Allama Iqbal on Shakespeare, Rumi and Jesus
“To explain the deepest truths of life in the form of homely parables requires extraordinary genius. Shakespeare, Maulana Rum (Jalaluddin)...
“To explain the deepest truths of life in the form of homely parables requires extraordinary genius. Shakespeare, Maulana Rum (Jalaluddin)...
Hazrat Shams Tabrez R.A, mentor of Mevlana Rumi When I run after what I believe I want, my days are...
Kings are only a theatre for the manifestation of God’s kingdom. The Wise are the mirrors for God’s wisdom. –...
When speaking of Mevlana Rumi, I cannot think of a better tribute paid by Allama Iqbal in Bal-e-Jibreel (The Wings...
Water and the Dirty One: Sufi Quote by Rumi The Water said to the dirty one, “Come to me.” The...
Story from Rumi’s Masnavi: “The treasure that we are looking for is hidden in our own house” (i.e. what you...
Mevlana Rumi’s Masnavi verses 2960 narrate a story in which Prophet Muhammad share a beautiful advice to Hazrat Ali,...
Love is saying very softly into my ear, “To be a prey is better than to be a hunter! Be...
Today [9th November] is celebrated as Iqbal day in Pakistan, the birth date of Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal. ...
“O people who have performed Ḥajj, where are you? The Beloved is near, come here. You have visited that house...
The Heart of Hearts of Rumi’s Masnavi [or Lubb-e Lubab-e Mathnawi-ye Ma‘nawi] Edited in English by Wazir Dayers Excerpt reproduced...
The treasure that we are looking for is hidden in our house (i.e. what you are looking for is to...
Close both eyes….. to see with the other eye. Mevlana Rumi
Mankind passes through 3 stages of worship. First, he worships any entity: man, woman, money, children, planet and stones. Then,...
Search for Human – Story from Rumi’s Masnavi & Iqbal’s Javed Nama Allama Iqbal has quotes several verses from his...
Whenever the secrets of the self [awareness] are disclosed to someone Their lips are also sealed so they cannot reveal...
“When we are gone, do not look for our tomb in earth, but find it in the hearts of people.” –...
The Knowledge that does not steal ‘You’ from ‘Yourself’ is worst than Ignorance. [Meaning: The real Self appears when one...
You and Me – Sufi Quote by Mevlana Rumi When we became one in such a way. Now, I am...
Honorary Grave of Dr. Allama Iqbal at Mevlana Rumi’s Tomb [Konya, Turkey] Allama Iqbal’s great admiration and reverence for...