Dr H.A. Hellyer is senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute, and Professor at the Centre for Advanced Study of Islam, Science and Civilisation. Sufism ...

The opening line of this ghazal by 19th century poet Asghar Gondvi is perhaps an apt encapsulation of the essence of Sufism, for this mystical path of Islam is, after all, a path of the heart. Overtly ...

A sculpture of Islam's holy book at Tehran's annual Koran exhibition in September (AFP) November 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Clashes in Iran this week between security forces and followers of a mystic Sufi ...

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