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Life, times and Sufi poetry of Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Shah Niyaz (1742 – 1833 AD) of Bareilly was a profound Sufi and an authority on

Mustaqim Parwez

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Sheikh Najibuddin Mutawakkil visited his brother Baba Farid nineteen times during his life time. On every

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Heedless breath i,e., breathing without His glorification is entire infidelity the lesson given by our spiritual Guide. When we learnt this,.we become conscious of His remembrance all the times. We consigned our soul to the Lord and earned violent love of Him. We died before death and then achieved our goal.

Heedless breath i,e., breathing without His glorification is entire infidelity the lesson given by our spiritual Guide. When we learnt this,.we become conscious of His remembrance all the times. We consigned our soul to the Lord and earned violent love of Him. We died before death and then achieved our goal.

Sultan Bahu

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The man who attains self-realization covets no worldly eulogy; he is above all human laudation and applause. Then his body becomes a rosary and his mind the sacred bead; and his heart becomes a harp producing melody of Divine harmony.

The man who attains self-realization covets no worldly eulogy; he is above all human laudation and applause. Then his body becomes a rosary and his mind the sacred bead; and his heart becomes a harp producing melody of Divine harmony.

Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai

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Ecstasy and music were part of his mystical life. For him love is to rend the veils and unveil the secrets.

Ecstasy and music were part of his mystical life. For him love is to rend the veils and unveil the secrets.

Abul Hassan Hankari

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Ghaus-e-Azam Shaikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani honoured me with special conferment and gave me gift from the treasure of his gifts (marifat).

Ghaus-e-Azam Shaikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani honoured me with special conferment and gave me gift from the treasure of his gifts (marifat).

Faziluddin Qadri Batalvi

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When the man is afflicted he tries to come out of it by his own efforts: When fails he seeks help of the created beings. When he is disappointed from all sides then he recourses to Allah. At that time he is certain that only Almighty is the Master of every good and evil, profit and loss, life and death.

When the man is afflicted he tries to come out of it by his own efforts: When fails he seeks help of the created beings. When he is disappointed from all sides then he recourses to Allah. At that time he is certain that only Almighty is the Master of every good and evil, profit and loss, life and death.

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani

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

Such in brief was the outlook of Persian poetry before the finer sensibilities of mystics transformed

Islamic Culture Journal

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Happy is the man who always kept the life after death in his view, who remembered the Day of Reckoning through all his deeds, who led a contented life and who was happy with the lot that God hath destined for him.

Happy is the man who always kept the life after death in his view, who remembered the Day of Reckoning through all his deeds, who led a contented life and who was happy with the lot that God hath destined for him.

Hazrat Ali

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The mystic also seeks to be one of those who are in fellowship (intimacy) with God. But the servant is nearer to His fellowship when men shun Him and not accept Him. Thus the servant must not be deceived by the satisfaction he has in times of spiritual elevation. Fellowship is only the result of Divine grace accorded to the soul.

The mystic also seeks to be one of those who are in fellowship (intimacy) with God. But the servant is nearer to His fellowship when men shun Him and not accept Him. Thus the servant must not be deceived by the satisfaction he has in times of spiritual elevation. Fellowship is only the result of Divine grace accorded to the soul.

Abdul Wahaab Sha'rani

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In His Essence, God has no form or colour. He has no like or opposite. He is Seif-subsistent. Referring to Divine Essence. Rumi uses the symbol of the Sun the central spiritual Sun which is the source of life and light.

In His Essence, God has no form or colour. He has no like or opposite. He is Seif-subsistent. Referring to Divine Essence. Rumi uses the symbol of the Sun the central spiritual Sun which is the source of life and light.

Rumi

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Shah Nimatulla not only opened the door of his tavern to all the seekers, aspirants and his followers, but also paid respect to all nations, people and other Sufi orders of his time. He said: “We are like the sea, people our waves; necessarily we are associated with everyone.”

Shah Nimatulla not only opened the door of his tavern to all the seekers, aspirants and his followers, but also paid respect to all nations, people and other Sufi orders of his time. He said: “We are like the sea, people our waves; necessarily we are associated with everyone.”

Shah Nematullah Wali

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It is a great pity that people today hanker after verbal recitations and charms and incantations, instead of trying to improve their moral and decds which constitute the real things, and remembering Allah who is the Fountainhead of all that is good and noble in his life.

It is a great pity that people today hanker after verbal recitations and charms and incantations, instead of trying to improve their moral and decds which constitute the real things, and remembering Allah who is the Fountainhead of all that is good and noble in his life.

Meher Ali Shah

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Sama is to hear the sound of bala (yes) affirming the Lordship of God at the Day of Alast. It is to separate oneself from oneself: it is to obtain union with God. It is to become unconscious of individual existence and savour everlasting life in absolute selfextinction. It is to make the head liké the ball before the stroke of His love, and run without head and foot.

Sama is to hear the sound of bala (yes) affirming the Lordship of God at the Day of Alast. It is to separate oneself from oneself: it is to obtain union with God. It is to become unconscious of individual existence and savour everlasting life in absolute selfextinction. It is to make the head liké the ball before the stroke of His love, and run without head and foot.

Rumi

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Mujadd-i-aif-i thani said: “When glory of the Mashaikh of Qadiriyya is revelaed to us, we don’t find any spiritualist of the highest elevated rank like Shah Kamal Qadiri after Ghause-e-Azam.” It reveals that his. sainthood and axial centrality (qutbiyyat) is the highest in the world of Islamic spirituality.

Mujadd-i-aif-i thani said: “When glory of the Mashaikh of Qadiriyya is revelaed to us, we don’t find any spiritualist of the highest elevated rank like Shah Kamal Qadiri after Ghause-e-Azam.” It reveals that his. sainthood and axial centrality (qutbiyyat) is the highest in the world of Islamic spirituality.

Shah Kamaal Qadri Kaithli

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Man, however exalted in spiritual glory, has his limitations; God is Infinite and knows no limitation. The limited one cannot understand the limitless One. Even the greatest men of Spirit have not been able to split a single hair of Divine Majesty.

Man, however exalted in spiritual glory, has his limitations; God is Infinite and knows no limitation. The limited one cannot understand the limitless One. Even the greatest men of Spirit have not been able to split a single hair of Divine Majesty.

Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai

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Human life is a mere shadow-all pomp and grandeur must one day vanish. It is therefore incumbent on man to devote himself to the service of the Lord to seek Him and be His true servant.

Human life is a mere shadow-all pomp and grandeur must one day vanish. It is therefore incumbent on man to devote himself to the service of the Lord to seek Him and be His true servant.

Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai

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Faqr and gnosis are waves of the sea of Divine mercy. Generosity and benevolence are such traits which cause unitive life.

Faqr and gnosis are waves of the sea of Divine mercy. Generosity and benevolence are such traits which cause unitive life.

Sultan Bahu

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Traveller of mystic path should be engrossed to such an extent that his formulas and litanies (awrad) must not be ignored in any circumstances in private or public life or in solitude.

Traveller of mystic path should be engrossed to such an extent that his formulas and litanies (awrad) must not be ignored in any circumstances in private or public life or in solitude.

Makhdoom Jalaluddin Bukhari

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O Faqir! This body of yours is a temple of divine abode, you look into yourself. Don’t seek khidr to help you, since Water of Life is within you. You lit lamp of longing and yearning in your dark inmost being; you might find your lost richness (Light of the Reality). They died before death who attained secret of His divinity.

O Faqir! This body of yours is a temple of divine abode, you look into yourself. Don’t seek khidr to help you, since Water of Life is within you. You lit lamp of longing and yearning in your dark inmost being; you might find your lost richness (Light of the Reality). They died before death who attained secret of His divinity.

Sultan Bahu