Sufism
Sufi is not music but a serene experience. When the listener surpasses all circumstances and begins to reciprocate the soulfulness of the composition, he is truly listening to Sufi because Sufi aims to magnify the spirituality within a person. The word originates from Arabic lingo, where Sufi refers to fine wool worn by the mystic sages. Therefore, the word in itself radiates warmth and a sense of texture associated with the sense of touch. Sufi advances through a composition of sentiments evoked by the gesture of holding hands while performing, the auditory bliss and the magnificence of language and lyrics. India became a platform that nourished all these traits and therefore Sufi entered its culture swiftly, hand-in-hand with the Delhi Sultanate. The Indian audience was fixated on the spiritualism that was the core of this genre. It created a whirlpool of emotions in the audience. Sufi demands not just a listener but an audience as it is a hollistic performance. For instance, ...