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The Idealist Knows
Socho ke jheelon ka shehar hoLehron pe apna ek ghar ho Hum jo dekhein sapne pyareSach hon saare bas aur kya Farsh ho pyaar ka, khushbuon ki deewareinHum jahan baith ke prem se din guzaarein Palkein uthein, palkein jhukeinDekhe tujhe bas yeh nazar Barf hi barf ho sardiyon ka ho mausamAag ke saamne hath senkte hon humBaithi rahoon aagosh meinRakh ke tere kandhe pe sar – Sameer The liberty to think novel, think big, think idealist is given to poets freely. We the ones who cannot “poet” open our mouth and hell breaks loose. All day, all night, the modern man sings songs, but put it in prose and all…
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Kashmiri Traditions | Kashmiri Folklore | The Malcontent Cured
Reverend J. Hinton Knowles writes in 1887, “Kashmir as a field of Folk-lore literature is, perhaps, not surpassed in fertility by any other country in the world”. Yet, these stories are unknown to non-Kashmiris and Kashmiris alike. This is an attempt to share some of these stories with you. Check this story about “Wisdom”.
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6. Sunnah and its Spirit
The book “Islam at Crossroads” by Muhammad Asad deals with the fall of the Muslim world. It laments the imitation of the West which is in its spirit (materialistic) diametrically opposite to the Islamic spirit (spiritual and harmony between subtle and mundane). It argues that the imitation of the West can only be at the cost of Islam, the two being incompatible. It discusses the attitude the Muslims must adopt towards the West. It further argues that the practical aspect of the spirit of Islam lies in the Sunnah of the Prophet, which has been shunned for the visible impossibility of implementing its seemingly trivial aspects in life, the weakening…
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Message to the Beginners in Learning | Adab | Kashmiri Traditions | Sneak sPeak
Many of our young ask where they should begin their journey from, what the initial texts of learning should be. This video addresses the question briefly. I hope it is of any help to the seekers of knowledge. This video is relevant in the modern era where there is a lot of confusion in knowledge. It throws some light on etiquette (adab) of learning and knowing one’s station.
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5. Westernization as the reason for the onslaught on Hadith and Sunnah
The book “Islam at Crossroads” by Muhammad Asad deals with the fall of the Muslim world. It laments the imitation of the West which is in its spirit (materialistic) diametrically opposite to the Islamic spirit (spiritual and harmony between subtle and mundane). It argues that the imitation of the West can only be at the cost of Islam, the two being incompatible. It discusses the attitude the Muslims must adopt towards the West. It further argues that the practical aspect of the spirit of Islam lies in the Sunnah of the Prophet, which has been shunned for the visible impossibility of implementing its seemingly trivial aspects in life, the weakening…
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment
