Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

VOA | Pakistan Cleric Offers Reward for Killing Christian Woman | Asia | English

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

A Pakistani cleric says if the government does not hang a Christian mother of five convicted last month of blasphemy against Islam, then his mosque will offer a reward of $6,000 to anyone who kills her. Yousef Qureshi issued the … Continue reading →

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Sufis march against Taliban – Asia – Al Jazeera English

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js Thousands protest in Lahore against what they describe as “Talibanisation” of Pakistan. via Sufis march against Taliban – Asia – Al Jazeera English. Soon there will be tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, insha’allah. And for those … Continue reading →

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Annual Sufi Music Festival

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js This looks like a wonderful festival in Mumbai, maybe I get to go there next year, insha’allah! The pain of separation from the creator is the core of Sufi poetry and its music seeks to unite listeners with … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Targeted by the Taliban, Sufi Muslims Fight Back – TIME

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js Just as al-Qaeda’s tyrannical puritanism sparked a backlash among the very Sunnis they claimed to be defending in Iraq, so is Taliban violence against Pakistan’s Sufi community provoking its adherents to fight back. via Pakistan: Targeted by the … Continue reading →

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Daily Times – Leading News Resource of Pakistan – Religious scholars call for implementation of Sufi teachings

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js The following is a good article about re-invigorating the meaning and heart of these teachings and hopefully for the promotion of peace: Religious scholars call for implementation of Sufi teachings * Dr Sajid says certain groups using tombs … Continue reading →

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