When we enter prayer, salat/namaz we are entering a portal to a 'place' beyond the limitations of the physical world. Our physical bodies may be here, but our deeper self transcends to a reality that is not bound by physical...

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic who is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in Islamic history. Rumi's poetry, which is written in Persian, is known for its deep spiritual insight and its ability to...

In Sufism, jihad can refer to the internal struggle to overcome one's ego and lower desires in order to achieve a state of spiritual purity and closeness to Allah. This internal struggle is  more important and meaningful form of jihad...