Basant festival: Revival of a 500-year-old tradition – Times of India

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

HYDERABAD: A few yards away from ‘Sihr-e-Baatil’ Kaman (the arch of magic breaker) near Gulzar Houz, an event on January 22 evening will enthral every Hyderabadi who loves Sufi music interspersed with mysticism and stands for the universal brotherhood of mankind.. Continue reading →

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Chakri to reverberate at Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Gulzar Ganai invited for special Sufi Night

SRINAGAR: Popular traditional singer of Kashmir, Gulzar Ahmad Ganai will be performing at Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Shrine as a part of ‘Sufi Night’ on Friday.… Continue reading →

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Sufi strains to come alive in Charminar with Qadri – Times of India

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Imam Salim Chishti

Muhammad Milad Raza will recite Sufi and Islamic songs at Charminar on Saturday

Islamic singer from the United Kingdom, is on a peace mission to Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, explaining the essence of Sufism through his mellifluous spiritual songs in English and Urdu. Continue reading →

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New Page on Adab

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

adab“Sufism resides entirely in Adab” – Abu Hafs Nisaburi (Ninth century Sufi)

The above quote of Nisaburi is only one example of many similar quotes from other modern and historical teachers of Sufism.

Although Adab is seen as such an overwhelmingly important element of Sufism it is seldom understood in the daily practice of mureeds. About 5 years ago Imam Salim Chishti taught a series of classes on Adab at the Abode of the Message in New Lebanon, New York.

The new page (also available under “Publications” in the menu) simply titled Adab consists of links to PDF files of the notes Imam Salim used to develop those classes. This is not meant to be a comprehensive treatment of Adab, as that would take volumes to do, but rather to be an introduction to this beautiful subject.

Imam Salim is also available to teach classes on Adab. If you are interested you can contact him using the contact form.

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Sufi is the heart of Islam : Sadia Dehlvi – Times of India

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Imam Salim Chishti

Sadia Dehlvi is delivering speech in Times LitFest at Tollygunge Club in Kolkata.

Nothing is more important in Islam than love for God and nothing can help evoke this love better than spreading love for one’s fellow humans all around. Continue reading →

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