Sufism

A Muslim poetess and mystic describes the journey that leads to complete annihilation in God. This is not the result of a technique or some personal effort, but a grace that the Most High pours out on those He chooses, eliminating any distance between the lover and the Beloved.

A short essay by ‘Ā’isha Al-Bā’ūniyya on the mystical path leading to the moral and ontological annihilation of the Ego

Women in the Sufis reform movements in Africa have played an important role in the spread of educational institutions and the consolidation of male religious authority

In Islamic mysticism, "classical" education is only one stage of the path. Higher education is the one that leads to hidden knowledge

Friendship with God is the source of authority. In Sufism, it is the Almighty who chooses whom to honour

Brotherhood, mysticism, saints, and mausoleums. A guide to understanding the most spiritual stream of Islam and its history

The first glimmerings of an interpretation of the Qur’an that goes beyond the text’s immediate meaning can already be glimpsed in the works of the first exegetes and the imams in the Prophet’s family