Screening of film on ‘Sufi Soul: Mystic Music of Islam’

Pakistan Observer, City reporter, September 19 2012

Islamabad—The Institute for Preservation of Art and Culture (IPAC) has arranged screening of the film “Sufi Soul: The Mystic Music of Islam” here on September 18 to highlight the traditions of Sufism.

The film screening will be held at Kuch Khaas, Center for Arts, Culture and Dialogue. In this documentary film the acclaimed historian and travel writer William Dalrymple explores Sufism and its music in different parts of the Islamic world, including Syria, Turkey, Pakistan, and Morocco.

Music lies at the heart of the practice and traditions of Sufism- the mystical dimension of Islam that seeks to experience oneness with God on an intimate, personal level. From the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey to the qawwali music of Pakistan, Sufism has produced some of the world’s most spectacular music celebrated by Muslims and non-Muslims alike.