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Disapearing Reflections

Posted in Islam, Poetry, Rumi, Sufism on July 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Such is the seeker of the court of God:
when God comes, the seeker is no more.
Although union with God is immortality upon immortality,
yet at first that immortality consists in dying to self.
The reflections that are seeking the Light
disappear when His Light appears.
How should reason remain when He bids it go?
Everything is perishing except His Face.*
Before [...]

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Urs of Hz Khawaja Gharib Nawaz (RA)

Posted in Culture, Islam, Poetry, Saints, Sufism on July 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Once again it’s the season of remembrance and celebration. It is the Urs of HZ Khawaja Muinuddin Chishti Ajmeri (ra) popularly known as Khawaja Gharib Nawaz (Benefactor of the Poor). Khawaja sahib brought the illustrious Chishti silsila to India and lit the lamp of Islam in that area. He is revered to this day by [...]

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What is the Way?

Posted in Islam, Poetry, Rumi, Saints, Sufism on July 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Someone asked, “What is the Way?” I said,
“This way is to abandon desires.”
Oh lover of the King! Know that your way is to
seek the pleasure of that Generous Lord.
When you seek the Beloved’s desire and
pleasure, seeking your own desire is forbidden.
The spirit will be totally transformed into love
for the Beloved, for the ascetic cell of [...]

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