The spiritual path we know as Sufism has stretched across centuries in the form of poetry, devotional song, dance and ...

KOZHIKODE: The Sufi Foundation of India is arranging a retreat in Kozhikode on June 21 for those who want to immerse themselves in the bliss of Sufi meditation ...

The entry and exit of a Muslim in this world are accompanied by music: at birth, the call to prayer ("adhan") is whispered ...

As dervishes turned beneath the Colosseum, the spirit of Rumi reminded the world that peace begins in the heart ...

In a historic first, the ancient Roman Colosseum will host a Mevlevi whirling dervish ceremony as the closing event of the ...

I did feel that the day was going to come eventually, but it’s not a song I ever wanted to sing,” Julian Lennon told me in ...

Muzaffar Ali reflects on his artistic journey with Umrao Jaan, emphasising the importance of faith and cultural understanding ...

This year’s festival theme: ‘What You Seek Is Seeking You’, draws inspiration from the works of 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi.

What you seek is seeking you, O brother, you are a mere thought and what is left of you is some skin and bones. This is how the Sufi poet and scholar Jalal El-Din El-Rumi perceived the world. Born ...