Sufi saints promoted communal harmony

They travelled the length and breadth of the country singing

Sufi saints have played a pivotal role in promoting communal harmony in the medieval India, said ‘Kalanthai’ Peer Mohamed, writer and Deputy Editor, Kaalachuvadu, a Tamil magazine.

The Sufi saints dedicated their lives for the promotion of secular values, religious tolerance and brotherly affection. Continue reading

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Why people of every faith are drawn to Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Auliya

As Mallika Iyer drowns into the ocean of love that Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Auliya is, she wonders what draws people from every religion, sect and cult here

— By Mallika Iyer | Oct 22, 2017 06:42 am

‘Aap ke ghar mein main hoon bhikari,

Aap hi toh hain daata;

Sare rishton se hai badhkar

Tera mera naata!’

 The heartfelt song of the qawwal fills the night air, as crowd’s throng the dargah of Nizam-ud-Din Auliya, the greatest of Sufi saints, in a densely occupied and bustling quarter of New Delhi. Continue reading

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Sufi singers leave audience spellbound

Sufi singers Ali Mohammad and Gani Mohammad perform at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Saturday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: NITIN MITTAL

CHANDIGARH: Mumbai-based Sufi singers Ali Mohammad-Gani Mohammad and troupe, including Sa Re Ga Ma – 2006 Little Champion Sameer Mohammad, brought alive the mysticism of celebrated Sufi saints in a special concert ‘Rangreza’ organised by the Sufi Foundation International at Tagore Theatre here today. Continue reading

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The Sufi Route 2017: Folk, poetry, music festival to be held at Qutub Minar; headlined by AR Rahman

AR Rahman will headline The Sufi Route

AR Rahman will headline The Sufi Route

To be held at the Qutub Minar in Delhi on 18 November, The Sufi Route pays homage to the ancient roots of Sufi, folk and poetry. Bringing an authentic version of the genre to the stage are the event’s promoters Friday Filmworks, organised and co-owned by INvision Entertainment and co-owned by Invloed Matrix. Continue reading

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Exiled Members of Sufi Gonabadi Dervish Order Told to “Repent” or Serve Life in Prison

The sentences of a lifetime in exile issued against Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan and Hamid Arayesh of the Sufi order in Iran known as Gonabadi Dervishes has been illegally changed to life in prison unless the two “repent,” a source with knowledge about the case informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).

Four other dervishes—Kazem Dehghan, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi, Ebrahim Bahrami and Mohammad Ali Dehghan—who had also been sentenced to exile, are now facing five to seven years in prison. Continue reading

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