What do one of Brad Pitt’s tattoos and the name of Beyonce’s second daughter have in common? Both are inspired by the 13th-century Sufi mystic and poet Muhammad Balkhi, usually known as Rumi. That’s ...

KOZHIKODE: The Sufi Foundation of India is arranging a retreat in Kozhikode on June 21 for those who want to immerse themselves in the bliss of Sufi meditation and learn how to practice it in daily ...

The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi at a cultural centre in central Turkey"s Konya. Every year, the "Seb-i Arus" ("Wedding Night") ...

The Sufi mystic Rumi has inspired Rolf Hind's latest opera As opera seeks to redefine itself, the idea of music-drama as meditation is a potentially powerful one. Music can sustain thought and feeling ...

Rumi was born to native Persian-speaking parents on the Eastern shores of the then Persian Empire on September 30, 1207, in the city of Balkh which is now part of Afghanistan, and finally settled in ...

The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi in central Turkey’s Konya. The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours ...

Every year, the "Seb-i Arus" ("Wedding Night") festival honouring Rumi's death on December 17, 1273, draws so many people that traditional venues are not large enough to contain the crowds. Pilgrims, ...

Whirling dervishes perform dances celebrating the teachings of mystic Sufi poet Rumi — Ozan KOSE The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi ...