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What is Sufism ? – Mir Valiuddin

Scholars wrangle about the derivation of the word Sufi though about its exact connotation I do not think that there is any reason to quarrel. Let us cast a hurried glance at the various attempts of the lexicographers:—
1. Some say: “The Sufis were only named Sufis because of the purity (Safa) of their hearts and the cleanliness of their acts.”

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bihar mein qavvalon ka itihas

Raiyan Abulolai

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Life, times and Sufi poetry of Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

In the later generation of Urdu poets Mir Taqi Mir, Khwaja Mir Dard, Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish, Mirza Ghalib, Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-jana, Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq, Dag Dehlvi, Amir Minai were followers of Tasawwuf.
While most of them strictly followed the path of Sufism and lived their life accordingly, some of them were influenced by the idea of Sufism and made it the guiding concept to express their experiences in the form of poetry.

Mustaqim Parwez

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A Brief History Of Khanqah Kazmia Qalandaria, Kakori Sharif

Ba Soo-e-sahne chaman shahid-e-bahar biya
Khusha bahar-e-junoon marhaba sitamgar-e-mun

Zunnoorain Haidar Alvi

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Significance of Sufism for Positive Existence in the Contemporary world

[10] Ghosh, A.K., & Mir, S.A. (2016). Teachings of Islamic Sufism.
[11] Bilqies, S. (2014). Understanding the Concept of Islamic Sufism. Journal of Education & Social Policy, 1(1), 55–72.

Dr. Sameera Khan

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qavvali ki iijad o irtiqa

Akmal Hyderabadi

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tazkira shankar o shambhu qavval

Akmal Hyderabadi

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qavvali ke qadim o jadid muqable

Akmal Hyderabadi

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Shah-e-Wilayat Syed Hussain Sharfuddin: A Legacy of Spirituality and Nobility

The spiritual reach of Shah-e-Wilayat extended to the Sultan of Delhi, evident in the appointment of

Sahil Razvi

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Music and Musicians of the court of Shah Jahan – A. Hatim.

The artists of the Qawwali school were Rauza Qawwal and Kalu Qawwal, the latter being a disciple of Sher Muhammad.
There were only two court musicians representing the Persian school of music, Muhammad Baqi Mughal, a good composer whose accomplishments declined owing to his taking too much opium, and Mir Imad, also a musician-composer, a Sayyid of Herat whose father had migrated from Central Asia.

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sama ke adab o mavane se ka inahraf

Akmal Hyderabadi

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tazkira hazrat meer sayyad ali manjhan shattari rajgiri

Dr. Shamim Munemi

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khvaja meer dard aur unka jivan

Suman Mishra

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THE KHAN KHANAN AND HIS PAINTERS, ILLUMINATORS AND CALLIGRAPHERS- M. MAHFUZ UL HAQ .

This much for painting. The interest which the Khan Khanan took in calligraphy may be proved

Islamic Culture Journal

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Mystics of the sayyid Lodi period (1414 AD. To 1526 AD. )- A.Halim

I have tried to collect the history of the Chishti saints of Northern India, excluding generally,

Asiatic Society of Pakistan

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Chandar Bhan Brahman-Iqbal Husain

aaGaz-e-ayyaam-e-shabaab baais-e- shorish-e-mizaj-o- aashuftagii-e-tab.a ast, KHushaa sa.aa’datmandi ki ii.n mausam raa ba-tahammul –o- hauslaa –o-shakebaaii-o- burdbaarii-o-kam-goii-o- kam-aazaarii basar burd.
“The beginning of the youth is the cause of the disturbance of Mind and the uneasiness of temper. Blessed is that youth who passes his time with patience, resolution, endurance, forbearance, quietness, and inoffensiveness.”

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

O dream of madness, O absurdity!
Now in the desert, now in the garden-close,

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Rumi, The Silk Route and Indian Sub-continent

Attar Rooh bood o Sanai du chashm-e-oo
Ma az paye Sanai o Attar Amadeem

Akhlaq Ahmad Ahan

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The Idea of India in Amir Khusrau

But raise it to the sky up to the (height) of the heaven (khuld-e-Barin). (6)
Khusrau then

Ali Nadeem Rezavi

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Women’s voices in Bhakti Literature

I can’t manage them both.
O lord white as Jasmine

Rekha Pande