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 »
The Sound of the whirling dervishes
Posted in Bullleh Shah, Kabir, Music, Sufism, tagged Bajjans, Bulleh Shah, Kabir, Pandit Kumar Gandhvara, Qawali, Saeen Zahoor, Sufi Music, Sufism on September 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Sufi music or mystical music is an expression of love, devotion and connection with God. It often throws listeners into the realm of ecstasy. Though various in form, these acts of expressions are common in the peaceful search for the Divine and breed a mystical unity among different schools of thoughts. Subcontinent (India and Pakistan) [...]
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 [...]
Nasir Khusraw – The Splendour of Wisdom
Posted in Nasir Khusraw, Sufism, tagged Attar, Chitral, early sufi, Fariduddin Attar, Fatimid Caliph, Fatimids, He who seeks- shall find, Imam Ali (a.s), In Praise of Ahle-Bait, Ismaili Muslims, Ismaili Pir, Ismailis, Ismailis of northern areas, Mustansir Bil’lah (a.s), Nasir Khusraw, Nooru, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Rumi, Search of wisdom, Sufi teachings, Sufism, The progeny of Muhammad, The ruby of Badakhshan, Tirichmir Peak, valley of Yamgan on July 5, 2011 | 6 Comments »
(He who seeks- shall find)- Sufi Proverb The area of Badakhshan (Eastern Afghanistan, Southern Tajikistan and Northern Pakistan) is blessed with the highest mountain peaks: Lenin Peak, Tirichmir Peak, Pamir Peaks and so on but there is no Mountain high enough to praise Nasir khusraw’s personality, even writers find themselves dumb whilst praising him. Ocean [...]
I Choose The Deen Of Muhammad By Hakim Nasir Khusraw (ناصر خسرو)
Posted in Nasir Khusraw, Sufism, tagged Friendship with Ali, Hakim Nasir khisraw, I choose the Quran and the Faith of Muhammad, Imam Hasssan, Imam Hussain, In praise of Muahmmad, Ishq-e- Muhammadi, Pamir Mountains, Progeny of Ali, Qasida of khusraw, The progeny of Muhammad, The ruby of Badakhshan on May 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I choose the Quran and the Faith of Muhammad For those were the choices of Muhammad himself; I know if I practice the two my Certainty will become as the Certitude of The Prophet. My key to Paradise – my guide to Felicity the fortified Citadel: what are they but the Religion of Muhammad: [...]
Na Man Behooda Girde- Rumi
Posted in Sufi Kalams, Sufism, tagged Love of rumi, Mevlana Jalal uddin Rumi, Music of souls, Na Man Behooda Girde Koch, Na Man Behooda Girde- Rumi, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan rendering of sufi, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Mawlana Jalal Uddin Rumi;, Rumi wandering, Shad Bashay Ishq, Shams Tabrizi, Sufi Music, voice for wandering souls on May 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I’m addicted to Nusrat’s voice and inspired by Rumi’s poetry. Nusrat’s piercing voice and Rumi’s mystical poetry have an amazing combination to mesmerize the senses. Rumi’s poetry flows like a rippling stream and finds a way to pierce into your heart and makes you move within the inner most sanctum. His words have to be [...]
Ma’n Kuntu Mawlahu, Faha’za Ali’un Mawla
Posted in Sufi Kalams, Sufism, tagged Abida parveen, Amir Khusro, Imam Ali, Man kunto maula, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sufi Music, Sufism, Zila Khan on April 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ma’n Kuntu Mawlahu, Faha’za Ali’un Mawla [ He of whom I am the Mawla, of him Ali is also the Mawla]- Hadith Dr Allama Iqbal says, “O’ Allah, what an exalted position Imam Husayn possessed, as his illustrious father (Imam Ali) was the first letter of the Qur’an! A tradition says that Imam Ali said, [...]
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 [...]
People Who Have Influenced Me The Most
Posted in Bullleh Shah, Nooru's Diary, Rumi, tagged Abida parveen, Anwar Aman, Bulleh Shah, Hasan bin Sabah, His Highness The Aga Khan, Imam Shah Karim ul Husayni, Influences, influential persons, Maybe the Dogs are superior to you, Movlana Jalaluddin Rumi, Nasir Khusraw, Nelson Mandela, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Rumi, Paulo Coelho, Sayyidna Hasan Bin Sabah, The ruby of Badakhshan, William Arthur Ward on December 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“When we seek to discover the best in others,we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” (William Arthur Ward) My influences are not bounded one, it’s all around me, all I have to do is to look and pay attention. I believe that to have an influential character in life is very important; it gives [...]
” DOT” / NUQTA IN SUFISM
Posted in Sufism, tagged baba bulhey shah, Bulhay Shah, Dot, Gulgi, Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh, Nokta, Nokta By Gulgi, Sufism on August 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
INSPIRED BY THE PHILOSOPHY OF ” DOT” / NUQTA IN SUFISM Bulleh Shah- Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu Chadd Dozakh Gor Azaabaan Nu Kar Bund Kufar Diyaan Baabaan Nu Ker Saaf Dile Diyan Khuwabaan Nu Gal Aise Ghar Vich Dhukdi Eh Ik Nukte Vich Gahl Mukdi Eh Hold tight to this point, forget your calculations, [...]
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