystical realizations made her work a significant contribution to Persian Sufi literature. Nana Asma’u (1793–1864), a Qadiri Sufi scholar ...