Category Archives: Opinion

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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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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The World’s Next Religious Freedom Success Story: Uzbekistan | Christianity Today

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Officials make their case in DC during the State Department’s religious freedom ministerial.

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Omid Safi’s ‘Radical Love’ recenters Sufi poetry within Islam – Religion News Service

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

(RNS) — Omid Safi’s new book ‘Radical Love’ offers a reminder to Muslims and non-Muslims alike: You can’t divorce Rumi’s mystical poetry from Islam.

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