Articles By Sufinama Archive

Sufinama Archive is an initiative to reproduce old and rare published articles from different magazines specially on Bhakti movement and Sufism.

हज़रत सय्यिद मेहर अ’ली शाह – डॉक्टर सय्यिद नसीम बुख़ारी कलीमी फ़रीदी

हज़रत सय्यिद मेहर अ’ली शाह1859 ई’स्वी में रावलपिंडी से ग्यारह मील के फ़ासिला पर क़िला गोलड़ा में पैदा हुए। आपके वालिद हज़रत सय्यिद नज़र शाह को आपकी विलादत की ख़ुश-ख़बरी एक मज्ज़ूब ने दी थी। मज्ज़ूब ना-मा’लूम इ’लाक़ा से आया था और सय्यिद मेहर अ’ली शाह की विलादत के फ़ौरन बा’द आप की ज़ियारत कर… continue reading

PERSIAN POETRY AND LIFE IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY- REYNOLD A NICHOLSON

By the end of the twelfth century Persia, though paying nominal allegiance to the ‘ Abbasid Caliphate, had not only asserted her independence m the spheres of religion and politics, but had produced a large and varied literature in which the genius of the race expresses itself unmistakably Of this literature the best part in… continue reading

आदाब-ए-समाअ’ पर एक नज़र-मोहम्मद अ’ली मैकश अकबराबादी

मैंने इस रिसाले में गाने के ज़ाहिरी पहलू पर नज़र की है या’नी शरई’ हैसियत से बह्स की है। सूफ़िया का एक फ़िर्क़ा ख़ुसूसन चिश्तिया गाने को सुलूक में मुफ़ीद ख़्याल करता है और चूँकि ये तक़र्रुब इलाल्लाह का सबब होता है इसलिए ताआ’त-ओ-इ’बादात में शामिल हो जाता है। जिन बुज़ुर्गों ने इससे फ़ाइदा उठाया है… continue reading

SARMAD: His Life And Quatrains –B.A. Hashmi

Persian poetry before the introduction of the mystic element was generally non-individualistic and objective. The Qasida was indeed developed on a rather elaborate scale, but it was poetry faked for mercenary ends. The Tashbib or the lyric prelude, even when it was adroitly tagged on to the rest of the Qasida seldom formed part of… continue reading

What is Sufism ? – Mir Valiuddin

Scholars wrangle about the derivation of the word Sufi though about its exact connotation I do not think that there is any reason to quarrel. Let us cast a hurried glance at the various attempts of the lexicographers:— 1. Some say: “The Sufis were only named Sufis because of the purity (Safa) of their hearts… continue reading

PAANCH PIR- MUHAMMAD ENAMUL HAQ

Introductory: Belief in Paanch Pir is a universal phenomenon all over Northern Indo-Pak sub-continent. It forms a cult known as ‘PAANCH PIRIYA,’ which neither orthodox Islam nor orthodox Hinduism claims as its own. Yet the belief is widely prevalent among the adherents of both the religions. In fact, uneducated Muslims pay homage to and low-caste… continue reading

शाह नियाज़ बरैलवी ब-हैसिय्यत-ए-एक शाइ’र- हज़रत मैकश अकबराबादी

अक्सर अहल-ए-कमाल ऐसे होते हैं जिनमें चंद कमालात मुज्तमा’ हो जाते हैं मगर बा’ज़ कमाल इस दर्जा नुमायाँ होते हैं कि उनके दूसरे कमालात उन कमालात में मह्व हो कर रह जाते हैं ।मसलन हकीम मोमिन ख़ाँ का तिब्ब और नुजूम शाइ’री में दब कर रह गया, ज़ौक़ और मीर का इ’ल्म-ओ-फ़ज़्ल शाइ’री में गुम… continue reading

THE KHAN KHANAN AND HIS PAINTERS, ILLUMINATORS AND CALLIGRAPHERS- M. MAHFUZ UL HAQ .

WE know so little about the life-history of the artists of the period of Akbar and Jahangir—nay, of the Mughal artists in general—that even a scrap of paper, which may throw light on the biography of these artists, is of value to a student of Mughal art. Writers on Mughal painting have ordinarily made use… continue reading

SHAH GHARIB ALLAH OF CHITTAGONG -ABDUL KARIM

At a little distance to the north of Chittagong town there is, on a hill top, a grave enclosed in mud walls and roofed over by C. I. sheets The grave is an object of veneration and local people visit the place in large numbers, particularly on the days of Muslim festivals. According to tradition… continue reading

Mystics of the sayyid Lodi period (1414 AD. To 1526 AD. )- A.Halim

An essay on holy men and mystics can hardly be separated from one on cultural history, because mystics and holy men were most often scholars and torch-bearers of learning and at the same time scholars were invariably mystics of some sort. It has been observed that much of our knowledge of the cultural movements is… continue reading