Celebration of Mawlid of Holy Prophet by His Lovers Allah has given us infinite blessings; so it is an obligation on us to thank Him. Among these blessings the biggest blessing which Allah has mentioned specifically is the birth and prophethood of our beloved Prophet Mohammad.  The month of Rabi-al-Awwal is [...]

Faqr Essence of Islam لفظ اسلام سے اگر  یورپ کو کد ہے تو خیر دوسرا نام اسی دین کا ہے فقرِ غیور Meaning: It does not matter if Europe resents the word ‘Islam’. Indeed another name for the same religion is ‘Faqr’, the most honoured. Allama Iqbal elucidated in the above [...]

Separation and Isolation The two basic spiritual stages It is common observation that medical, psychology, business, law, engineering or any other field has its own special terminology.  They are very different from regular conversation but the experts of any specific field are fully aware of its terminology. Faqr is the highest [...]

The Reality of Death Death is the chief and undeniable reality of life. Ultimately every soul is destined to die. Allah Almighty revealed every aspect of the Universe on man. However, he is yet to find out the reality of life and demise. Now the question arises what is life or [...]

Abdul Ghafoor Shah Love for Murshid and Sufi Poetry BIRTH Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah was born on Monday, 14th of Dhul al-Hijjah, 1242 AH (July 19th 1827 AD) in evening in Chotti, district Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. His father, Pir Fazal Shah was the disciple of Hazrat Khawaja Suleman [...]

Alif Allah Introduction Alif is first Arabic letter. However, in mysticism it means Allah and if we dive into the depths of Sufism then it is important to mention here that Alif is often used by Sultan Bahoo to mean Ism-e-Allah Zaat (Alif / Alif Allah) and it is translated as [...]

Abbas ibn Ali Role Model for Seekers of Allah Abbas ibn Ali is famous by the title of ‘Abbas Alamdar’. Alamdar means standard of an army. Abbas is the ‘standard bearer’ of the army of Husayn ibn Ali, his brother and his Imam. Fatimah bint Huzam After the death of Fatimah [...]

The Courage and Bravery of Zainab bint Ali Zaynab bint Ali razi Allah anha was born in Madina in the 5th year of Hijrah on 5th Jumada al-awwal. She was the daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Mohammad and the maternal granddaughter of the Holy Prophet sall’ Allahu [...]

Martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali The Great Sacrifice A poet says: پھر آج عشق کے لیے جاں فدا کرے کوئی وفا بھی جھوم اٹھے یوں وفا کرے کوئی Meaning: (I wish) there should be someone who would sacrifice his life in passionate love of Allah in such a way that [...]