Category Archives: Navid Zaidi

The Delicate Secret: Relationship of Humans, God and Universe

Posted on June 24, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi کیہہ کردا نی کیہہ کردا نی کوئی پچھو کھاں دلبر کیہہ کردا وچ مسیت نماز گزاریں،بت خانے جا وڑدا آپ اکو کئی لکھ گھراں دے،مالک ایہہ گھر گھر دا اکے گھر وچ وسدیاں رسدیاں،نہیں ہوندا وچ پردا … Continue reading →

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Characteristics of the Mystic Experience

Posted on June 19, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi One way of establishing connection with Reality is through sense-perception. The other way is through direct association with that Reality as it reveals within the soul. Sense-perception must be supplemented by what the Quran calls Fuad or Qalb, meaning … Continue reading →

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What is Sufism? Part 3: The State of Trance

Posted on June 12, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi As the soul is completely withdrawn from the body and concentrated within, it is said to be in a state of trance. It has awakened from deep sleep. It is at this stage that man is able … Continue reading →

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Evolution of the Self: The Qur’anic Viewpoint

Posted on June 6, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi Darwin’s theory of evolution explains how life progressed through stages leading to the development of humans. But what about the future of individual human life? Has life reached its climax in the humans or are we going … Continue reading →

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Salvation, Heaven, and Hell: The Qur’anic Viewpoint

Posted on June 3, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi Heaven and Hell are not places. They are states, or conditions of the soul’s existence, in the life after death. Their descriptions in the Qur’an are visual representations of an inner fact, i.e., their character. Hell, in … Continue reading →

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What is Sufism? Part 2: Love of God

Posted on May 30, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi How can man be liberated from the bondage of mind and matter? The only way to break these chains is to have a more powerful attachment. That is love of God. A true lover of God becomes … Continue reading →

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Personality and the World of Technology

Posted on May 28, 2013 by sufiways

By Navid Zaidi ‘If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects’……Albert Einstein ستاروں  سے  آگے  جہاں  اور  بهی  هیں ابهی  عشق  کے  امتحاں  اور  بهی  هیں ‘Other worlds exist beyond … Continue reading →

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The Boatmen Around Us

Posted on May 24, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi کوڈی دمڑی پلے نہ کائی پار ونجن نوں میں سدھرائی نال ملاحاں دے نہیں اشنائی جھیڑاں کراں وللیاں تانگھ ماہی دی جلی آں I have no hard cash on me, I am penniless Still I am eager … Continue reading →

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What is Sufism? Part 1: Introduction

Posted on May 19, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi The phenomenon of Sufism and the spiritual life in Islam is such a broad topic that nobody can venture to describe it fully. Each of the blind men in Rumi’s famous story, when asked to touch an … Continue reading →

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Personality, Love, and Asking

Posted on May 12, 2013 by sufiways

A View Counter to the Sufi Philosophy of Cosmic Absorption (Fana Fillah) in Dr Allama Iqbal’s poem ‘Secrets of the Self’ (Asrar-e-Khudi) by Navid Zaidi Napoleon said, ‘ I am a thing, not a person. ‘ So, what am I? … Continue reading →

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