وَاسْتَعِينُواْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلاةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلاَّ عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ {45} الَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلاقُوا رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ 46
Category: Cultural
Mysticism of Rumi
“The Sufis never set out to found a new religion, a mazhab or denomination. They were content to live and work within the framework of the Muslim religion, using texts from the Quran much as Christian mystics have used the Bible to illustrate their tenets.
Masnavi Manavi: The Man who received a Pension from the Prefect of Tabriz.
Book VIII.STORY VI. The Man who received a Pension from the Prefect of Tabriz. These reflections on the nothingness of outward form compared to spirit lead the poet to the corollary that often men whose outward forms are buried in the grave are greater benefactors to the poor and helpless than men still […]
Golestan Of Saadi : CHAPTER I – The Manners Of Kings (Story 7-8-9 )
CHAPTER I – THE MANNERS OF KINGS Story 7 A padshah (King) was in the same boat with a Persian slave who had never before been at sea and experienced the inconvenience of a vessel. He began to cry and to tremble to such a degree that he could not be pacified by […]
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 5 : Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz
Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz by Farid al-Din Attar Abu ‘Ali al-Fozail ibn ‘Iyaz al-Talaqani was born in Khorasan, and in the beginning of his career he is said to have been a highwayman. After conversion he went to Kufa and later to Mecca, where he resided for many years and died in 187 […]
The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi : Chapter 5 – Rustem
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 5 Rustem
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (Part 5)
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM by Edward FitzGerald 41 As then the Tulip for her morning sup Of Heavenly Vintage lifts her chalice up Do you, devoutly, do the like, till Heav’n To Earth invert you like an empty cup.
Tafsir Al-Mizan : Allamah Tabatabai – Chapter 2. Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 40-44
يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُواْ بِعَهْدِي أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ {40} وَآمِنُواْ بِمَا أَنزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ وَلاَ تَكُونُواْ أَوَّلَ كَافِرٍ بِهِ وَلاَ تَشْتَرُواْ بِآيَاتِي ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً وَإِيَّايَ فَاتَّقُونِ {41} وَلاَ تَلْبِسُواْ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُواْ الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ {42} وَأَقِيمُواْ الصَّلاةَ وَآتُواْ الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُواْ مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ {43} أَتَأْمُرُونَ […]
Masnavi e Manavi : The Hindu Slave who loved his Master’s Daughter.
Book VI. STORY I. The Hindu Slave who loved his Master’s Daughter. A certain man had a Hindu slave, whom he had brought up along with his children, one of whom was a daughter.
Golestan Of Saadi : CHAPTER I – The Manners Of Kings (Story 5-6)
CHAPTER I – THE MANNERS OF KINGS Story 5 I saw at the palace-gate of Oglimish the son of a military officer who was endued with marvellous intellect, sagacity, perception and shrewdness; also the signs of future greatness manifested themselves on his forehead whilst yet a small boy.