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Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi
About the AuthorGhulam Rasool Dehlvi
The writer is an alim (classical Islamic scholar) and doctoral scholar with Centre for Media, Culture & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia. Contact him at grdehlavi@gmail.com
    Born into the 26th generation of Imam Hussain, Waris Piya was not an ordinary saint, but a successor to the prominent Sufi order Qadriyya-Razzakiyya, and thus the founder of Warsi Silsila in modern Indian Sufism. (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra - Waris Piya: Our collective spiritual consciousness

    Remarkably, Waris Piya allowed a mystical “gender fluidity” to flourish among his disciples.

    22 Feb 2020 5:28 AM IST

    In fact, the great mystic gave him the epithet of the Qutb, which means pole in Arabic and is referred to the head of a regional hierarchy in Sufism. (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: The Bowl of Saki - Sufi Inayat’s words of wisdom

    In one of his discourses, The Art of Being and Becoming, Hazrat Inayat relays that “the first sign of realisation is...

    6 Feb 2020 4:38 AM IST

    In fact, the great mystic gave him the epithet of the Qutb, which means pole in Arabic and is referred to the head of a regional hierarchy in Sufism. (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: The mystic of Mehrauli

    Popularly known as Qutb Saheb, he was the spiritual and intellectual successor of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Moinuddin Chishti...

    18 Jan 2020 5:47 AM IST

    Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliyas Dargah in New Delhi.Opinion
    Death anniversary or Urs, it’s an occasion to rejoice for Sufis

    Urs means “wedding” and in Sufism, death anniversaries of mystics are celebrated as wedding ceremonies.

    14 Dec 2019 12:29 AM IST

    Significantly, this occasion is marked by dissemination of the true, essential and universal teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Besides taking out the julus processions and parades consisting of large crowds all day long, Muslims in India organise gatherings of what they call Milad Shareef. (Photo:DC)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) – The messenger of mercy

    On the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi, we need to revisit the true prophetic personality traits that we often overlook.

    9 Nov 2019 1:12 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Habba Khatoon – The Nightingale of KashmirOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Habba Khatoon – The Nightingale of Kashmir

    I have sought you over hills and dales, I have sought you from dawn till dusk, I have cooked dainty dishes for you.

    7 Sept 2019 1:26 AM IST

    Sufism. Representational imageOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Kashmir’s Mahbub-ul-Aalam: Beloved of the World

    Makhdum Sahib’s entire lineage was known for an intellectual legacy and an ethics-based spirituality (Tariqat).

    10 Aug 2019 1:48 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Sha’rani in the ‘Madrasa Discourses’ projectOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Sha’rani in the ‘Madrasa Discourses’ project

    More to the point, Sha’rani’s seminal work al-’Uhud al-Muhammadiyya is a guiding light for the modern seekers in...

    27 July 2019 2:50 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Gwalior’s Sufi mystic and the yogic experienceOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Gwalior’s Sufi mystic and the yogic experience

    Besides a Shattari Sufi pioneer, Ghaus Gwaliyari was one of the first translators of yoga texts to Persian in the 16th...

    15 Jun 2019 2:29 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Ramazan - The month of mercyOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Ramazan - The month of mercy

    Ramazan offers an opportunity to emulate the glorious social characteristics of the Prophet (pbuh).

    4 May 2019 2:35 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Celebrating the Shab-e-Bar’atOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Celebrating the Shab-e-Bar’at

    Several authentic hadith traditions state that on this night God writes the destiny of all living creatures for the...

    20 April 2019 2:22 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Ibn Rushd’s reflections on spiritualityOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Ibn Rushd’s reflections on spirituality

    After the catastrophes of the two World Wars, we are now fated to see the biggest tragedy of the 21st century.

    3 April 2019 2:44 AM IST

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