Latest in Tag: Sufi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sufi
In Pictures: Al-Refa’i’ followers celebrate his birth in Qal’a
To celebrate the birth of the revered Sufi Ahmed Al-Refa’i, the founder of the Rifa’i Sufi order, dozens of people gathered in front of Sayeda Zeinab Mosque last Thursday to start a long march that ended in the afternoon at Ahmed El Refa’i Mosque in Al Qal’a Square. Lifting their distinguished flags and banners that …
Sufis celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad
Celebrating new Hijri year the Sufi way
 Dozens of Sufi followers organised a march from Al-Gafary Mosque to Al-Hussein Mosque celebrating the new Hijri year. The march began after Al-Asr prayers with a large number of sheikhs from Al-Azhar in attendance. Sufis aim to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through a direct personal experience with God that involves …
Whirling dervish: the legacy of Rumi’s spiritual rituals
Daily News Egypt attended the event and talked with Hussein Soliman.
In Video: Turkish Sufi Mawlay: a message of peace and loving God
Video by Asmaa Gamal and Ahmed Hendawy Editing by Omar Korashi Translated by Madyaa Abo El-Nader
Moulid Sayeda Zeinab: those who perform for the sake of God
Using the Oud, drum, tambourine, and Qawalli, they perform folklore and historic music pieces with a modern touch to attract the younger generations to this type of music as well as amuse the older generation
In Video: Magic of Sufi singing at ‘El Tohamy’s chanting school’
Video by Mahmoud Nasr Editing by Omar Korashi
In Video: Sufis march to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad
Video by Asmaa Gamal and Ahmed Hendawy Editing by: Omar Korashi
In Pictures: Sufi marches celebrate birth of Prophet Mohammed
The marches usually begin from the famous Sufi mosques heading to Al-Hussein Mosque, where the grandson of Prophet Mohammed is buried.
In Pictures: Egyptians ask for intercession on Mulid Al-Hussein
A giant whirl of people from across Egypt and the world circling the Al-Hussein mosque, square and neighbourhood, is the distinguished mark of one of Cairo’s most special nights. On the last Tuesday of the Islamic month of Rabi’ Al-Thani, Sufis and Shi’as celebrate in Egypt the memory of the burial of the Prophet …
Tanta receives 3 million visitors participating in Moulid Al-Sayed Al-Badawy festival
By Mohamed Abel Monsef and Ahmed Salama Three million people visited Tanta, capital of the Gharbia governorate, to participate in celebrations of the Moulid Al-Sayed Al-Badawy, a carnival that celebrates the birthday of a member of the Prophet Mohamed’s family. The celebrations were held from 10-17 October. The annual celebration has served to connect …
Ministry of Endowments voices opposition to Shi’a Ashura celebrations inside mosques
The Muslim holiday is commemorated differently by Sunni and Shi’a communities
Sonia Hassan: Healing Cairo through meditation
The meditation depends on repeating The One or Allah’s names several times, guided by the seven chakras of the body
Saturday Hadra at the Zein El-Abedien mosque
The Hadra is a collective Sufi practice that has been taking place in Egypt for hundreds of years
Human Right’s Watch condemns attacks on Libyan Sufi shrines
NGO accuses government of refusing to stand up to Islamists over attacks
Libyan Minister resigns after Sufi mosque destroyed
Public pressure leads Libyan Interim Interior Minister to resign, following the recent attacks on Sufi religious sites