From classical scholars to Kashmiri saints, Sufism’s rich diversity underscores its capacity to nurture moral excellence, cultural identity, and social cohesion within an authentic Islamic framework ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) The rhythmic chanting of 15 “beloveds,” as they call themselves, ripples across a prayer room in a family home in the San Fernando Valley. They stand in a circle with their hands ...

The target of the horrendous massacre in Egypt on Friday has been described as a Sufi mosque. More than 305 people were killed by suspected ISIS sympathizers. A lot of media outlets described Sufism ...

For centuries, most African Muslims observed their faith according to Sufi practices. Syncretic, mystical, and emphasizing experiencing God, Sufism was well suited to thrive on a continent where ...

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The rise of Wahhabism has had a significant impact on the Middle East and beyond. This strict interpretation of Islam, which originated with an 18th century preacher based in the ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Every Friday afternoon people flock to a small mosque in one of the alleys in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City. They are there not only to perform the five daily ...

Truth is one of the most essential virtues for those who seek God. An old verse celebrates the power of truth and of oneness ...

When an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber killed 88 people and wounded hundreds more at a Sufi shrine in Sehwan on February 16, it did not deter the devotees of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, the 13th-century ...

This book does not do justice to its important subject. Muedini focuses on the political uses of Sufism in Algeria, Chechnya, Morocco, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and ...

Sufism on the brink of extinction in Kashmir. Sufism is deeply ingrained in the culture of Kashmir, yet very few people practice it. Sufis believe in oneness with God and the purity of souls, which is ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon ...

Parveen Akhtar has received funding from the British Academy and the Economic and Social Research Council. When an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber killed 88 people and wounded hundreds more at a ...