Top
Home ยป Sadia Dehlvi
Sadia Dehlvi
About the AuthorSadia Dehlvi
Sadia Dehlvi is a Delhi-based writer and author of Sufism: The Heart of Islam. She can be contacted at sadiafeedback@gmail.com
    The 10th of Muharram, known as Ashura, also marks the biggest tragedy in Islamic history. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Muharram A month of spiritual renewal

    In Islamic traditions, the 10th of Muharram, is said to be amongst the most blessed of days.

    15 Sept 2018 12:32 AM

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: No space for 'I' in Sufi doctrine

    One of the most striking aspects of the female Sufis is the certainty expressed in their relationship with God and His...

    27 Aug 2018 7:19 PM

    Predominantly Muslim Malaysia sends some 27,000 pilgrims to perform the hajj every year. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    An engagement with the almighty

    Haj is a set of rituals that takes place in and around Mecca each year in this month of Zil-haj, the last and 12th month...

    15 Aug 2018 8:58 PM

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Heart's nature is to constantly turn

    Sentences using the 'heart' as a metaphor to indicate guidance and righteousness are mentioned multiple times in the...

    2 Aug 2018 12:39 AM

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Ibrahim From king to ascetic

    Ibrahim was a wealthy king whose palace was full of gold, silver and precious gems.

    20 July 2018 6:56 PM

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Bishr al Haafi: The barefoot Sufi

    Bishr al Haafi is one of the famous early Sufis of the ninth century. His real name was Bishr ibn Harris.

    9 July 2018 7:46 PM

    Amir Khusrau (Photo: Google)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Khusrau A true son of soil

    Amir Khusrau is remembered as one of the founders of the syncretic traditions of Hindustani culture.

    23 Jun 2018 12:32 AM

    JesusOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Jesus Knower of divine mysteries

    Sufis have forever expressed profound reverence for Jesus, regarding him a perfect Sufi master and knower of divine...

    21 Dec 2017 11:55 PM

    Malik ibn Deenar devoted his life to God and made a living as a calligrapher of the Quran.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: The right message of Islam

    The Prophet taught to love the one God, emphasising that the path leading to him consists of kindness, compassion and...

    8 Dec 2017 8:28 PM

    SufismOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Divine love means surrendering to God

    Muhasibi had serious political and doctrinal difference with Mamun, the caliph of Baghdad.

    9 Nov 2017 9:12 PM

    Malik ibn Deenar devoted his life to God and made a living as a calligrapher of the Quran.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: How Malik became a true Sufi

    Malik Deenar was the son of a Persian slave from Afghanistan.

    26 Oct 2017 8:14 PM

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Let's be humble, we come from him

    The Sufis teach that if you are aware of your humility, then you are among the arrogant ones.

    13 Sept 2017 8:38 PM

    X