While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, ...

“There’s a dance when you create the art or you live in a certain way,” Honarvar said. “When you create the art or you live a ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

The core of Sufi way of life is the relationship one has with the divine. It rejects rigid doctrines, and experiences faith through music, poetry and reflection, making it one of the most inclusive ...

Take these mental health quotes, for example ... Set your life on fire.” —Rumi “Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself—what you’re wearing, who you’re around ...

When DJ Koze spins records at clubs and festivals, it sounds as if he’s playing his own material, even when he’s not—for him ...

Poets like Rumi used words not just for artistic ... speaking directly to the soul. Much of the power of ancient poetry is inevitably lost through generational translation. Language also shifts ...

Maybe it’s the soul he puts in them while singing ... he would stay awake to listen to mystic Sufi poetry. By 10, he was familiar with Khusrow, Rumi, and Kashmiri mystic poets like Wahab ...