Generosity of spirit and personal ethics are the highest virtues, said the Almighty. The Sufi way imbibes this philosophy and imbues into their believers’ hearts, a natural zeal for mercy, affection, ...

Based in the ancient city of Fez, the Hamdacha Sufi brotherhood is led by musician and Sufi master Abderrahim Amrani Marrakchi—a moqaddem, or group leader, who is renowned throughout Morocco. Sufi ...

Affan Yesvi is a Sufi scholar, columnist, and entrepreneur. As a descendant of the 11th-century Sufi saint, Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi - a mystic, poet, and founder of the Yasaviyya Sufi order in Central ...

"Islamic mysticism experienced a remarkable revival in nineteenth-century fundamentalist Persia. Sparked by the return of the Sufi master Ma'um Ali Shah from India, the Ni'matullαh+ Order rapidly ...

Today Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in the Islamic Sufi tradition. Almost eight centuries after his death, his ideas continue to influence ...

Sufi Muslims across North Africa must stand up for dignity and freedom so their mystical form of Islam can be heard in the lively debates over democracy in the Arab world, a leading Algerian Sufi ...

Featuring peacock-shaped padlocks and a holographic Sufi master, a new museum explores the religion’s influence on Western culture – and leaves visitors wondering how the giant begging bowls were ...

An uninvited guest garbed in a golden tunic and towering white headdress strides into a wedding feast at the Sufi takiya, or lodge, of Hassan the Flying Man, a mystic famed for flying fromBaghdad to ...

Having been born and raised in Iran, I always had an interest in Sufism, a spiritual practice aimed at the inner journey of self-exploration and knowing one’s “true self." Among the most famous ...