Oludamini Ogunnaike tentatively ushers the words to the poem he has translated from Sufi master Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse’s collection The Light of Truth. “The Holy is not seen with the naked eye, but ...

“I fill this earthen vessel with love for my Beloved / I fill this earthen vessel with love for my Lord / I fear only the wrath of Allah / I fear only the wrath of my Lord” — “Mahi Yaar Di Gharoli” by ...

BENGALURU: Noted as a direct emanation of Rumi's spirituality in South Asia, Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s works are celebrated on both sides of the Indo-Pak border. While you may be well ...

(RNS) — Omid Safi's new book 'Radical Love' offers a reminder to Muslims and non-Muslims alike: You can't divorce Rumi's mystical poetry from Islam. (RNS) — Omid Safi’s latest project was a labor of ...

Egyptian singer Mohammed Munir is gearing up to shoot a religious video inspired by the Arab World's Sufi heritage. The song depicts the tolerance of Islam, which is based on justice and human welfare ...

Sorry to ruin this, but when you read poetry by Jalal al-Din Rumi or any other Sufi figure’s poems, the wine is not literal, and Layla is not actually a woman. It is quite a depressing realisation to ...

BILINGUAL poets and prose writers are not rare. We know of many poets who wrote in two languages. For instance, Saadi Shirazi wrote in Persian and Arabic, Ghalib wrote in Urdu and Persian and Samuel ...

While the security situation in the country became volatile in the wake of escalating riots in major cities in Pakistan, seasoned American musician Jono Manson managed to collaborate on a song with ...