Category Archives: Sufi Urs and Event Dates

Thousands of devotees throng Bhittai’s shrine | The Express Tribune

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Govern­or Imran Ismail inaugu­rates three-day festiv­al Source: Thousands of devotees throng Bhittai’s shrine | The Express Tribune HYDERABAD:  The 275th Urs celebrations of Sufi poet Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai commenced in Bhit Shah town, Matiari district, on Wednesday with Governor … Continue reading →

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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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‘Risalo’: Sufi poetry is luminous in Sindhi poet Shah Abdul Latif’s works

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Christopher Shackle’s translations bring a monumental body of work out of Sindhi, where readers are dwindling, for the world to read. Source: ‘Risalo’: Sufi poetry is luminous in Sindhi poet Shah Abdul Latif’s works The Sindhi diaspora, whether in India … Continue reading →

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The shimmering, khamosh dargah

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | LALITA IYER It is among the few structures to have incorporated classical European elements within its architecture. Hyderabad: Crowded lanes, recalcitrant two-wheeler drivers, rash four wheelers and you make a right turn hoping the lane is large enough for … Continue reading →

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Kosovo’s Sufi Dervish order celebrates the new year, spring

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Source: Kosovo’s Sufi Dervish order celebrates the new year, spring For an Islamic dervish order in southern Kosovo, it’s time for the annual celebration to mark the new year, the birthday of the sect’s founder and spring. That means holding … Continue reading →

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