Islam and Sufism an introduction

A world out of balance by Professor Sayyed Husein Nasr of George Washington University. He hols an undergraduate degree in Physics and Mathematics from MIT.  A masters from Hayward in earth sciences (geology and geophysics) and also from Harvard a PhD in history of science and philosophy. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=z_vnd_N0_Ho  

A hundred year later diversity in  Muslim attire  worn by well to do men in 1950s in North India.

An illustration of Muslim attire worn by a well to do men in 1850s  in north India. 

 A short comment on Islamic  Muslim movements. A link to a lecture by professor Timothy Winters (Abdullah Hakim Murad of Cambridge University. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=NMR1xq5cZM4&t=375s

Decorative work on an entrance door to a house. Photograph taken in a centuries old Muslim neighbourhood in north India.

Silk road route through the mountainous region of Pakistan. It is an ancient and existed long before the Islamic era began. It brought prosperity to the Muslim regions and China in the golden age period of Islam (from 7th to 18th century)..

Fasting-, a lecture by professor Timothy Winters of Cambridge University. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Mtps_c0Wcoo

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, a Madrasa in Registan Square. (I took this picture in 1968 long before restoration of the Registan Square began). This building was able to withstand quite well when an earthquake struck this area in early 1966.  "'Madrasa"" means a learning institutions. The education system ln Muslim regions consisted of Maktab for children up to age of 6 where they learned  basics and  ability to read Quran  and memorised surahs required to read the in the daily prayers. The Maktab was followed by Madrasas and they had 16 grades ln 2 levels. Level 1 from age 6 to 14 and level 2  from age 15 to 22.  In level 1, one trade was compulsory. The curriculum of Madrasa was multidisciplinary and included subjects like science, logic, Falsafa (philosophy), literature, law, governance, religion and others. Haroon Al Rashid in 790 in Baghdad started the first Madrasa, an institution of advanced learning called Al Nizamya center of knowledge. Madrasa in the...

Entrance gate of Taj Mahal complex in Agra, India.. The Taj Mahal was built by Moughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1631 and is a resting place (a tomb) for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

The Silk Road route goes through  a beautiful part of Pakistan. I took this picture of Satpura lake in Skardu area at dusk during our travels of the mountainous regions of Pakistan. The silk road brought prosperity to Muslim regions and China in the golden age of Islamic period( 7th to 18th century) . 

Tsawwuf its meaning by professor Timothy Winters (Abdullah Hakim Murad) of Cambridge University. Here is a link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuQhcAS-osw