About Wajd
Wajd may be defined as the state of ecstasy. Or a state of statelessness.
The state which unites the seeker, the Wajid in his quest for higher love or the love for the Beloved. Such that the seeker becomes oblivious of the self or Wujood and gets engulfed in the quest.
Wajd in essence may thus be envisioned as the crux of all Sufi or mystical state. A ceaseless search for higher meaning, an even higher state of surrender, in the higher self of the supreme beloved.
‘Wajd’ the magazine seeks to replicate and perpetuate this ceaseless search for higher meaning and higher beloved. We aim to bring together scholars, researchers, Sufi practitioners, writers, journalists, artistes and whomsoever intends to get immersed in the quest for higher meaning.
The objective is to chronicle the modern individual’s experience of Sufi spirituality or Tasawwuf, and the world around him. The magazine will attempt to bridge a gap between scholarly/research based and more mainstream writing on Tasawwuf, to archive the modern, cosmopolitan and global citizen’s experience of Sufism.
Wajd is an attempt in creating synergies where creativity, intellect, love, beauty and true passion are linked to the greater cause of alleviating hatred, misconceptions and negativity plaguing the contemporary and global interpretations of religious faiths and cultures.
Our Aim
The magazine aims to build an evolving archive on Sufi/Tasawwuf studies. It will bring together
quality and contemporary scholarship on Islamic spiritual and mystical studies, focusing on the
Sufi traditions of South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East.
In this way, the magazine will chronicle the ecstasy and link it to the modern individual's
experience of Sufism.
The magazine in its publication and composition aims to engage and involve renowned and emerging
scholars, academics, researchers, Sufi practitioners, artistes, teachers, students, and creative
practitioners. Our collective purpose will be to work towards constructing an active awareness
of the modern, secular and spiritual Islam.
The magazine will highlight the beautiful, the peaceful, the calming, the creative and the
intensely soul-satisfying spirituality inherent in the founding philosophy of Islam, and to
bring to fore the dynamics between Sufism and Islam as interchangeable, and not opposing terms.
The magazine will be published bi-annually. In addition to a print copy, the magazine will also
be available online.
Originating from Jammu and Kashmir, the magazine is an attempt in bridging gaps on an aesthetic
front between a world at unrest, and the chaos that surrounds it.
