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hazrat ghaus gvaliyri aur yog par unki kitab "bahr ul hayat"

Suman Mishra

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Life, times and Sufi poetry of Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

regard it as the multiple being, while this multiplicity is in fact a form of unity.
Wahdat aise hui hai jalwa numa

Mustaqim Parwez

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Significance of Sufism for Positive Existence in the Contemporary world

 Sufism experiences the concept of Fana and Baqa. Annihilation of everything is truth and the only thing that exists will be God who is one supreme power.
 Sufi guides are also called Wali. They can be of two types- one who remain absorbed in God and the other who returned back to the world. Those who return back after enlightening are considered to be higher in rank.

Dr. Sameera Khan

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PAANCH PIR- MUHAMMAD ENAMUL HAQ

Translation
Ahilya, Draupadi, Kunti, Taara, Mandodari,—all these ‘five women’ are to be remembered daily to neutralize ‘great sins. All these are indicative of ‘5’ (five) being a sacred number to the ancient and modern Hindus.

Asiatic Society of Pakistan

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

The professional court musicians of the Dhari type were Sawad Khan of Fatehpur Jhunjhana; Wali Dhari, a musician-composer Rahimdad Dhari; Gop Chop Dhari, a musician-composer. In the list of musician composers come the names of Ghulam Muhiyuddin, who was living in Faqirullah’s time, and Bocha, brother of Sher Muhammad. The latter died of a fistula in Agra when he was between 50 and 6o years of age.
QAWWALS

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Rumi, The Silk Route and Indian Sub-continent

As a matter of fact, baring Sultan Walad, the son of Maulana, and Ahmad Rumi, one

Akhlaq Ahmad Ahan

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Amir Khusrau and his Adaptability – J. Dadademery

“The planets revolved a number of years, then was born a supporter of Islam, Tughlaq Shah, the guardian of religion.”
Though the Sultan was on good terms with Amir Khusrau, he was not satisfied with the activities of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulya. In a bitter tirade against him Tughlaq ordered him to leave Delhi before he returned from Lakhnauti. He never reached Delhi, as he died before reaching Delhi in 1325 A. D.

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Women’s voices in Bhakti Literature

What should I turn back for? (Chaturvedi, 240)
In her wanderings, Meera had to face harassment and disapproval. She has a number of songs that talk about people of the world laughing at her, thinking her mac blaming her, even regarding her a destroyer of families. Meera however just ignore these and she is said to have traveled to Dakaur, Vrindavan, and Dwarka all place associated with Krishna. Her lover Krishna now becomes the center of existence.

Rekha Pande

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Hazrat Imam-e-Rabbani Sheikh Ahmad Farooqi Sirhindi

Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi has written a total number of 536 letters to the Mughal emperors during

Syed Yusuf Shahab

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What is Sufism ? – Mir Valiuddin

Ibn-Khaldun was also of the opinion that the word ‘Sufi’ is derived from Suf. But it

Islamic Culture Journal

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

Fulfilment of financial desires
Mostly people denied any financial gain as their reason to visit Dargah. There

Mazhar Farid Chishti

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Nizamuddin Auliya: The Darwesh of Love

Nizamuddin’s disciple and Amir Khusrau’s close friend, Amir Hasan Sijzi, had a slave named Malih, who

Meher Murshed

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

The majority of the mystics noticed in Central-India from the eruption of the Mongols till the

Asiatic Society of Pakistan

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Women in Rishi Movement of Kashmir- Rashid Nazki

Historians believe that Bahat Bibi and Dahat Bibi were the daughters of a patwari of Draygam

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Mulla Nasruddin Modern Tales 10

The dervishes left after the hearty meal after exchanging hugs with the man. Nasruddin asked him

Arun Prakash Ray

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Mulla Nasiruddin Modern Tales- 4

He had a wealthy friend in Istanbul who had booked him in a plush hotel, a

Arun Prakash Ray

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

2, Mulla Muhammad Husain of Herat, was the brother of Mulla Muhammad Amin. He was an

Islamic Culture Journal

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

The personality of Kabir was interesting as well as enigmatic tor the historians and Tazkira writers

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

At this time an event of very great importance took place. The Tartars shook the entire

Islamic Culture Journal

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A Brief History Of Khanqah Kazmia Qalandaria, Kakori Sharif

Shah Turab Ali Qalandar eldest son of Shah Qazim Qalandar excelled in all spheres of Sufi

Zunnoorain Haidar Alvi