Did You Know

Hazrat Sultan Bahu was the disciple and khalifa of Sayyad Abdurrhman Dehlavi, who comes in the spiritual hierarchy of Abdul Qadir Jilani, the founder of the Qadri order. Bahu learnt Vedantic views from the Qadri teacher, whose system already accepted Vedantic influence.

Did You Know

Hyderabadi Sufi Sheikh and poet Abdul Qadir Siddhiqui Hasrat learnt music as one of the sciences,

Sufi-Terminology

Some auliya have epiphanies (tajalli) of Divine Acts; others of Divine Names; and some of Divine

Persian Kalam

diivaana-e-husn-e-vayam haazaa junuun-ul-aashiqiin
mast az sharaab-e-hairatam haazaa junuun-ul-aashiqiin

Auhadi

Sufi-Terminology

The Sufi elite of the Chishtia Sabriah lineage has a special fondness for sama. Hazrat Qutbut-Alam Shaikh Abdul Quddoos Gangohi, head of the current lineage of Shariah sama, was a great scholar, and a spiritual leader of unparalleled caliber with a very sweet nature. He was very fond of sama and wajd. Qazi Sanaullah of Panipat wrote:
“Hazrat Shaikh, refuge for both the worlds, Abdul Quddoos

Persian Sufi Poetry

amir-ul-momenin siddiq-e-akbar

ra.iis-ul-aasheqiin siddiiq-e-akbar
aniis-ul-aarifiin siddiiq-e-akbar

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelwi

Persian Sufi Poetry

in qasida hum natija-e-an-KHak-e-pak sarKHash ast

ai 'sanaa.ii' jehd kun taa pesh-e-sultaan-e-zamiir
az garebaa.n taaj saazii vaz bun daaman sariir

Hakeem Sanayee

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai dil ar uqbaat bayad dast az duniya ba-dar

gar chuu buu-zar aarzuu-e-taaj-daarii roz-e-hashr
baash chuu.n mansuur-e-hallaaj intizaar-e-daar daar

Hakeem Sanayee

Persian Sufi Poetry

dar sina daram koh-e-gham danad agar yar in qadar

bechaara-ii az dast shud aaKHir che kam gardad ze-tuu
gar baaz go.ii ai sabaa dar hazrat-e-yaar ii.n qadar

Amir Khusrau

Ghazal

shab kyuu.n ki saltanat na kare taaj zar se sham.a
rashk-e-par-e-humaa par-e-parvaana ho gayaa

Shah Naseer

Persian Sufi Poetry

musafir har qadar bashad subuk-bar

ba-qadr-e-maal baashad sar-giraanii
ba-qadr-e-pech baashad baar-e-dastaar

Dara Shikoh

Did You Know

Khwaja Amir Hasan's famous book Fawaid ul fuwad contains the discourses of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. Amir Khusrau ascribed all his books for this one masterpiece.

Ghazal

kis qadar mahv-e-tamaashaa ho gayaa
us kii suurat mai.n saraapaa ho gayaa

Azeez Safipuri

Manqabat-Na.at

dil-e-betaab apnaa kis qadar muztar hai furqat me.n
hamaarii jaan bhii jaa.egii ik din yaad-e-hazraat me.n

Ahmad Wah Warsi

Persian Sufi Poetry

daud guft ai padshah chun be-niyaze tu ze-ma

na taaj KHvaahad na qabaa ii.n aaftaab az faiz-e-haq
zuu hast sad kul raa kulah vaz bahr-e-dah uryaan qabaa

Maulana Rumi

Bait

ahd-e-rafta ki khudai kis qadar mahngi paDi

ahd-e-rafta kii khudaa.ii kis qadar mah.ngii pa.Dii
jis jagah uu.nchii imaarat thii ga.Dhaa saa rah gayaa

Muzaffar Warsi

Nazm

ya pir al-ghiyas

yaa Gaus-ul-aazam aap sivaa kaun hai miraa
kis ke kane mai.n jaa karuu.n taqriir al-Giyaas

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelwi

Shabad

chala ja kadar nahin jaani

chalaa jaa kadar nahii.n jaanii
kaagaj paathar puujai duniyaa nahaavai tiirath paanii

Ishwardas

Persian Sufi Poetry

ishaarat - but tarsa bachcha nuri-ast zahir

alii-ul-jumla ruKH-e-aa.n-aalam-aaraa.e
maraa baa-man namuud andar saraapaa.e

Mahmud Shabistari

Persian Kalam

gardish-e-dauraa.n nadaarat haakime fariyaad-ras
KHud ba-deh daad-e-maraa ai raahat-e-jaa.n al-Giyaas

Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki