Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

Sufi shrines in China

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

New York-based artist visits enduring symbols of collective memory and faith in desert environment in northwest China Photographer Lisa Ross is interested in exploring the liminal spaces where faith, culture and abstraction meet. In her latest exhibition in Dubai, Living … Continue reading →

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Devotees throng Kalaburagi to witness 613th Urs-e-Sharief

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

Kalaburagi is also known as Gulbargah and is near Hyderabad, India. Thousands of devotees cutting across religious lines thronged the streets of historic city to participate in the famous sandal procession to mark the beginning of the four-day 613th Urs-e-Sharief … Continue reading →

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Sufi Music enthrals audience at RAC – PakObserver

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

Rawalpindi Sufi Music enthralled a large number of people who gathered for Independence Day celebrations under auspices of Rawalpindi Arts Council. The main performers of the Sufi Musical Night were Qurban Niazi (TI), Ghulam Abbas Farasat, Maria Kanwal and Aqdas … Continue reading →

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2016 12 23 Khutbah – 'Isa (as) a Sign From Allah (swt)

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Imam Salim Chishti

You can follow the link to the Khutbah for Friday, 23 December 2016/24 Rabi ul Awal 1438 on the meaning of the birth of ‘Isa (as) and of all the prophets of Allah (swt). They all came as a sign … Continue reading →

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Khutbah – 11/04/2016 – Islam and the environment

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Imam Salim Chishti

In our eagerness to ‘progress’ and ‘develop’ we have lost sight of the finite and delicate nature of planet Earth and of humanity’s place in it. Islamic teaching offers an opportunity to understand the natural order and to define human responsibility. It could be said that the limits of the human condition are set within several principles – Continue reading →

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