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The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam

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Mystic Women in Christianity and Islam – Audio Recording of the Musical Performance

Dr. Bodil Carina Ponte-Kok - 25 August 2025 , Uncategorised

Mystieke vrouwen in christendom en islam – Lezingen en muziek, Utrecht 22 augustus: volgeboekt

Dr. Bodil Carina Ponte-Kok - 7 July 2025 , Agenda, Events

Text and Materiality – Workshop

Dr. Bodil Carina Ponte-Kok - 5 June 2025 , News

Rumi at the Utrecht Night of Philosophy – April 11

Dr. Bodil Carina Ponte-Kok - 6 March 2025 , Agenda, Events, News

Rūmī and the Friends of God

The Story of Moses and the Shepherd

Maarten Holtzapffel - 8 November 2024 , Blogs

This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 101020403).

    Beyond Sharia
    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.


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