The sensuous eye is a horse, and the light of God is the rider: without the rider the horse is useless. The light of God rides the sensuous eye, and then the soul yearns for God. How can a riderless horse recognize the signs of the road? God’s light enhances the senses: this is [...]
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‘Light Upon Light’
Posted in Islam, Light, Rumi, Sufism, tagged Holy Quran, Light upn light, Rumi on the chain of lights, Rumi's poetry, Sure Noor on January 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Imam Hussayn(a.s) in the Eyes of Non-Muslims
Posted in karbala, tagged Charles Dickens, Imam Hussain, Imam Hussain in the eyes of non-Muslims, Karbala, Mahatma Gandhi, Peter J. Chelkowski, quotation of non muslims about imam hussain, Rabindranath Tagore, Robert Durey Osborn, Sarojini Naidu, Shia Islam, Simon Ockley, Sir William Muir, The incident of Karbal on November 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Think not of those who are slain in God’s way as dead. Nay, they are living, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord Qur’an 3:169 Imam Husayn (a.s) was the grandson of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who stood tall against yazid’s despotism. He was martyred by the evil forces of despotism for [...]
Ramadan- A Month of Contemplation and Devotion
Posted in Islam, Sufism, tagged Eid, Eid ul-Fitr, fasting and feasting, Islamic rituals, Kabir, Kabir das, Kabir poetry, Muslim Festivals, Nasir Khusraw, Ramadan, Ramadan- a month of prayers and devotion, Rumi, Rumi's poetry, Shams-e Tabrizi, Spirit of Ramadan, The essence of Ramadan on August 1, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The holy month Ramadan (also pronounced as Ramazan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, the blessed month in which Quranic Revelation started. It’s a special month of prayer, meditation, contemplation and fasting will begin tomorrow in Pakistan and in many other countries who observe this most honoured occasion. I’m not scholar of any faith but a wanderer [...]
Naw’roz-When Spring Blossoms and Nightingale Sings
Posted in Chitral, Islam, Nasir Khusraw, Sufism, tagged 21st March, Bilhar al-Anwar, Chitral, Chitrali festival, E'ed Nav'roz, Gen. Zia ul Haq, Ghadir-e-Khum., Hazrat Adam(a.s), Imam Jafar Sadiq, Islam in Central Asia, Ismailis, Nasir Khusraw, Nav'roz in Tajikistan, Navroz, Naw’roz-When Spring Blossoms and Nightingale Sings, Nawrooz festival, New day, Nishat Afroz, Pathak, Persian calender on March 20, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Naw’roz comes when spring blossoms on Earth, when the trees are crowned with leaves, when you hear the nightingale pour out its song for the rose, when the orchards hang out its lanterns. It is a season to celebrate, to enjoy and an expression of elation for body’s soul. To experience this magnificent beauty of [...]
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