Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

Sufi singers leave audience spellbound

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

CHANDIGARH: Mumbai-based Sufi singers Ali Mohammad-Gani Mohammad and troupe, including Sa Re Ga Ma – 2006 Little Champion Sameer Mohammad, brought alive the mysticism of celebrated Sufi saints in a special concert ‘Rangreza’ organised by the Sufi Foundation International at … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

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. Bringing an authentic version of the genre to the stage are the event’s promoters … Continue reading →

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Exiled Members of Sufi Gonabadi Dervish Order Told to “Repent” or Serve Life in Prison

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

The sentences of a lifetime in exile issued against Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan and Hamid Arayesh of the Sufi order in Iran known as Gonabadi Dervishes has been illegally changed to life in prison unless the two “repent,” a source with … Continue reading →

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Revealing Flamenco’s Mystical Muslim Roots

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

From the Fall 2017 issue of Classical Guitar | BY JASON WEBSTER In his groundbreaking book The Sufis (1964), Sufism authority Idries Shah mentions several Western cultural phenomena which were influenced or inspired by that mystical current of Islam. They include … Continue reading →

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Maryam Qadri launches Kickstarter Campaign for a Spiritual Translation Project!

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

A project from Maryam Qadri – one of our friends and subscribers! Now Seeking Community Support via Kickstarter, The Project will Translate a Work on Sufism by the Renowned French Woman Mystic, Murshida Lucy Goodenough!Renowned author, publisher, blogger and poetess, … Continue reading →

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