Topic: Sufism

In 'The Invisible Sun', translator Sholeh Wolpé offers an introduction to the poetry of Attar, 12th century Sufi poet who inspired Rumi.

Featuring the verses of 12th-century Sufi poet Attar, translated by Sholeh Wolpé and published by HarperCollins, 'The Invisible Sun' will be released on 13 November on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

In 'Rumi: A New Selection', Farrukh Dhondy offers a fresh, insightful collection of the poet’s most profound works.

Published by HarperCollins India, 'Rumi: A New Selection' by Farrukh Dhondy will be released on 2 April on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

PM Modi described the Jahan-e-Khusrau annual Sufi music festival, which honoured Amir Khusrau, as carrying the “fragrance of the soil of Hindustan”.

In 'Shirdi Sai Baba', Chandra Bhanu Satpathy explores the fusion of Sufi and Bhakti traditions in Sai Baba's teachings.

In his book 'Sufi Rituals and Practices', Kashshaf Ghani traces the origin, spread, and influence of the Chishti and Suhrawardi orders of Sufism.

Maulana Daud’s ‘Chandayan’ originated in a cultural context we can think of as Hindu, above which Sufism had become a major strand of elite devotion.

Hazratbal shrine is an outcome of a very particular kind of Islam that emerged in India, so its invocation has to be seen in that context of a preference for an 'Indian Islam'.