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qavvali mein urdu hindi ki ibtida

Akmal Hyderabadi

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

Shah Jahan’s reign constitutes a brilliant epoch in the evolution of Indian music as in that

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zikr e khair ha hazrat makhdum ahmad charm posh

Raiyan Abulolai

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Learn from the Hindu how worship is done: Amir Khusrau

There are as many paths as there are grains of sand. -Nizamuddin Auliya
Oh you who sneer at the idolatry of the Hindu,

Meher Murshed

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Murshid-e-Yagana, Faiz Bakhsh-e-Zamana, Hazrat Syedna Faiz-ur-Rasool

Urs :
Here Urs is celebrated according to Hindi Calendar on 8th and 9th of Fagun every year, Notably on this days the Islamic dates are 21st and 22nd. The celebration on these particular days is done because the Yaum-e-Wesal of Hazrat Syed Faiz-ur-Rasool was on 21st of Islamic month Sha'ban.

Kaleem Athar

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

Coming from the same spiritual Silsila (lineage) of Shah Fakhruddin Fakhr-e-Jahan — the noble path that

Owais Balkhi

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If rain can grow sugarcane, man can realize the Divine – the story of Sheikh Muhibullah

It was sometime during the reign of Shah Jahan that Shaikh Muhibullah was walking down the

Meher Murshed

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qavvali mein tali juzu lazim hai

Akmal Hyderabadi

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Amir Khusrau and his Adaptability – J. Dadademery

Besides possessing a profound knowledge of Persian and Arabic, Amir Khusrau also knew Hindi and some

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Chandar Bhan Brahman-Iqbal Husain

“I possess the heart of an infidel. Many a time I took it to the Ka’ba but always brought it back a Brahman”.
It is related” that when he recited this verse in the court, Shah Jahan became greatly displeased, but Brahman’s patron Afzal Khan humorously quoted the well-known verse of Saadi:

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A Brief History Of Khanqah Kazmia Qalandaria, Kakori Sharif

Woh apni shan-e- yaktai ka jalwa yon dikhata hai.”
(All at once the lines of my hands brightened up, It is the time when thou place thy hand upon that of mine. At a fairly particular time He reveals me upon myself, that way he exhibits the shining pride of his oneness.)

Zunnoorain Haidar Alvi

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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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qavvali ka ‘ahd e iijad aur maqsad e iijad

Akmal Hyderabadi

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qavvali ka ahad e iijad aur samaji pas e manzar

Akmal Hyderabadi

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qavvali mein aqval e rasul ka isti’mal aur aqval e khusrau ka isti’mal

Akmal Hyderabadi

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

Despite his prominence, Shah-e-Wilayat’s name is seldom mentioned in major historical texts related to the broader

Sahil Razvi

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mujid e qavvali

Akmal Hyderabadi

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qavvali ka maqsad e iijad

Akmal Hyderabadi