“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
सूफ़ी-संतों ने हमें सिर्फ़ जीवन जीने की राह ही नहीं बतायी बल्कि अपने पीछे वह अपना विपुल साहित्य भी छोड़ गए जिनसे आने वाली पीढियाँ फैज़ हासिल करती रहीं. सूफ़ी-संतों का साहित्य पढ़कर बमुश्किल यक़ीन होता है कि उस दौर में उनके उठाये गए प्रश्न और उन प्रश्नों पर उनके विचार आज भी उतने ही… continue reading
The security staff at Konya airport looked at him in surprise, he has seen his caricature somewhere for sure. He couldn’t recollect. He checked the Turkish Airline boarding pass again, the elderly gentleman’s name read Nasredin Hodja. He stamped the pass & handed it over to him. The old man flashed his perfect white teeth… continue reading
Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmed was a renowned saint and founder of Khanqah-e Niyazia and the Niyazi Sufi Order. Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmed was an Alvi Syed from his paternal lineage and a Rizvi Syed from the maternal side. His forefathers belonged to royal family of Bukhara (present day Uzbekistan).Among his forefathers Hazrat Shah Ayaat-ul-lah Alvi… continue reading
There was a day when hope died in Nizamuddin Auliya’s khanqah. That was the day he buried his nephew Taqiuddin Nuh, the apple of his eye, quite like his favourite disciple, Amir Khusro, court poet of the sultans of Delhi and master musician. The master grieved. He had not known grief such as this; this… continue reading
Muslim Sufi ideology had been spread by the saints who came from various Islamic countries. The cultural and religious atmosphere of India was very favorable for Sufism which has a power to move the minds towards humanity and philanthropy. Quran teaches us that we must love God and the effect of which produces love for… continue reading
