Sufi Comics will be participating at the annual Comic Con India that takes place on 17 to 19th of Feburary at Dilli Haat New Delhi. Last year we launched the “40 Sufi Comics” at Comic Con Mumbai, this year we have a new launch, a Sufi Comics iPad app! The Comics will be available in full color with sound and motion. If you’re in Delhi during the middle of February do visit Comic-Con, we would be very happy to meet you!
Thanks to the wonderful readers around the world, Sufi Comics is now being translated into various languages. We’ve already started putting up comics in French, German & Russian. Click on the links to view the comics in the respective languages. Special thanks to Raik Sabeel, Nurabdurashid & Mohammed Azim for translating the comics.
Would you like to share Sufi Comics with people who speak your native language? Contact us to help translate Sufi Comics in your language.
Sufi Comics started as an experiment 3 years ago on our blog, and Alhamdulliah a lot has happened during the last 3 years:
* Published a book: 40 Sufi Comics
* Comics are being translated in 4 languages… more languages coming soon
* Is used in Madrasahs around the world (including Canada, Australia, US, Africa, Pakistan, Dubai)
* Participation at Comic-Con Mumbai
* Working on Volume 2 of Sufi Comics
* Very shortly we’re releasing an app for the iPhone & iPad
With all the activity surrounding this project we felt it deserves a new home on the internet. Sufi Comic’s new official website is www.SufiComics.com ! Please subscribe to the RSS feed & Mailing List to receive the latest comics!
Thank you for all for your support and encouragement! :-)
Sufi Comics: Walking on water
Hassan Al-Basri & Rabia Basri are two well known personalities who lived in Iraq during the 7th Century. I came across this beautiful story that I thought would make a wonderful comic.
Since the time I’ve been working on Sufi Comics, I’ve been reading about Comic-Con conventiosn that take place in the US and Europe. I used think how great it would be to have a Comic-Con in India, to showcase Indian comics that are unique in their own right.
Then earlier this year to my surprise I read in the papers that India organized their first Comic-Con in Delhi, and the next one was coming up in Mumbai. In a way the timing was perfect ’cause “40 Sufi Comics” had just gotten released. Arif didn’t waste any time in booking a stall and in Oct of 2011 we found ourselves behind a stall in Comic-Con Mumbai promoting “40 Sufi Comics”. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet Comic Artists & enthusiasts around the world.
Just by the sheer number of footfalls at the convention, one could see the rise in demand for Comics and Graphic Novels. Comics are a very powerful medium and instead of just mere entertainment, I hope they are used for spreading positive messages to tackle the social issues our World faces.
“40 Sufi Comics” received a very warm welcome from visitors and the media. Our books got sold out, and many expressed their interest in future volumes. We’re looking forward to participate in Comic-Con 2012! Press clippings & Photographs below:
