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Sadia Dehlvi
About the AuthorSadia Dehlvi
Sadia Dehlvi is a Delhi-based writer and author of Sufism: The Heart of Islam. She can be contacted at sadiafeedback@gmail.com
    Malik ibn Deenar devoted his life to God and made a living as a calligrapher of the Quran.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: How Malik became a true Sufi

    Malik Deenar was the son of a Persian slave from Afghanistan. He became a disciple of the famous Sufi, Hasan of Basra.

    27 Oct 2017 1:41 AM IST

    In the pre-Islamic society of Arabia, lineage mattered a great deal and defines ones social status and privileges. Islam changed that as the Quran affirms that the only rank that mattered was ones relationship with God.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Let's be humble, we come from him

    According to the Islamic tradition, it was arrogance that caused Satan to be cast in hell.

    14 Sept 2017 3:59 AM IST

    Around 800 pilgrims were due to leave Iran on three flights to nearby Medina on Sunday, the director of the hajj at Irans Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation, Nasrollah Farahmand told state media. (Photo: AP/Representational)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Haj To set out for a higher destination

    A whole chapter of the Quran is devoted to Haj, warns of the Day of Judgement where each soul will have to account for...

    24 Aug 2017 3:20 AM IST

    A person reading the Holy QuranOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Benefits are trials too

    The faithful show gratitude for blessings and practice patience during tribulations.

    17 Aug 2017 1:10 AM IST

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Nuri's philosophy of divine love

    Nuri became the spiritual leader of the Hululs, an extreme faction of the Baghdad circle of Sufis.

    25 July 2017 12:51 AM IST

    Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliyas Dargah in New DelhiOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Amir Khusrau - The ardent disciple

    This week falls the 713th Urs, death anniversary of Hazrat Amir Khusrau.

    13 July 2017 3:18 AM IST

    Saraswati is the deity of knowledge, wisdom and music. The four arms of the Goddess represent the four aspects of human personality in learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Be humble to seek God

    The Sufis teach that if you are aware of your humility, then you are among the arrogant ones.

    1 July 2017 1:22 AM IST

    The Andhra University Department of Yoga and Consciousness on Thursday held a meeting to discuss the benefits of fasting during Ramzan. Nutritionists of the varsity and yoga experts participated in the meeting.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Ramzan - A time to cleanse one's heart

    Ramzan is an extraordinary time to cleanse one's heart of spiritual maladies and to get closer to God.

    14 Jun 2017 2:33 AM IST

    A person reading the Holy QuranOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: World and its sphere

    The word duniya has a negative connotation in Islam.

    6 May 2017 4:38 AM IST

    A person reading the Holy QuranOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Jihad - A tool of peace

    The Prophet stressed that jihad could not be pursued for economic gain, personal honour or the propagation of narrow...

    22 April 2017 12:37 AM IST

    A person reading the Holy QuranOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Journey of the soul

    Life after 40 is the age for reflection and perceived as a bounty from God.

    6 April 2017 1:40 AM IST

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: The Imam of true sufism

    Imam Junaid developed the Sufi doctrine of fana and baqa, that came to define the Sufi philosophy.

    22 March 2017 12:47 AM IST

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