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The Prophet (saw) Says…
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7. Islam at the Crossroads – Conclusion
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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Asi kati lagan pata – Sources of Knowledge
Writing in TATA sumo, traveling from Srinagar to Khanabal. Thinking about issues that bother me. I have been wondering for a while what thought I subscribe to, where do I place myself, rationalist, empiricist, idealist, or whatever. I have been called a post-modernist, conservative, both in the same breath and other things, too. I might be a skeptic, who knows! I presented my writings to an expert who categorized them as post-modern and existentialist, na chi mye huii pata kya govv, na huii. Reminds me of Alamdar’s (ra) “be kuss rishi, mye kya naav” (I have no clue who I am). Traveling gives me ample time to think. For some,…
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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”.
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment
