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Link About Ibn 'Arabi

A brief overview of the life and writings of the Sufi master, Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240), with details of the books he wrote

Ibn 'Arabi, Sufism, Islam, Ayyubid, Seljuk, Almohad view
Link Alkhazina

'Alkhazina' is an intelligent, well-balanced and therefore much-needed database on Islamic culture in the Middle East. Developed as a teaching...

Islam, Middle East, Qur'an, Sufism, Arabic world view
Document Baba Farid: a life of poverty

Popularly known as Baba Farid, he is one of the distinguished medieval Muslim mystics in the Indian world, most revered in the Punjabi communities...

Chishti, Farid, Punjab, Sufi poetry, Sufism view
Link Beyond the stars: revisiting Abraham in the light of Islam

A podcast of a talk by Stephen Hirtenstein on the universal nature of the Patriarch Abraham

Abraham (patriarch), Islam, Ibn 'Arabi, Sufism, Mysticism view
Link Carl W. Ernst: selected articles in journals and collective volumes

Carl W. Ernst, a professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of works like 'Following Muhammad:...

Islam, Sufism, Orientalism, pilgrimage, fundamentalism, South-East Asia view
Document Hafiz poems 1

This selection of two poems by Hafiz contrasts the different translation styles that have been used by recent translators to render his poems into...

Hafez, Hafiz, Islamic Mystical Poetry, Sufism, Sufi poetry view
Document Hafiz: life and times, an introduction

This is a brief introduction to the life and times of Hafiz, considered by many to be the best lyric mystical poet of all time. We look at the...

Hafiz, Shiraz, Sufi poetry, Sufism view
Link International Association of Sufism

The International Association of Sufism is an educational organization dedicated to peace-keeping and community building. This home page contains...

Sufism, Islam view
Link Islam and Islamic Studies resources

This website is a truly welcome presence on the Internet for its commitment to collecting and evaluating useful Internet resources on the Islamic...

Islam, Islamic history, Islamic Art, Islamic civilisation, Islamic Architecture, Sufism, Sufi poetry, Qur'an, Shi'ism, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic theology, Islamic mysticism view
Link Islam in the West: what is Sufism?

An orthodox description of modern Sufism in the UK, primarily from the traditional Asian viewpoint

Islam, Sufism, Faith view
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