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Mansur Al Hallaj's mystical odyssey, spanning from Baghdad to Mecca, Egypt to India, resonates with Sufis and scholars for over a millennium. Kashmir, a spiritually vibrant but historically remote region, holds a significant place in his storied travels, despite tenuous connections. Scant evidence of his physical presence in Kashmir positions his influence more as a myth than historical fact. Anecdotes of his visit, often metaphorical, emerged in Persian Sufi literature centuries later, contributing to the modern claim of his Kashmir journey. Kashmir's ancient religious history, dive...

Jammu and Kashmir is expected to see a record number of tourist arrivals this year but one of its standout attractions, the houseboat, is struggling to stay afloat.

Shia Muslims around the world take out Ashura processions to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, a grandson of the Prophet, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala (680 AD; 10 Muharram 61 AH) in present day Iraq.

SRINAGAR: Global auctioning site, Soothbay sold a copy of an illuminated Quran for 18380 UK Pounds (Rs 19.04 lakh). The handwritten Quran was produced in Kashmir somewhere in 1821. The 311-page manuscript has the Quran written on gold-speckled paper leaves in naskh in black ink.

Architect Dr Sameer Hamdani’s book on sectarian reconciliation in Kashmir is a Himalayan contribution in offering a narrative purged from bias and slants, writes Raashid Maqbool Generations in Kashmir have grown up on folklore grapevine apparently aimed at retaining the rightful ground of truth a...