Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

Rumi birth anniversary: Why the Sufi mystic-poet remains timeless | Free Press Journal

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

On the occasion of the Sufi mystic-poet’s, Jalaluddin Rumi, birth anniversary on September 30, here we revisits the reasons Rumi remains timeless

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Nyogen Senzaki on Sufism and Zen | James Ford

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

An interesting re-print of a re-print of Senzaki’s account of his meeting with Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan. Post by John Ford from 2007. With credit due to Sufi Ruhaniat. Source: Nyogen Senzaki on Sufism and Zen | James Ford

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Posted on September 9, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Recommended Book Embattled Saints: My Year with the Sufis of Afghanistan Paperback – April 29, 2014 by Kenneth P Lizzio  (Author) Winner of the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award! In the West, Islam has replaced Communism as the new bugbear, while Sufism, Islam’s mystical … Continue reading →

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Fighting Hate and Extremism: The Living Quran

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

William Crona 23/11/2017 16:06 GMT | Updated 23/11/2017 16:06 GMT Source: Fighting Hate and Extremism: The Living Quran The true test of an intelligent person is a humble awareness of the limits of their knowledge. So said a rather clever man some millenia … Continue reading →

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Muslim Tatars: The patriots practising a ‘light version of Islam’ | Europe | Al Jazeera

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Muslims have lived in Poland for 600 years, but there is a fear that they will gradually abandon their culture. by Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska 25 Aug 2018 Source: Muslim Tatars: The patriots practising a ‘light version of Islam’ | Europe | … Continue reading →

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