The musical, ecstatic devotion of ‘Sufi queen’ Abida Parveen

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

An interview with Abida Parveen, one of the most famous singers you’ve probably never heard of, is almost like a sermon.

The 65-year-old’s voice fills the room, her gestures embrace her questioners.

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In pictures: The Sufi ‘Nuba’ ceremony in Sudan

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

Rituals of Sufi orders worldwide are shaped by the environment in which they emerged. In Sudan, the Hamed el Nil is one of the most famous and well-attended rituals with people gathering from around the world to join this weekly ceremony.

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A Sufi state of mind

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

Artistes unite in celebration of Sufi thought and poetry across regions and religions at a three-day festival

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The music of the soul

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti
If words come out of the heart they enter the heart. If they come out from the tongue, they do not pass beyond the ears” goes a Sufi saying and Sufi music seeking to discover truth by deepening one’s relationship with the creator is steeped in mysticism and poetry that emerges from the heart. It is this quality that makes Sufi music universal and beyond narrow divisions says Smita Bellur, the country’s first female Hindustani vocalist who has been accepted into the lineage of traditional Qawaals.

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Morocco’s House of Memory spotlights Jewish-Muslim coexistence – art and culture – Hindustan Times

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

In the old quarter of Morocco’s coastal city of Essaouira, a newly-opened House of Memory has been dedicated to the historic coexistence of its Jewish and Muslim communities.

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