Sufi Articles

The Idea of India in Amir Khusrau

With the glory of India, Khusrau cannot help linking his own fame!
No wizard in the art of poetry like Khusrau exists under the sun Because Khusrau belongs to India and he is the admirer of Qutb-e-Alam (the Sultan).

Ali Nadeem Rezavi

Did You Know

Sufi Khanqahs were the only place in medieval India where people professing different religions enjoying different social status met and rubbed shoulders. Their distribution of food (langers) was free for all.

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Sufi practices as the cause of spiritual, mental and physical healing at Chishti shrines in India and Pakistan

Being a social institution, Dargah with its multipurpose role, executes definite purposes for the public attached

Mazhar Farid Chishti

Sufi Articles

From Hyderabad to Paris: A Journey of the Heart to Fazal Manzil

- Photographs and clothing from his travels across India, Europe and America
- Teaching notes and manuscripts of the early Sufi Order in the West

Owais Balkhi

Did You Know

The Masnavi of Rumi reached the Indian Subcontinent in late 13the century- in 1276 Ad, three years after Rumi's death. The Masnavi was taken to India by one of his disciples, Ahmad Rumi who belonged to the Suhrawardia and Qadariya Sufi orders.

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The angelic realm of the gnostic is his heart, in which is the world of God, the wonders of God, the rarities of His secrets, the grace of His lights, the manifestation of His Essence and Attributes, and the forms of His actions.

The angelic realm of the gnostic is his heart, in which is the world of God, the wonders of God, the rarities of His secrets, the grace of His lights, the manifestation of His Essence and Attributes, and the forms of His actions.

Sheikh Ruzbihan Baqli

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Under the veil of each particle is concealed the soul-refreshing beauty of the Face of the Beloved.

Under the veil of each particle is concealed the soul-refreshing beauty of the Face of the Beloved.

Mahmood Shabistari

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The Marifat of God is dependent upon and bound up with the Marifat of the nafs. It signifies: “The recognising of the nature, and the qualities of God in the form of detailed circumstances, of accidents, of calamities, after that it becomes known that He is the True Existence and the Absolute Agent. The argument of His existence is His existence; the proof of His witnessing is His witnessing.

The Marifat of God is dependent upon and bound up with the Marifat of the nafs. It signifies: “The recognising of the nature, and the qualities of God in the form of detailed circumstances, of accidents, of calamities, after that it becomes known that He is the True Existence and the Absolute Agent. The argument of His existence is His existence; the proof of His witnessing is His witnessing.

Sheikh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi

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Silence, fasting, avoidance of company of the people of the world are essentials of the path.

Silence, fasting, avoidance of company of the people of the world are essentials of the path.

Haris Muhasibi

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The heart of the true mystic remains free from all thoughts except the thought of God. Complete annihilation of the self implies annihilation of all the human qualities including the consciousness about self-annihilation.

The heart of the true mystic remains free from all thoughts except the thought of God. Complete annihilation of the self implies annihilation of all the human qualities including the consciousness about self-annihilation.

Jami

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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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Love is the very essence of God. It is love which lies at the root of all things; it is the cause of the origin of the world and the heavens.

Love is the very essence of God. It is love which lies at the root of all things; it is the cause of the origin of the world and the heavens.

Hussain Bin Mansoor Hallaj

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The tale of the reed-flute is the tale of the soul. the tale of the perfect man. Rumi himself-a tale of the soul's painful severance from God and its passionate longing to return to Him.

The tale of the reed-flute is the tale of the soul. the tale of the perfect man. Rumi himself-a tale of the soul's painful severance from God and its passionate longing to return to Him.

Rumi

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The best way of evading the fire of hell lies in feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, removing the wants of the needy and befriending the miserable.

The best way of evading the fire of hell lies in feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, removing the wants of the needy and befriending the miserable.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

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O Brothers! Mystical knowledge (Marifat) is the seed of love. Everyone who would penetrate further into the world of mystical knowledge will become more inflamed by the fire of love and will receive great delight and preeminence from the face of the Beloved and from the sight of the Desired One.

O Brothers! Mystical knowledge (Marifat) is the seed of love. Everyone who would penetrate further into the world of mystical knowledge will become more inflamed by the fire of love and will receive great delight and preeminence from the face of the Beloved and from the sight of the Desired One.

Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri

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If the servant fulfills the stations of servitude completely, he becomes free of the hardships of servitude.

If the servant fulfills the stations of servitude completely, he becomes free of the hardships of servitude.

Hussain Bin Mansoor Hallaj

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The stage of perfection in knowledge of the realization of God (Irfaan) is reached when the seer enlightens the hearts of other people with the Divine Light.

The stage of perfection in knowledge of the realization of God (Irfaan) is reached when the seer enlightens the hearts of other people with the Divine Light.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

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This world is the abode of trouble, the pavilion of affliction, the den of sorrow, the house of parting, and the cradle of tribulation.

This world is the abode of trouble, the pavilion of affliction, the den of sorrow, the house of parting, and the cradle of tribulation.

Data Sahib

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Success of the spiritual path depends upon the longing and yearning of the heart. But one should never forsake chanting of litanies and recollection since the lovers lay down their life for the sake of the Beloved.

Success of the spiritual path depends upon the longing and yearning of the heart. But one should never forsake chanting of litanies and recollection since the lovers lay down their life for the sake of the Beloved.

Khwaja Shamsuddin Sialvi

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Heart is a garden, it is either fertilized or destroyed by the divine rain, the rain of His grace or the rain of His wrath. The first one is revealed by thunders of majesty in the hearts of those who repent, by the lightning of desire in the hearts of the ascetics, by the showers of generosity in the hearts of the lovers, and by the breeze of appeasement in the hearts of the Gnostics.

Heart is a garden, it is either fertilized or destroyed by the divine rain, the rain of His grace or the rain of His wrath. The first one is revealed by thunders of majesty in the hearts of those who repent, by the lightning of desire in the hearts of the ascetics, by the showers of generosity in the hearts of the lovers and by the breeze of appeasement in the hearts of the Gnostics.

Abul Hassan Hankari