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Qawwalo'n ke Qisse-1 Munshi Raziuddin ka Qissa

Munshi Raziuddin had once come across an old man who spoke only Gujarati, in Madinah during

Arun Prakash Ray

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Qawwalo'n ke Qisse-12 Farid Ayaz Qawwal ka Qissa

He woke up in a dingy room of a Delhi 6 guest house, he doesn’t keep

Arun Prakash Ray

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qavvalon ke qisse

Suman Mishra

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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.”

Islamic Culture Journal

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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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Rumi, The Silk Route and Indian Sub-continent

Az Kalila baaz khaan in qissa ra
Wandaraan qissa talab kon hissa ra

Akhlaq Ahmad Ahan

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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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Chandar Bhan Brahman-Iqbal Husain

In the Bankipore collection, there are two copies of Suwal wa Jawab-i-Lal Das wa Dare Shikoh.

Sufinama Archive

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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.

Sufinama Archive

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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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PAANCH PIR- MUHAMMAD ENAMUL HAQ

A very brief reference to the present condition of Paanch Piriya beliefs and practices is necessary

Asiatic Society of Pakistan