Huge crowds converge in Senegal’s holy city for Sufi pilgrimage – Art & Culture – The Jakarta Post

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti
Pilgrims of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi order, read khassayites, written by their spiritual guide Serigne Touba, under a tent near the Great Mosque of Touba, on October 27, 2018 ahead of the religious festival of the Magal commemorating the exile of its founder, the great marabout Sheikh Amadou Baba. (AFP/Seyllou)

Pilgrims of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi order, read khassayites, written by their spiritual guide Serigne Touba, under a tent near the Great Mosque of Touba, on October 27, 2018 ahead of the religious festival of the Magal commemorating the exile of its founder, the great marabout Sheikh Amadou Baba. (AFP/Seyllou)

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children converged on Senegal’s holy city of Touba on Sunday for the Grand Magal, a traditional annual march and biggest celebration of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi Islamic order. Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti
Bhit Shah in Matiari district, some 55 kilometres of Hyderabad. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Bhit Shah in Matiari district, some 55 kilometres of Hyderabad. PHOTO: EXPRESS

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 Imran Ismail and provincial ministers separately visiting the shrine. Continue reading →

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‘Female Voices in the Quran’ examines role of women, encourages religious dialogue – The Tufts Daily

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Amalia Teglas (middle), staff assistant in the Center for the Humanities at Tufts, speaks with two other women during the ‘Female Voices in the Quran’ event at the Tufts Interfaith Center on Oct. 6. Courtesy Sijauddin Khalifa

The Tufts University Chaplaincy and the Boston Islamic Seminary co-hosted “Female Voices in the Quran,” a workshop that examined female voices throughout the religious text, in the Tufts Interfaith Center on Oct. 6. Continue reading →

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Fez to hold 11th Festival of Sufi Culture this month | MEO

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Festival themed “Presence of Sufism” seeks to reinforce Morocco’s position in intercultural dialogue by forging bridge between East and West.

Source: Fez to hold 11th Festival of Sufi Culture this month | MEO

CASABLANCA – The eleventh edition of the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture will take place October 20-27 in the imperial city with a rich programme awaiting visitors. Continue reading →

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Islam: Containing Beauty and Joy | Daniel Thomas Dyer

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

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Daniel Thomas Dyer explores the place of beauty and joy within Islam.

Source: Islam: Containing Beauty and Joy | Daniel Thomas Dyer

I have often wondered why the Beautiful and the Joyful do not usually appear in Islam’s traditional lists of Divine Names. Most of the listed Names are in the Quran, and these two are not. So it might at first seem that God does not wish to be seen as beautiful or joyful. Continue reading →

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