Taqreer

Taqreer mai buhat kuch hota hai. Josh hota hai, jazba hota hai, khatabat hote hai, na’ray hote hain leken asar nae hota. Dalelain tou hote hain magar pata nae ese kyun hota hai leken ese hota hai, ke behes ya daleed se kabhi koi qail nae hua.

Ulma ke taqreerain pehle se tayar ke hue hote hain. Ratti hue hote hain. Theoretical hote hain. Sirf honton se deliver ke jate hain. In mai dil shamil nae hota. Dil shamil na ho tou asar kesa? 

- Excerpts from Talash by Mumtaz Mufti 

Rule # 3

Each and every reader comprehends the Holy Qur’an on a different level in tandem with the depth of his understanding. There are four levels of insight. The first level is the outer meaning and it is the one that the majority of the people are content with. Next is the Batm—the inner level. Third, there is the inner of the inner. And the fourth level is so deep it cannot be put into words and is therefore bound to remain indescribable.

 - The Forty Rules of the Religion of Love by Shams Tabrezi

Rule # 2

The Path to the Truth is a labor of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. Meet, challenge, and ultimately prevail over your nafs with your heart. Knowing your ego will lead you to the knowledge of God.

- The Forty Rules of the Religion of Love by Shams Tabrezi

Rule # 1

How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we. 

- The Forty Rules of the Religion of Love by Shams Tabrezi

Parh Parh Kitaban Ilm Diyan

Parh parh kitaban ilm diyan tu naam rakh leya qazi

Hath vich parh ke talwar naam rakh leya ghazi

Makkay Madinay ghum aya tay naam rakh leya haji

O Bhulleya hasil ke kitta jay tu Rab na kitta razi? 

A son

Piddri nizam ke muashray mai har aurat ko betay ke pedaish ehsas e tahafuz ata karte hai, jesay tarazu ka wo palra jisse saas apne betay samait uthne nahe dete, aik dam barabar hogaya ho. - Mansha Yad.

What you cannot imagine; I shall be that

"I died from minerality and became vegetable;
And From vegetativeness I died and became animal.
I died from animality and became man.
Then why fear disappearance through death?
Next time I shall die
Bringing forth wings and feathers like angels;
After that, soaring higher than angels -
What you cannot imagine;
I shall be that."

Rumi (Mathnawi III, 1284-1288)