Tag Archives: Rumi

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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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 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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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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Error is part of life

Posted on April 7, 2013 by sufiways

RUMI’S INVITATION by Navid Zaidi Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, Lover of leaving- it doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows A hundred times, a thousand times. Come, … Continue reading →

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