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Topic: Sufism

How Shams and Rumi met—the union that sprung the poet’s ‘Diwan-e-Shams’

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

New book explores the misunderstood legacy of Persian poet Jalal-al-Din Rumi in the West

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.

Modi’s praise for Sufism has made both his critics and supporters uneasy

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

Shirdi’s Sai Baba practised wrestling. Then he lost a match and gave it up forever

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

Sufi saints and Sultans in Delhi—a delicate balance of asceticism and politics

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

Yoga, Sanskrit inspired Sufi epics—Chakras became ‘mystical stations’, gods turned ‘angels’

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.

Month after Ram temple, BJP reinforces Muslim outreach bid through Hazratbal shrine project

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'.

Beema Bivi’s dargah—The most famous in Kerala, where Muslims, Christians, Hindus come to pray

In her book ‘In Search of the Divine,’ Rana Safvi writes about how Sufism developed a distinct character in India, and harmoniously embraced Bhakti traditions.

You know British spy Noor Inayat Khan who Hitler executed. Her father has a story too

Inayat impressed royalty with his recitation of a Sanskrit poem at 9, wrote his first book at 14, becoming the global icon we know so little about.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.