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Bulleh Shah: Ik nuktay wich gal mukdi hai

March 24th, 2013, posted in Bulleh Shah, Sufism
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Baba Bulley shah’s words stir magic every time they are read,spoken,sung or used in any form of art. This is one of my most favorite one. Apologies for failing to get a complete English translation, but I have posted the bit I found.

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Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu
Chadd Dozakh Gor Azaabaan Nu
Kar Bund Kufar Diyaan Baabaan Nu
Ker Saaf Dile Diyan Khuwabaan Nu
Gal Aise Ghar Vich Dhukdi Eh
Ik Nukte Vich Gahl Mukdi Eh

Hold tight to this point, forget your calculations,
Leave the miserable state of unbelief,
Do not torment yourself with the fear of death and hell,
For these are imaginary fears.
Only into such a house will the truth enter.
At this one point, all talk ends.

Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu
Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh


Paddh Paddh Ilm Hazaar Kitaaban
Kadi Apne Aap Nu Parhiya Nai
Ja Ja Warde Mandir Maseeti
Kadi Munn Apne Vich Warya Nai

Aiwein Larda Shaitaan De Naal Bandiya
Kadi Nafs Apne Naal Larya Nai
Aakhe Peer Bulleh Shah Aasmani Pharhna Eh
Jehda Munn Vich Wasda Ohnu Pharya Nai

Aiwen Matha Zameen Ghisaai Da
Pa Latha Mehraab Dikhaai Da
Parh Kalima Lok Hasaai Da
Dil Andar Samajh Na Laai Da
Kadi Sachi Baat Vi Lukdi Eh
Ik Nukte Vich Gahl Mukdi Eh

For no reason you abrade your forehead on the ground,
You display reverence at the mehraab,
You recite the kalma to entertain a listener.
But knowledge does not enter your heart.
Can the truth ever remain hidden?
At this one point, all talk ends.

Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu
Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh

Masjid Dhaade Mandir Dhaade Dhaade Jo Kuch Denda
Per Kise Da Dil Na Dhaaveen Rub Dilaan Vich Rehnda

Aashiq Hoyon Rub Da Howi Malamat Laakh
Ouh Tenu Kafir Kafir Aakh De Tu Aho Aho Aakh


Kai Haaji Ban Ban Aaye Ji
Gal Neele Jaame Paaye Ji


Dushman Mare Ta Khushi Na Kariye Sajna Vi Mar Jana Eh
Degar De Din Gaya Mohammad Ohruk Nu Dub Jana Eh


Uth Farida Sutya Dunya Vekhan Ja
Je Koi Miljaye Bakhsiya Te Tu Vi Bakhsha Jaye

Kai Haji Ban Ban Aaye Ji
Gal Neele Jaame Paaye Ji
Hajj Vech Take Lae Khaaye Ji
Per Eh Gahl Keehnu Bhaaye Ji
Kadi Baat Sachi Vi Rukdi Eh
Ik Nukte Vich Gahl Mukdi Eh

Many return from Mecca as hajjis,
Blue shawls across their shoulders.
They profit from the merit earned by haj.
Who can admire such behavior?
Can the truth ever remain hidden?
At this one point, all talk ends.

Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu
Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh
Ik Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Eh

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اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے


پَھڑ نُقطہ چھوڑ حساباں نوں
کر دور کپفر دیاں باباں نوں
چھڈ دوزخ گور عزاباں نوں
کر صاف دلے دیاں خواباں نوں
گل ایسے گھر وچ ڈُھکدی ہے

اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے
اینیوں متھا زمین گھسائیدا
پالما محراب دکھائیدا
پڑھ کلمہ لوک ہسائیدا
دل اندر سمجھ نہ لیا ئِیدا
کدی بات سچی بھی لُکدی ہے

اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے
کئ حاجی بن بن آئےجی
گَل نیلے جامے پائے جی
حج ویچ ٹکے لے کھائے جی
بَھلا ایہ گل کینہوں بھائے جی
کدی سچی گل بھی لکدی ہے

اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے
اک جنگل بحریں جاندے نیں
اک دانا روز لے کھاندے نیں
بے سمجھ وجود تھکاندے نیں
گھر آون ہو کے ماندے نیں
اینیوں چلیاں وِچ جِند سُکدی ہے

اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے
پَھڑ مُرشد عبد خُدائی ہو
وِچ مستی بے پرؤائی ہو
بے خواہش بے نوائی ہو
وِچ دل دے خوب صفائی ہو
بُلھا بات سچی کدوں رکدی ہے
اِک نقطے وِچ کل مکدی ہے

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Paranormal-Delusion

March 19th, 2013, posted in COMiCS, Sufism
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No, Give The Water To Someone Else

March 18th, 2013, posted in Ink On PAPER, STORiES, Sufism
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sufisimAllah brought you here and put you among those that he loves as a great favor. In return, everything that you do is a zakat. The zakat of Sufism is being good and helping people and not getting angry. The human body is not compatible with anger and anger does not help the human body at all. Compassion, love and mercy are compatible with the human body and your system. If you get angry, you may get heart trouble, heart attacks, tension, and other diseases. This is a scientific fact that is one demonstration of this truth. If Allah wanted us to be angry and uncompassionate people, would He have made anger so detrimental to our bodies?

Let’s say that there is this person who is working on a farm harvesting grapes. Somebody comes along and says to him, “Your house is burning.” And so he gets on his horse and rushes towards his house. On his way he passes by a fountain. Sitting beside the fountain is a drunken man, begging for some water. The man on the horse says, “If you can, just reach next to you. The water is there, right where you are sitting.” But the drunken man in his ignorance says, “Hey man, where are you going, aren’t you going to give me some water? I am so thirsty.” What would a Sufi do in this situation?
Al-Hasib – The One Who Keeps Accounts and Measures of All Things

The answer is that you would get off your horse and give this man some water. If you can do this without resentment, then you can be a Sufi. If you can put aside your personal problems, ignore the fact that your own house is burning, and help someone who is so ignorant that they have made themselves drunk and cannot see that the water they need is right in front of them, then you are a Sufi.

In every situation, ask yourself, “What is a better action?” You are sick and you have all this work to do. Your son or daughter says, “Can you help we with my math?” Then what do you do? Can you be nice to them or talk to them without yelling at them? “Yes honey, what can I do for you?” Or do you tell them, “Look, don’t you see that I am suffering here?” Can you be kind when people have been unkind to you? When you are sick yourself and need help, can you help others?

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There are so many stories that illustrate this point. One time there is a war and the women are carrying water to the wounded. As one of the women is about to give water to a soldier, he says, “No, give the water to my brother over there. He is more wounded than I am.” And the other soldier sends the water back to him, but by the time the woman returns to the first man, he is already dead. What is more important? Life and death matter, but can you say, “No, give the water to someone else,” even when you are dying ??

This is Islam… This is been Muslim !!

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The Power of Prayers : Sufi Comics

March 8th, 2013, posted in COMiCS, Islam, STORiES, Sufism
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I heard this story the first time in one of the lectures by Br Khalil Jaffer in the series The Art of Yearning for God. I also read it in a book of Sufi stories.

One of the lessons to learn in this story is that we if recite the Names of God, it should be done with our hearts so that it takes effect. There is little benefit if we just recite it with our tongues while our heart is somewhere else.

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Watching Your Own Actions – Minding Your Own Business !

February 18th, 2013, posted in Sufism
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How did our Prophet (PBUH) correct people ??

When living within a community, you may see an action by someone that needs correcting.

You should be soft and kind [as our Prophet  (P.B.U.H)]. You should not be trying to find someones mistakes so you can correct them. This is not your job.

Lets say you are working with other people.
Now why should you be soft and kind, even when you dont have to ??
What is the advantage of being soft and kind ??
If there werent an advantage to this, our Prophet (P.B.U.H) would not have set such an example.

As Sufis, we should ask ourselves: it may be pleasing to Allah, but how does it benefit us to be soft and kind?
1. You create “ to the best of your ability “ positivity.
2. When you are talking about a subject, maybe the person will hear it better, rather than responding to the negativity.
3. They wont think you are trying to put them down, but rather that you are not happy with what is happening.

How to be more like the Prophet (PBUH) :

Now we all have our own style. Some of us come across stronger when we are trying to correct others. We are always working on saying things in a nicer way, so that the person hears the message.
But what is the benefit to us ?? We dont want to be viewed as brittle or cruel, because that is not our intention. For Allah’s sake, you intend to be a better person. As soon as you have this intention, what will Allah do? If you take a step to Allah, He’s going to walk to you. So you also create positive energy for yourself when you think of Allah’s pleasure and are soft and kind.
No matter how much we fail or succeed in this, the point is always,

What can I learn out of what is happening, so that I can get closer to Allah ??“
Perform amri bil-maruf wa nahyi anil-munkar (the condition of enjoining righteousness, or what is fair and equitable, and forbidding indecency, or what is morally repugnant) according to your means and station. The part [from Chapter Seven of Ahmed er Rifais book Guidance to Mysticism in Grand Masters of Sufism, Ansari Publications, 2008] that I would like to expand upon a bit is why should we dont go around and check for everyones faults?

1. You dont have time to concentrate this much on other people. Our first job as Sufis is to concentrate on ourselves and find out what we are doing that is stopping us from getting closer to Allah, not what other people are doing wrong. What we are doing wrong is going to make us further away from Allah. If we learn from that, then that is what is going to get us closer to Allah, inshAllah.

2. You should mind your own business and use your heart. For Sufis, the heart is most important. Why is the heart important? Because Allah resides in your heart, because your connection to Allah is in your heart.

Minding Your Own Business

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