Vice President Md. Hamid Ansari today released a book titled “Sufism and Indian Mysticism” at his residence in New Delhi this evening. Speaking on the ocassion he said, Sufism in Islamic tradition has for centuries been a source of inner peace, spiritual awakening and enlightenment for millions.

Mr. Ansari hoped the book would prove as a source of knowledge for students to understand Sufism and the Indian contribution in this regard. Our correspondent reports, the volume having 29 well researched papers presents a wide spectrum of perspectives and in depth studies on diferent aspects of Islamic Sufism and Indian Mysticism.