‘The Sufi’s book is not of ink and letters; it is nothing but a heart white as snow’ (Mevlana Rumi, Mathnawi II.159)
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Peace, one and all…
As part of my teaching commitments, I’m going to be posting some material relating to Sufi music, dancing, etc. This first offering comes from Omdurman, in the Sudan.
At this stage, I make no comments regarding my own opinons. I’ll reflect on my thoughts and possibly (by God’s grace) post something on this topic later on.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
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February 17, 2007 at 4:01 pm and is filed under Academic Matters, Muslim Art, Music & Culture, Our Spiritual Heritage, Sufism/Tasawwuf, Teaching.
February 17, 2007 at 8:19 pm
hmm… indeed very interesting… certainly something i myself would like to know more about insha’Allah… What are your thoughts?
Omdurman… Ahmad Thompson travels there on his way to Hajj. His book ‘The Difficult Journey’- a must read insha’Allah! It was gifted to me by a friend and i had the pleasure to gift it to another. Learnt quite alot from it, alhamdulillah, and realised that i really enjoy reading this style of writing. The second part is ‘The Way Back’, which is equally exciting to read!
http://abuzuhri.blogspot.com/2006/09/diffucult-journey-hajj-ahmad-thomson.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Thomson
February 17, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Salaams Safiyah,
I’ve never read Ahmad Thompson’s book. I enjoy travel writing and so insha Allah, I’ll keep an eye out for it. I must confess, though, that I didn’t particularly enjoy his book on the Dajjal -I found it hard to read.
I’m going to collect my thoughts and post something on this soon, insha Allah.
Abdur Rahman bhai
February 17, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Oops! Forgot to say thank you for the link
February 18, 2007 at 10:39 am
La shukr ala wajib akhi!
I havent read the Dajjal book, so cant really say, but the books i told above were thoroughly enjoyable!
January 29, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Brother, it won’t play for me, just says something about accepting the sender’s friend request. I got quite excited when I saw the title of the post as I have just been posting videos of William Dalrymple’s Channel 4 documentary “Sufi Soul”. It’s divided into 5 parts and focuses on the music, singing, and dancing of Sufis in Turkey, Pakistan, America, all around the world. As one Sufi master says about the turning, ‘This is not dance, it is prayer’. However I haven’t seen your video from Sudan yet, any tips as to how I get it to play?
January 29, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Salams Yafiah,
That’s strange! Allah!
When I first posted it worked fine. Now, I’m getting the same message as you! Perhaps you might try searching for it directly on You Tube? Or, if you’re a member of You Tube, adding the owner as a friend might help?