Christians and Muslims have much in common, not only because we all are humans, not only because both Christianity and Islam originated in the Middle East and trace their ancestry back to Abraham, but also because Jesus Christ is a holy figure in Islam. This is rarely known to the Western public and […]
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Yalda Festival (Shab e Cheleh)
Yalda means birth and like other major Iranian celebrations is deeply rooted in Zoroastrianism, the pre-Islamic religion of Iran. Ancient Iranians celebrated seven obligatory feasts, six of them were known as gahanbar (appointed time) and the last was Norouz, the Iranian New Year. The names of the six gahanbars in the late Zoroastrian […]
Commemoration Day of the Great Iranian Poet Hafiz Shirazi
The Mystic Poet, Hafiz 12th of October is Hafiz Day in Iran, and many ceremonies are held in commemoration of this great Iranian poet in Iran and some other countries throughout the world. Come drink your fill of liquid rubies,For God has made my heartAn Eternal Fountain Hafiz was a Persian/Iranian Sufi Mystic and lyric […]
The Day of Rumi Commemoration
Jalaluddin Rumi (may God sanctify his holy spirit) who is commemorated every Mehr 8 (December 30) was one of the greatest Muslim saints and mystics. He has also been hailed by Western scholars as the greatest mystical poet of all time.1 And popularized versions of his poetry have made him the best-selling poet in America in […]
Guarantor of Gazelle (Zamin-e-Ahou)
Learn to stand in the Soul of the WorldLearn to feel all the radiant colors of LifeLearn to merge with the Spirit of the BelovedLearn to find your wings and journey skyward Immerse in the Here and Now, in this precious LoveHold your hands out, catch the raining snowKisses from the sky, winter flowers from […]
The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi: Chapter 8 Rustem and Sohrab
This is the translation of one of the world’s greatest masterpieces The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi (The Epic of Kings: Hero Tales of Ancient Persia) created by Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020) World famous Persian (Iranian) poet Chapter 8 Rustem and Sohrab Give ear unto the combat of Sohrab against Rustem, though it be […]
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (PART 8)
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM by Edward FitzGerald But leave the Wise to wrangle, and with me The Quarrel of the Universe let be: And, in some corner of the Hubbub coucht, Make Game of that which makes as much of Thee. ***Why, be this Juice the growth of God, who dare Blaspheme the twisted […]
Tafsir Al-Mizan: Allamah Tabatabai – Chapter 2. Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verses 49-61
وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَاكُم مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءكُمْ وَفِي ذَلِكُم بَلاء مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ {49} وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَاكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ {50} وَإِذْ وَاعَدْنَا مُوسَى أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِن بَعْدِهِ وَأَنتُمْ ظَالِمُونَ {51} ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُمِ مِّن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ {52} وَإِذْ […]
On the Occasion of the Birthday of Imam Ali (AS)
Imam Ali (pbuh) was born on Friday the 13th of the Islamic month, Rajab, inside the holy Ka’ba in Mecca. On this auspicious day we pray to Allah to shower all our readers with His mercy and blessings.. Following are the sayings of Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali Ibne Abu Talib (pbuh): “Avarice is disgrace; cowardice […]
MASNAVI MANAVI: The Harper
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETSOFMAULANA JALALU-‘D-DlN MUHAMMAD RUMI Book I.STORY VIII. The Harper In the time of the Khalifa ‘Omar there lived a harper, whose voice was as sweet as that of the angel Israfil, and who was in great request at all feasts. But he grew old, and his voice broke, and no one would employ […]