Category Archives: Ali Hammad

Sufi Lives: Adhem (Sufi and the Shriner)

Posted on March 29, 2020 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad There was once a man within whom resided dreams, such that it was hard to tell where dreams ended and real life began, or vice versa. Life, it seemed, was a set of questions, and dreams were … Continue reading →

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Laalii (The Crimson of Shyness)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad This is an ode to Love. Love is the theme of Existence and Creation in the Sufi thought.   The poetry is in a strict metre and rhyme that characterizes what is known as “ghazal” in Urdu … Continue reading →

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Ishq Kia Hai (The Substance of Love)

Posted on September 3, 2016 by sufiways

    عشق کیا ہے؟ کیا وفا؟ اور کیا ہے آس؟ بھوک ملنے کی یہ جلنے کی ہے پیاس بندگی ہے نام جس کا میں ہی ہوں قید میں ہیں آپ کی میرے حواس ہوں جدا شعلہ الاؤ سے میں … Continue reading →

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Dasht-e-Hasti (Sands of Existence)

Posted on March 1, 2016 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad دشتِ ہستی میں نہاں خوشبو بھرا گلزار عشق ہے یہ دنیا اور یہ عالم، ہر سکوت اور کار عشق ہر سماعت اور ہے سامع، منظر و ناظر بھی خود نکتہ بین و نکتہ چیں ہے، معجزہ ہے … Continue reading →

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Ishq Kia Hai (Define Love): A Ghazal

Posted on January 5, 2016 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad ‘Hami’ عشق کیا ہے، کیا وفا اور کیا ہے آس بھوک ملنےکی یہ جلنے کی ہے پیاس بندگی ہے نام جس کا میں ہی ہوں قید میں ہیں آپ کی میرے حواس ہوں جدا شعلہ الاؤ سے … Continue reading →

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Sufi Lives: Rabia

Posted on February 17, 2014 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad More than a millennium has passed since the times of Rabia, the patron saint of Sufism. The events of her life are now shrouded in an impenetrable veil of time. A few scraps of her biography are … Continue reading →

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Sufi Snaps: Unexpected (A photo)

Posted on November 29, 2013 by sufiways

 

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A Sufi Thought for the Week (Ahmed)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by sufiways

A short poem from the collection of the contemporary Urdu poet Syed Anwar Ahmed. (Translated by Ali Hammad) تخلیق انساں خواہش میں مجھ کو بن دیا لمحوں میں مجھ کو چن دیا اور پھر کہا یہ ناز سے دیکھا! تجھے کیا … Continue reading →

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Sufi Snaps: Saturated (A photo and a story)

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sufiways

DREAM TRAP by Ali Hammad The sky was about saturated with nimbus, the lake with boats, and my head with thoughts. A fine summer morning it was. It was quiet. Quiet except the susurration of a morning breeze. The boats … Continue reading →

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Sufi Snaps: Sea (A photo)

Posted on September 6, 2013 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad   Photo by Ali Hammad Written in response to WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge:Sea

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