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A Tribute to Hz Allama

Posted in Iqbaliat, Sufism on August 18, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Allama Muhammad Iqbal has been a major inspiration for many including myself. In fact inn my early teens I was informed by “one of those who know” that Allama was much more than just a poet. I began reading his poetry although I could hardly read or understand Urdu at the time. I read it [...]

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Another Favourite

Posted in Islam on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s an extract from a beautiful Naat by Pir Syed Nasseruddin Naseer of Golra Sharif. This is much more in the traditional style. Apologies to those that don’t understand Urdu, I don’t have time to translate at present.

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A Favourite Naat

Posted in Islam on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I really like this Naat (poem in praise of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him). Though I have to admit I’m not a fan of the modern style with the echo-effect in the background.

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Aazadi- Revisited

Posted in Islam, Rumi, Sufism on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Today the King came secretly before the madmen,
and their spiritually possessed souls began to lament.
That King recognized my voice among the shouts ,
for it was purified from the breath of animality.
He made a royal gesture, meaning, “one of the possessed
has escaped his fetters”. Oh King, if I am possessed,
Thou art the Soloman of all possessing [...]

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M’iraj

Posted in Iqbaliat, Islam, Sufism on August 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »

” Cheest M’iraj? inqalaab andar sha’oor.
(What is the M’iraj? A revolution in consciousness.)
The colours of “witnessing” (shahud) of the universe change with our inner and outer development. As we are granted greater gnosis the grosser elemental side of us is left behind and the subtler side is stregthened ; the body is left behind and [...]

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Beautiful Picture

Posted in Sufism on August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Green Sufi has put up a beautiful picture of four great sufi shaykhs. Take a look at it here.

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Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Posted in Iqbaliat, Sufism on August 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Hz Khadim-e-Mohabbat held the poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal in very high regard. Indeed as a devotee of Pir-e-Rumi, Babaji also loved Mureed-e-Hindi ( a titile for Iqbal). He would often quote from Iqbal’s poetry in his majalis and letters especially his Persian poems which are less well known in the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent.
In An-Nahl there is [...]

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