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The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam

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The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam

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The images that make up the header of this website are sourced from the website of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From left to right they are:

1 Painting attributed to Bihzad (Iranian, Herat ca. 1450–1535/36 Herat). "Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz. ca. 1480. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

2 Sa'di. "Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz" Late 15th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

3 "Youth and Dervish". Second quarter 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (tinted drawing). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

4 Sa'di (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1213–1291 Shiraz). "Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Gulistan of Sa'di. 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

5 Hafiz (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1325–1390 Shiraz), Luthfi (Iranian, 1367–1460s), Hilali (Iranian, Astarabad ca. 1470–1529/30 Herat), Mu’in (Iranian), Asir (Iranian, died probably 1639–40). "Anthology of Persian Poetry" 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Binding: opaque watercolor and gold on leather. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.