Did You Know

Shaikh Jamaluddin of Hansi, a senior disciple-of Baba Farid remarks-
"Oh Ahmad! The (mystic) objective cannot be achieved through performance of extraordinary number of prayers and fasts, but by fulfilling the needs of the people."

Did You Know

Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia's Khanqah attracted greater number of people as compared to the count of the then Sultans. The Sultans always wondered what lured the common man to the Khanqah. Alauddin Khilji had sent spies to his Khanqah with a view to knowing and if necessary checking such influx of people. The people still kept coming in large numbers.

Persian Kalam

ahad raa suurat-e-maqsuud ahmad buud ahmad buud
na-buud az haq nishaa.n var buud ahmad buud ahmad buud

Azeez Safipuri

Malfooz

Since the Amir’s name is Mu’in al-Din, he is not ‘Ain al-Din (“Essence of the Faith”)

Maulana Rumi

Holi

horii hoy rahii ahmad jiyo ke dvaar
nabii alii ko ra.ng bano hai hasan husain khilaar

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelwi

Persian Kalam

jalva-e-nuure numuud-o-nuur-e-ahmad naam saaKHt
bas buvad ahmad ahad az ruu-e-ii.n guftaar-e-maa

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelwi

Qita

gah chuu ahmad dar shab-e-me.araaj-e-vasl
az haram taa saub-e-aqsaa mii-ravam

Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

Ghazal

mubaarak ho aziiz ahmad ko ye baaG
phale.n phuule.n 'riyaaz' us ke sab ashjaar

Riyaz Khairabadi

Ghazal

nuurun-min-nuurillaah se ahad ahmad kaa ruup dikhaavat hai
kahuu.n miim kii chaadar o.Dhat hai kahuu.n aap me.n aap samaavat hai

Mohammad Akbar Warsi

Persian Kalam

guft ahmad-e-KHasta-dil barii.n vazn
man dosh ba-kaam-e-dil rasiidam

Ahmad Hansawi

Persian Kalam

'Ahmad' ze jamaal-e-aa.n parii-ruu
diivaana shudem be-KHud-o-zaar

Ahmad Shahjahanpuri

Dohra

mahmad mahmad jag kahai chinahai nahin koy

mahmad mahmad jag kahai chiinahai nahii.n koy
ahmad miim ga.nvaa.iyaa kahu kyuu.n duujaa hoy

Abdul Qudus Gangohi

Persian Kalam

ham-chuu 'ahmad' ba-halqa-e-rindaa.n
rind-e-KHud-baaz-o-dard-e-mastaanem

Khwaja Ahmad Jaam

Sufi-Terminology

Nujaba
They are seventy in number, all named Hassan; they live in Egypt.

Persian Kalam

'ahmad' ba-hazaar baar gufta
man shefta-e-jamaal-e-uuyam

Khwaja Ahmad Jaam

Persian Kalam

'ahmad' chu jamaal-e-KHud numaayad
ba-biinem yaqii.n ki kirdgaariim

Khwaja Ahmad Jaam

Kaafi

ai husn-e-haqiqi nur-e-azal

tainuu.n har dil daa dildaar kahuu.n
tainuu.n ahmad aalii shaan kahuu.n

Khwaja Ghulam Farid

Persian Kalam

'ahmad' az saudaa-e-uu shud suud-mand
zaa.n-ki andar suud-o-saudaa jumla ust

Khwaja Ahmad Jaam

Ghazal

ahmad-jaa.n naam paayaa vaa.n aziizaa.n
kahaa.n islaam va kaa.n kuffaar haigaa

Shah Turab Ali Deccani

Persian Kalam

nigar 'ahmad' ba-lauh-e-aariz-e-dost
ba-chashm-e-haq ba-bii.n sirr-e-KHudaa raa

Khwaja Ahmad Jaam