The Moon is staring upon me like a frenzied lover, stars blush as the rose blooms in the cheek of a young fair maiden. The night is ticking by- tick tock tick tock- but sleep is far away from these swollen eyes. My beginner’s mind is like the brook drinking in its first drop from [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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