Since its founding in 1983, the International Association of Sufism has provided a global forum for a dialogue among faith leaders, academia, poets and artists from diverse cultures and nations – and continues to grow today.

Our humanitarian works include:

• Providing classes, public events and retreats, and educational scholarships.
• Offering grants and micro-loans to women-led groups in rural villages to ensure access to clean water, equity and education.
• Partnering with global humanitarian organizations to provide medical services, clean water and education, and promote peace, equity and human rights.
• Investing in warm coat and food distribution in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Hosting the Songs of the Soul Sacred Poetry and Music Festival.
• Publishing books and translations, as well as Sufism: An Inquiry, the world’s longest running journal on Sufism.
• Nurturing human development through our 40 Days Alchemy of Tranquility Program, Beyond Identification series, and Community Healing Centers.
• Honoring local leaders for their service and inspiration for over 20 years.
• Creating a new center in order to sustain and expand the many programs of IAS.

Sufism: An Inquiry, the world’s longest running journal on Sufism, was first published in 1987 with over 60 print volumes and currently available in online and print formats. Since its inception, the journal has included articles on human rights, scientific inquiries, new translations of classic works of Sufi literature and poetry, the stories of Sufi saints previously unavailable in English, and articles and essays by leading Sufi masters, poets, psychologists, and scientists on human development and the spiritual path.