“Niki lagat mohe apne pia ki,Aankh rasili laaj bhari re…” Farid Ayaz Saab used to recite this kalam with “aankh rasili, aur jadu bhari re.” I had corrected him once over a WhatsApp call, and at the age of 73, he was a curious learner, had accepted it in absolute humility.Incidentally, today is the 100th… continue reading
It was a smooth touchdown in Kuwait. After a brief wait, he boarded a flight to Delhi. Nasruddin was standing in the boarding queue, a burly man from the airport security team was having an intimate chat with a lissome ground staff. The security guy was from Swat valley, and the girl was from Chennai…. continue reading
The night sky was coal black; the Moon was hidden by a blanket of thick grey clouds, but the prince could see a fire burning at a distance. Four dervishes crouched around the flames to keep the howling icy wind at bay; the graves around them whispering stories of days gone by. One was a… continue reading
Malfuzat is generally defined as discourses, conversations and sermons delivered by Sufi in the assemblies of the learned persons and recorded by their disciples. Malfuzat-writing is one of the most important branch of Sufi literature as it contains the teachings of the leading Sufi figures of their time delivered in gatherings of their disciples and… continue reading
पारसमणि का मूल आधार है ‘कीमिया ए सआदत’ इसके लेखक मियां मुहम्मद ग़ज़ाली साहब ईरान के एक सुप्रसिद्ध सन्त थे। उनका पूरा नाम था हुज्जतुल इस्लाम अबू हमीद मुहम्मद इब्न-मुहम्मद-अल-तूसी, किन्तु सामान्यतया वे इमाम ग़ज़ाली के नाम से सुप्रसिद्ध है। इनका जन्म सन् 1054 ई. (450 हिज्री) में खुरासान प्रान्त के अन्तर्गत तूस नामक गाँव… continue reading
A street cat approached him for some food. He bought a pack of biscuits from a nearby store and started feeding the cat. Cats are everywhere in the streets of Istanbul. The cat finished the entire packet of cream biscuit. He smiled remembering an incident a week back, when his wife had told her the… continue reading
