Share My soul has come on my lips Arts & Culture Poetry Rumi Sufi poetry Sufism Amir Khusrau’s Khabaram Raeeda translated by Annemarie Schimmel Tonight there came a news that you, oh...Read More Nov 12 0
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Share I am only the house of your beloved Arts & Culture Poetry Rumi Sufi poetry Rumi again… “I am only the house of your beloved, not the beloved herself: true love...Read More Nov 2 0
Share Baba Bulleh Shah’s gift Arts & Culture Poetry South Asia South Asian Literature Sufi poetry Sufism Dr Manzur Ejaz writing for the TFT According to myth, if perfectly sung by a master,...Read More Nov 1 0
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Share Amir Khusro’s lasting tryst with love Arts & Culture Personal Sufi poetry Sufism PRANAV KHULLAR writing here At the heart of the Sufi mystical experience lies the Zikr or...Read More Oct 29 0
Share Ode to Benaras – Ghalib’s grand vision Arts & Culture Poetry Publications South Asian History The Friday Times A Brahmin resident of Benaras Ghalib Benaras: “forever spring†It is incredible that a Muslim poet...Read More Oct 22 0