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qavvali mein urdu hindi ki ibtida

Akmal Hyderabadi

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The Qadris of Punjab were renowned for their interest in the Hindu philosophies. Bulleh Shah's spiritual

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Significance of Sufism for Positive Existence in the Contemporary world

[2] Nasir,R., & Malik A.A. (2013). International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology, Volume 2, Issue1, January-2013 Role and Importance
of Sufism in Modern World, 1-9

Dr. Sameera Khan

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Kabir as Depicted in the Persian Sufistic and Historical Works- Dr. Qamaruddin

He writes again in connection with Awadh
Some says that Ratanpur contains the tomb of Kabir, the asserter of the unity of God. The portals of spiritual discernment were partly opened to him and he discarded the effective doctrines of his own time. Numerous verses in the Hindi Language are still extant containing important theological truths.

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Beneficial knowledge is the one whose ray of light expands in the mind and uncover the veil over the heart.

Beneficial knowledge is the one whose ray of light expands in the mind and uncover the veil over the heart.

Ibn-e-Ataullah Sikandari

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Sufism is glory in wretchedness and riches in poverty and lordship in servitude and satiety in hunger and clothedness in nakedness and freedom in slavery and life in death and sweetness in bitterness.

Sufism is glory in wretchedness and riches in poverty and lordship in servitude and satiety in hunger and clothedness in nakedness and freedom in slavery and life in death and sweetness in bitterness.

Sheikh Abu Saeed Abul Khair

Rubai

az jumla-e-raftagaa.n ii.n raah daraaz
baaz aamada kuu ki be-maa goyad raaz

Omar Khayyam

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The Idea of India in Amir Khusrau

Khusrau also mentions the linguistic versatility of the Indians. He says that whereas an Indian can fluently converse in any of the foreign languages, people outside India (Aqsa-e-Digar) are unable to speak ‘Indian dialects’ (Sukhan-e-Hindi).
The people of Khita, Mongols, Turks and Arabs

Ali Nadeem Rezavi

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Faqr camprises three letter; Fay, Qaf and Ray. Fay means destruction of ego, Qaf means severity on ego, and Ray means satisfaction in the will of God. And also by Fay means pride, Qaf means nearness and Ray means mystery. These stations relate to the “poverty of the Prophet (PBUH).”

Faqr camprises three letter; Fay, Qaf and Ray. Fay means destruction of ego, Qaf means severity on ego, and Ray means satisfaction in the will of God. And also by Fay means pride, Qaf means nearness and Ray means mystery. These stations relate to the “poverty of the Prophet (PBUH).”

Sultan Bahu

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A devotee’s heart gets settled at any of the following four places, and nowhere else, viz in solitude, in the mosque, in the graveyard and in the wilderness.

A devotee’s heart gets settled at any of the following four places, and nowhere else, viz in solitude, in the mosque, in the graveyard and in the wilderness.

Yahya bin Ma'az

Rubai

chandaa.n ba-rau ii.n rah ki du.ii bar-KHezad
gar niist du.ii za rah-ravii bar-KHezad

Omar Khayyam

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The corruption of the divines consists in covetousness, that of the princes in injustice, and that of the dervishes in hypocrisy.

The corruption of the divines consists in covetousness, that of the princes in injustice, and that of the dervishes in hypocrisy.

Data Sahib

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In conversation with the Guardian saint of Delhi, and the mystic of Sindh Farid Ayaz.

I had met Farid Ayaz Sahab in 2012, while gatecrashing in a private concert hosted by

Arun Prakash Ray

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As long as the heart of man remains engrossed in recollection of God, he is in prayer may he be in the bazaar. If his lips are too busy in Zikr, it would be much better.

As long as the heart of man remains engrossed in recollection of God, he is in prayer may he be in the bazaar. If his lips are too busy in Zikr, it would be much better.

Shafique Balkhi

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One who sleeps an hour in the night in forgetfulness (of God) is left behind in the spiritual race by one thousand years in the end.

One who sleeps an hour in the night in forgetfulness (of God) is left behind in the spiritual race by one thousand years in the end.

Abu Bakr Shibli

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Many a life is tong in years but meager in fruits, and many a life is short in years but rich in fruits.

Many a life is tong in years but meager in fruits, and many a life is short in years but rich in fruits.

Ibn-e-Ataullah Sikandari