17th December is the Urs of Hz Mawlana Rumi (RA). People of various religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds gather in Konya every year to pay tribute to this poetic and spiritual genius. Mawlana has touched the hearts of millions and his words are a constant reminder to us of the one thing [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Urs of Hz Mawlana Rumi (RA)
Posted in Poetry, Sufism on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Chaap Tilak (trans)
Posted in Khadim-e-Mohabbat, Poetry, Sufism on December 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Here are the words to the poem of Hz Amir Khusro sung in the qawwali below. I have taken this poem with the translation from the Amir Khusro website. This is the main poem of the qawwali but as usual Nusrat brings in others too.
Chaap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay
Chaap tilak [...]
In Memorium of the Master
Posted in Khadim-e-Mohabbat, Sufism on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
These verses of Hz Amir Khusro really sum up what happens when one encounters a genuine spiritual master. Nothing is ever the same again. This rendition by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali and Party is also a classic.
A Few Quotes
Posted in Khadim-e-Mohabbat, Sufism on December 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Just reminding myself and others of the wisdom of the Shaykh (RA).
-To be cut off from the Unseen is to lose oneself in ugliness .( ghayb se kat jana ayb mein gum ho jana hai).
- The knowledge of Love is better than the love of knowledge.
- The angel cannot be the examiner of love.
Pictures of the Mizar
Posted in Khadim-e-Mohabbat, Sufism on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The mizar of Hz Khadim-e-Mohabbat(RA) on night of Urs.
Close up of writing on entrance door.
Hz Khadim-e-Mohabbat (middle age)
Posted in Khadim-e-Mohabbat, Sufism on December 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Tu meri raat ko mehtab se mehroom na rakh
tere paimane mein hai mah e tamaam ay Saki!
The Water of Life
Posted in Islam, Sufism on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Love is the water of life; what ever it falls upon it will bring to life its essential reality as well as its specific potentialities.
Hz Kadim-e-Mohabbat, an-Nahl Pg 87.
The Temporality of Life
Posted in Islam, Sufism, Theology on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The temporality of all things in this world is in reality a sign of their departure towards their Beauteous Centre….and this is a reminder for us to make our departure towards our Centre even more swiftly. For the place where the heedless “set” is also the place of their “rising”. Samadiyah (from the Name as-Samad) [...]
Urs of Hz Khadim-e-Mohabbat (RA)
Posted in Khadim-e-Mohabbat, Sufism on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hz Khadim-e-Mohabbat departed from this world on the 12th of December 1988 which was the 1st Jumada al-Awwal 1409 A.H. Since then it has been a custom of those that knew him to honour his memory by celebrating his life and teachings on that day. As such we will be celebrating the 19th urs this [...]
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