Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Sufism, the mystical path within Islam, like other inner traditions such as Yoga and Kabbalah, has both an element of philosophical esotericism and a dimension of practice that can more easily be ...

Qawwali has long been an art form that transcends borders and generations, drawing audiences into a trance-like state of rhythm and devotion. Think of yesteryear legends like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, ...

The question addressed in this article explores the intersection of theology and mysticism in Judaism and Islam. All religions have mystical elements in every aspect of religious life, from the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Sufi tradition as India's shared heritage and praised its saints for their pluralistic message, saying they recited the verses of Quran and also ...

Many religious and spiritual traditions incorporate dance as a pathway to the divine. Native American tribes of the Great Plains celebrate the cycle of birth and death during the Sun Dance. Some Jews ...

From the 9th century onwards, Sufism has encapsulated Islamic spirituality. This is the loving heart of Islam, still alive, thriving and widely influential today. It is not the Islam of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

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When radical Islamists lash out at cultural sites they consider un-Islamic, a frequent target is Sufi Islam shrines. Islamists in Tunisia have attacked almost 40 Sufi shrines in recent months, Sufi ...