The lover and the Beloved – Story by Rumi
A man used to write a letter and read it to his beloved, while she sat besides him. The letter were verses of praise, despair, longing and other pleas of desperation. Once day the beloved said, “If...
View ArticleHaji Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri of Sabri Brothers passed away
Younger Brother of Maqbool Sabri and Ghulam Farid Sabri, Haji Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri passed in June 2021. He was the last of the four Sabri Brothers. Maqbool Sabri and Ghulam Farid Sabri were both born...
View ArticleAllan Fakir [1932 – 2000] reinvents Sindh Sufi Music
The history of Sindhi Sufi music is as old as the providence of Sindh, which was the gateway of Islam in the Indian Subcontinent. Sufi saint such as Shah Abdul Lateef Bhittai and Sachal Sarmat, used...
View Article5 Amazing Quotes of Imam Hussain every human must read…
On Religious People Most people are slaves of this temporary world. Religion is just what they say [and not what they follow]. They (mis) use religion for their livelihood. If people are subject to...
View Article3 Ghazals of Nusrat Fateh Ali that Youth loves…
When it comes to Ashiqana Kalam sung in ghazal style, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has a unique way of ghazal-goee, that touched hearts of millions of youth and keep doing it today. His track such as...
View ArticleMuhammad Rafi: Exceptional Singer and a great Human Being
Very few people know that Muhammad Rafi the greatest Bollywood singer, performed many beautiful Naat Sharifs in glory of Prophet Muhammad SAW. Muhammad Rafi was merely a barber at Bhaatti Gate Lahore,...
View ArticleSecrets And Mysteries: Introductory Note By Dr Allama Iqbal
Khudi and Free will – Secrets and Mysteries: Introductory Note by Dr Allama Iqbal The moral and religious ideal of man is not self-negation but self-affirmation, and he attains to this ideal by...
View ArticleShaan-e-Nazool of Surah Kausar: Download in voice of Shaykh Sudais
Surah Kausar is Allah’s verdict on those who severely censured and attacked Prophet Muhammad SAW صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم English translation “Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad) Al-Kausar (a...
View ArticleFriend of Allah: Sufi Quote from Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti
Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti is known for his humanity and spreading Sufism ideology in India. His shrine in Ajmer Sharif still attracts pilgrims from all religions, castes and socio-economic classes...
View ArticleGhulam-e-Ali: A Sufi Hymn in honour of Imam Ali
Ghulam-e-Ali is a Sufi Hymn in honour of Imam Ali. It was originally written by the prolific scholar and musician Amir Khusrow – who is credited as the father of Khayal, Ghazal and Qawwali. Read full...
View ArticleHadith on Khushoo i.e. Focus and Humility in Namaz
“There comes a time when I am with my Creator where there is no room for a messenger or a angel” According to Fihi Ma Fihi [In it what is in] book by Maulana Rumi, it is not adequate to do prayer by...
View ArticleKissi Ki Yaad Se Duniya Ko Bhullaye Huay: Ghazal by Rajendra Krishan
Longing for the company of beloved remains the most common topic of ghazal. Ghazal has been an invention of Muslim poems of Indian Subcontinent, yet there has been some exceptional Hindu and Sikh poems...
View ArticleO Saki, Go around and offer the winecup: First poem from Diwan-e-Hafiz
In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Compassionate. Ho! O Saki, go around and offer the winecup For the burden of love for God at first appeared easy, but now seems hard Desiring for...
View ArticleTheSufi wishes everyone a blessed Eid Milad-ul-Nabi SAW 2021
Tanveer Mujassam Koi Nahin Mahboob Do Aalim Koi Nahin There are many beloved in the world But there is no one who emits (divine) light like you O’ the last of Prophets, except you There is no other...
View ArticleMera Koi Nahin Hai Tere Siwa: Qawwali by Sabri Brothers
Dear Brother W, I’m sending you a Naat by the Sabri Brothers, performed live in 1988: Mera Koi Nahin Hai Tere Siwa. This is the Naat that brought fame to the Sabri Brothers in Pakistan when it was...
View ArticleStory of the bird that was faint with thirst: Dr Muhammad Iqbal
Before Dr Allama Iqbal, most philosophers of Indian Sub-continent propagated for Self-negation that we should denounce our Khudi and annihilate our self in the greater Divine. Many Sufi poets such as...
View ArticleHassan & Roshaan: Lahore based Pop Duo goes on Sufi journey
Hassan & Roshaan arrived on the Pakistani music scene as one of the most talented and promising duo. Our team at TheSufi.com has always been an admirer of amalgamation of Sufi music with modern...
View ArticleStory of Sacrifice of Abu-Bakr Siddiq
There came the order for Yamook war but there was no money in the Muslim treasury to face the enemy army. The Prophet SAW ordered all the Muslims to give what they could. Hazrat Omar (RA) responded...
View ArticleWhat is spirituality? Why is it unpopular?
“What is spirituality? Why is it so unpopular?” By Aadil Farook What comes to your mind when you hear spirituality? In the West, spirituality is often confused with Yoga, meditation, and similar...
View ArticleSajan Bin Raatan Hoian Waddiyan: Nusrat Sahib sing Shah Hussain
Narrating the beauty of beloved, meeting beloved [ wasl] and separation from beloved [firaaq] remains the favourite topic for Urdu and Punjabi poets, whether we speak about classic poets such as Ghalib...
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