Sufism

Toll rises to 10 in suicide blast outside Lahore's Data Darbar Sufi shrine, at least 25 injured; Imran Khan condemns attack

A bomb blast, targeted at security forces guarding the Data Darbar Sufi Shrine in Pakistan's Lahore district, has killed at least eight persons, including five police officials, media reports have said.

Under the Banyan Tree on A Full Moon Night: April edition of Delhi event celebrates folk music

Under the Banyan Tree on A Full Moon Night's April edition will feature performances by the Sufi singer Mooralala Marwada followed by the neo-folk fusion band, Neeraj Arya's Kabir Café.

Rumi's teachings, principles of Sufism show why abstaining from animal slaughter is crucial in search for divine love

Stop killing animals, treat them with love and respect as another form of God and see how your happiness increases.

Indian Muslims must heed Jordan's King Abdullah's message: Ending takfirism key to getting rid of radicalism

Jordan’s importance for Indian Muslims lies in an inclusivist non-takfiri (not accusing other Muslims of apostasy) interpretation of Islam which King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein championed through the Amman Message

The Sufi Route 2017: Folk, poetry, music festival to be held at Qutub Minar; headlined by AR Rahman

To be held at the Qutub Minar in Delhi on 18 November, The Sufi Route pays homage to the ancient roots of Sufi, folk and poetry

Kashmir unrest: Once a bastion of religious pluralism, the Valley is now a battleground of militancy

While the Kashmiri youth choose between terrorism and tourism, the government’s job is to address their ideological predicament.

Muslims’ self-imposition of the beef ban could be an endeavor to restore the religious syncretism in India

The diwan of Ajmer shrine is also reported to have taken a pledge that he and his family ‘would never have beef for the rest of their lives’. This pledge is avowedly aimed at an ‘effort to stop communal disharmony’ in the country.

Ajmer Dargah dewan defends beef ban, says it is essential to prevent violence and maintain harmony

Syed Zainul Abedin, spiritual head of Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Chishti order of Sufism talks of why he thinks it is important to support the beef ban and make cow the national animal

Narendra Modi inaugurates Chenani tunnel: Development alone won't solve Kashmir muddle

Any politician in India even remotely willing to tackle the Kashmir muddle must acknowledge that the language of unrest in the valley has changed. It's calling the Kashmiri youth to become soldiers of Islam, not for the creation of a separate nation-state

Indian Muslim clerics' detention is symptomatic of a disturbing, systematic attack on Sufism in Pakistan

The recent case of the detention of two Indian Muslim clerics shows how Sufi-oriented people and Sufism is being systematically targeted in Pakistan today.