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qavvali mein urdu hindi ki ibtida

Akmal Hyderabadi

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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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AMIR KHUSRAU AND INDIAN MUSIC-S. K. SINHA

Sufism made a strong impact on the religious sensibility of people and brought Hindus and Muslims

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Life, times and Sufi poetry of Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

In the 55 years of his writing period his main contemporary were Jan-e-jana, Dard, Soz, Sauda,

Mustaqim Parwez

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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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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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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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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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Rumi, The Silk Route and Indian Sub-continent

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

Akhlaque Ahmad Ahan

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Bruce Lawrence’s Morals for the Heart: You may not see Nizamuddin but you can hear him

Dr. Lawrence’s mentor was Khaleeq Ahmad Nizami. “He was the kindest man I have ever known,

Meher Murshed

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Annemarie Schimmel - A Bridge Between East and West Through Sufism

Schimmel explained how Hazrat Gesu Daraz, a disciple in the chain of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and

Owais Balkhi

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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.

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

Shaikh Burhan of Kalpi was the guide of Qutban Shaikh and an adept at spiritual discipline,

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PAANCH PIR- MUHAMMAD ENAMUL HAQ

Whatever differences in the personnel of the quintette may exist, a close examination of them will

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