We travelled by an auto rickshaw in the streets of Old Delhi, people from air conditioned SUVs rolled down their window to wish him with the humblest of salaams, he responded to them with his folded hands. Some strangers from the pavement recognized him at Connaught place and requested him to pray for them. He… continue reading
His expression rarely changes. His face is gaunt and wrinkled; he seems lost in another world; his eyes are sunken, but look right into you. “God did not create religions to divide Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Sufis only believe in God; nothing else matters.” This is the belief of a faqir – Sain Zuhour. At… continue reading
I wish always to live in longing for You. May I become dust, dwelling under your Feet. My goal freed of both worlds is only You. I die for you, just as I live for You. Baba Farid It was sometime around 1264, young Nizamuddin Auliya wandered into a desert in the depths of depression…. continue reading
भारतवर्ष में संत-महात्माओं की संख्या जिस प्रकार अत्यंत अधिक रही है, उसी प्रकार उन के द्वारा स्थापित सम्प्रदायों की भी संख्या बहुत ही अधिक है। समग्र भारत के संप्रदायों के संक्षिप्त वर्णन के लिए कितने ही बड़े बड़े ग्रंथों की जरूरत पड़ेगी। वह भी किसी एक विद्वान् के मान की बात नहीं। इस लेख में… continue reading
हिन्दी जाननेवालों को फ़ारसी-किवता के रसास्वादन के लिए पहले दो-एक मोटी मोटी बातों की हृदयस्थ कर लेना चाहिए। फ़ारस या ईरान में मुसलमानों के आगमन से पहले आमोद-प्रमोद को सामग्री में शराब का विशेष स्थान था। जगह जगह बड़े-बड़े शराबखाने खुले हुए थे, जिनको मैक़दा वा ख़राबात, उनके अध्यक्ष को पीरेमुग़ाँ, और उनमें काम करनेवाले… continue reading
More than 700 years ago, this khanqah bustled with activity. The troubled would be given solace and the poor would be fed. Nizamuddin Auliya knew poverty well. He had gone hungry too. He wouldn’t be able to sleep at night because someone had gone hungry somewhere. The khanqah was the home of faith. The nobleman… continue reading
