Katas Temple
I found this beautiful image on Pak Pics blog. The picture was uploaded by Naeem Rashid. And read this in my inbox: Jhooti Mooti…
No place like home: inventive [homesick] Pakistanis
The popularity of Internet as a medium and the personal space it provides to the diaspora is evident from the growing number of Urdu…
Shah Ast Hussain
Khawaja Ghareeb Nawaz’s immortal verses on the status of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) Shah ast Hussain, Badshah ast Hussain Deen ast Hussain, Deen Panah…
Unending thirst – Rumi
I don’t get tired of You. Don’t grow weary of being compassionate toward me! All this thirst-equipment must surely be tired of me, the…
Marta’s Story – from the Heart
I had posted a few pictures for Marta and she responded with these lines – true from the heart and reflecting the impact that…
The subject tonight is love – hafiz
Carrying God No one can keep us from carrying God Wherever we go. No one can rob His Name From our heart as we…
Body Loom – by Pakistan’s notable poet
Body Loom by M. Athar Tahir Published in the Daily Dawn (reviewer- Muneeza Shamsie) There have been so few notable English language poetry collections…
By: Syed Ather Ahmed
My dearest Raza, It is so heartenting to see this site and the work you are doing. Makes up to some extent for you…
By: Osama Siddique
Dear Raza It is delightful to experience the old city through your evocative writings as well as Fawad’s, alongwith Mahboob Ali’s wonderful woodcuts. Since…
Delhi-the threshold of Sufis
By Sadia Dehlvi I Love Delhi, for it is the city of my birth and it is my prayer that I may die here,…
A tribute to Nizamuddin Auliya – Marta’s story
So I go there again and again. I feel the magic of its atmosphere and I believe it is due to the tomb. The…
“I am free, my mind is free..”- Bulleh Shah
Bulleh Shah’s original thought and courage has always inspired me. A few days ago, I was struck by these verses of Bulleh Shah. I…
Reality Check – a disturbing picture of Lahore
Further to my post on Lahore and its various colours, the picture above offered a little reality check.. This ugly commercialism is unbecoming... From…
Chiragh Delhi
My young friend and spiritual guide of sorts, Salman Chisty, has written about Hazrat Nasiruddin, Chiragh Delhi. While reading the details on his life,…
Rites of Sense – a poem
Meena Alexander’s poem Rites of Sense’ concerns the fundamental question of freedom . The poem was published in Meena Alexander’s book, Illiterate Heart (TriQuarterly…
More on Data Ganj Bakhsh of Lahore
Further to yesterday’s post on Data Saheb, Shirazi Saheb from Lahore has sent this story related to Data Ganj Baksh. The incident seems to…
Shaikh Ali Hujwiri – Data Saheb of Lahore
Originally uploaded by Jahane Rumi The shrine of Shaikh Ali Hajweri, Data Ganj Bakhsh, or Data Sahib is a landmark of sorts in the subcontinent.…
Seek the Fountain Within Yourself
There are two kinds of intelligence. One is that acquired by a child at school from books and teachers, new ideas and memorization. Your…
By: bhopale