Glossary of sufism

"Sufism" (tasawwuf) is the science through which we can attain the modalities for our journey toward the King of kings; it is also the inner purification (tasfiya) from the vices (radhaa' il) and the inner beauty by the means of all virtues (fadhaa'il); or the erasing (ghayba) of the creature, be it lost in the vision (shuhuud) of Truth (God; al-Haqq), or going back to the manifested world (al-athar).

Its beginning is "science" ('ilm), its medium "action" ('amal) and its aim "gift" (mawhiba) [from God].

Regarding the word itself, it derives:

-possibly from safaa', purity, as its aim is purification (tasfiya) ;
-possibly from sifa, quality, because it is the qualification (ittisaaf) derived from perfections ;
-possibly from suffa, the "bench" at the Prophet's Mosque, as the sufis look very much like the People of the Bench from their orientation [towards God] (tawajjuh) and from their renouncing to the world (inqitaa') ;
-and possibly from suuf, the wool, because most of them used to wear garments made with wool as a sign of detachment of the things from this world, and also imitating those Prophets that were dressed with clothes made in wool.

This last etymology seems the most convincing from a linguistic point of view, it also corresponds in a better way to the literal sense. Effectively, the garment made in wool is what has a connection with the external judgment (hukmzaahir), based on the appearances, while the other derivations imply an inner interpretation (baatin) ; but the external interpretation is more direct. It is said: "he has taken the suuf" (tasawwafa) from someone who is dressed with wool, as well as it is also said: "taqammasa" from someone who has dressed himself with a shirt (qamiis) , and this person is qualified as "suufii".

Sahl [al-Tustari] said: "The sufi is someone who is pure (safaa) from trouble (kadar), he is filled with thinking (fikr) and has renounced to the human for the Divine ; someone for whom gold and mud have the same value", that is to say, someone who doesn't desire or wish anything but his Lord and Master.

Al-Junayd said: "The sufi is like the earth: the rubbish is thrown over it, and only good things come up". He also said: "The sufi is like the earth, a place where both an innocent and a guilty walk on in, like the sky that shadows everything, like the rain that waters everything".

(Translated from
Glossaire du Soufisme. Ibn 'Agibah. A. Saleh Hamdan)

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chabba

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Historical period

Because of its location at the western edge of South Asia, Sindh was one of the earliest regions to be influenced by Islam. It was part of the Islamic empires of the Abbasids and Umayyids. Sufi missionaries played a pivotal role in converting millions of native Sindhis to Islam. At the same time, Muslim technocrats, bureaucrats, soldiers, traders, scientists, architects, teachers, theologians and Sufis flocked from the rest of the Muslim world to the Islamic Sultanate in Sindh. Settled by Turks, Pashtuns, and Mughals. Habbari, Soomra, Samma, Arghun dynasties ruled Sindh. The Baloch tribes migrated and settled in Sindh. These Baloch assimilated with Sindhis and now they constitute a significant population of Sindh. Sindh continued to evolve as a frontier state; by the time of British colonial occupation it was ruled by Baloch kings.

history of sindh

Prehistoric period

 

The original inhabitants of ancient Sindh were believed to be aboriginal tribes speaking languages of the Indus Valley civilization around 3000 BC.

Location of the Indus Valley civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization went into decline around the year 1700 BC for reasons that are not entirely known, though its downfall was probably precipitated by a massive earthquake that dried up the Ghaggar River. The Indo-Aryans are believed to have founded the Vedic civilization that existed between the Sarasvati River and Ganges river around 1500 BC. This civilization helped shape subsequent cultures in South Asia.
In his book Kitab-ul-Hind, the Persian scholar Abū Rayhān Bīrūnī (Al-Beruni) declared that even before the advent of Islam into Sindh (711 A.D.), the Sindhi language was prevalent in Sindh.

sindhi peoples

This article is about the socio-ethnic group of South Asia. For other uses, see Sindhi.

Sindhis
سنڌي

1st row: Ubaidullah Sindhi 2nd row: Benazir Bhutto, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, J. B. Kripalani 3rd row: Jhulelal, Abida Parveen, Shaikh Ayaz
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan 53,410,910 (August 2011) [1]  India 2,810,000 (August 2001) [2]  Hong Kong 7,500 [3]
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
• Islam • Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
• Balochi people • Kashmiri people

This article contains Sindhi text, written from right to left with some letters joined. Without proper rendering support, you may see unjoined letters written left-to-right, instead of right-to-left or other symbols instead of Sindhi script.

Sindhis (Sindhi: سنڌي) are a Sindhi-speaking ethnic group of people native to the Sindh province of Pakistan.
Some of the places in Sindh have been inhabited as early as the 3rd millennium BC. A large number of Indus valley sites have been found in Sindh. Sindh was ruled by Hindu, Buddhist and Zoroastrian kingdoms till 712, when it became a part of the Umayyad Caliphate. While Sindhis were originally Hindus or Buddhists.
Sindhi culture is highly influenced by Sufi doctrines and principles. Some of the popular cultural icons are Raja Dahir, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Jhulelal and Sachal Sarmast.
Following the partition of India in 1947, most Hindus, Sikhs and Jains migrated to India and other parts of the world, though as of 1998, Hindus still constituted about 6% of the total Sindhi population in Pakistan.^[4] Sindhis in different parts of the world formed their own social gatherings or sammelans and associations.

shah abdul latif bhittai

they read & read but what they read
their heart refuse to store
they turn the pages
more
the tried deveoloped more
but they cant

my own's

in the life of my chapter
i was arther
i refuse to be actor
but character do not alllow me
in my own sector
there is only  1 creator
who starts & ends
every ones chapter
do not be porter

General knowledge

The Word “Sufi” is Derived from the word “Suf” which means “Wool” in Arabic.
The Sufis used to wear these Woollen Clothes in order to show their detachment from the world.
The earliest mention of Sufi Mystics is : Ghazali 1O58 to 1111
He was followed by : Muhyindin Arabi 1165 to 124O
Jalaluddin Rumi
Jalaluddin Rumi was born in Tajikistan in A.D 12O7 .He died in A.D 1273 and lies buried under a green dome along with his father.
Jalaluddin Rumi was so highly respected that his funeral procession was followed by followers of all the other religions.
While he was young, his family shifted to Konya in western Turkey .
His father was a learned scholar of religious studies. Upon his death, he was succeeded by his son Jalaluddin Rumi who was only 24 at that time..
Jalaluddin Rumi was a great musician and dancer. He founded the ‘Whirling Derveshes,’ who would slowly go into a trance while praying and dancing to music .His music was of a very high order. and was always accompanied by flute , drums and singing .
There were three stages : Knowing God, seeing God and being one with him, He was greatly influenced by Shamsuddin, a wandering Dervesh who guided him to mystism but who was hated by the disiples of Jalaluddin
He disappeared mysteriosly .
Jalaluddin made no distinction between religions, His entire poetry was based on absolute love for God and union with the infinite .
His writings today are a rage throughout the world and in places like America, even after 7OO years .
His writings called Masnavi teach Sufiism with stories It has been translated into many languages of the world .
Safiism in Sind
According to Sufiism in Sind, life is a bride whom death visits as Bridegroom to take her away , It also stands for mystical union with the ultimate reality .
Qazi Qadan 1463-1551 ) was perhaps the first Sufi Mystic in Sind.
His writings are transcribed in Devnagri script.
He says: “Let others study grammar, I only want to contemplate the Lord.”
He said, I have no use for anything traditional. Ifound the Lord, elsewhere.’
He says: “Jogi jagayos, sutto huyus ninda mein” (The yogi woke me up when I was fast asleep).
Shah Karim of the 1636 -1622 was another Sufi Mystic’He was free from any ism.His followers even made use of a symbol of OM He composed Music to the heroic ballads of Sind He was great great Grand father to Shah Abdul Lateef He wrote 93 Shlokas in pure most Sindhi preaching about the brotherhood of mankind and unity of God. He avoided the usage of persian and Arabic words He was person of great piety and was a well known poet;. Shah Abdul Latif followed his style.
Shah Karim. said :
Even if you read all the sacred books, of what avail ?
Can a lame ant in the well measure the skies !
He who lives in a hut built on the river bank,
Why need he thirst for water ?
But the fools cry on; and understand not.
Shah Inat of the 17th century he was another Sufi Mystic of Sind.
Shah Abdul Latif : The soul of Sind
Shah Abdul Latif of Sindh
He is considered one of the greatest poets of the Sindhi language.
Where there is no heaven and no trace of earth, Where the moon and the sun don’t rise, nor descend, That far the yogis have set their destination.
They shall perceive the Lord in Nothingness.
Shah Inat was followed by Shah Abdul Latif ( 1689 to 1752. who was a great scholar of Arabic, Persian and sindhi. He was very well versed in Vedanta and Quranic Traditions and Vedanta. Along with the Yogis, he visited many places holy places of Hindus.
Shah Abdul Lateef composed poems in praise of Rama.
Shah Abdul Latif was born in 1689 in Khatiyan in Hyderabad district.
He died in 1752 and is buried in a masauleum in Bhit.
He was a great poet, scholar and a sufi mystic.
It is absolutely appropriate if he is called the Soul of Sind.
He strongly believed in peace and contentment.
Altough he was born in a wealthy family, he renunciated everything to to become a wandering mystic. During his wanderings he came in contact with Hindu Yogis and made no distinction between anybody. Slowly desciples gathered around him.
He was exceedingly fond of music and would sing his poetry on Tamboora, based on classical Ragas. His music knowledge was of a very high order. In his musical renderings, he always yearned for union with God.
His poetry was memorised by a disciple who wrote it down. Finally credit goes to a German Ernest Trumpp, who knew Sindhi and he got everything compiled in Shah jo Risalo.
SACHAL SARMAST
Kazi burn thy books.
The Master has instructed me:
“Know thyself,” He said.
He taught me the path of heresy.
Some go to Kaaba, others to Kibla,
All these things are mere pretexts.
Why should I turn to Kaaba,
When my Master in tavern dwells?
Be thou [divinely] mad,
Drink deep the wine of madness.
Sachal Sarmast was born as Andul Wahab in Daraz, near Ranipur in Khaipur district approximately in 1739 A.D. The exact date of his birth is not known he was extremely handome.
He died at the age of 9O and lies buried in a majestic Mauseleum in Daraz.
Sachal Sarmasr means the Truthful Mystic.
He is known for his beautiful Sufi poetry.
Sachal Sarmast followed the islamic philosophy of Wahadat Wujood .It means the philosophy of Unity of existance which is alike Advaita Vedanta philosophy.
Sachal Sarmast described himself as a Yogi and advocated brotherhood amonst Hindus and Muslims under one benevelent God .
He would repeatedly say :
I do not believe in outer religion:
I believe in Love.
Once when he was young Shah Abdul Lateef met him and inquired who he was .
Afterwards he said ‘,I have put the vessel on fire . He will remove the lid .’
And this is exactly what happened .
Sachal Sarmast gave many clarifications through his classic poetry .
Sachal Sarmast came from a family of religious scholars .He was a linguist and could sing in persian ,punjabi,Saraiki and Baluchi .He was also an excellent musician .
Sachal Sarmast like Shah Abdul Latif he came under the influece of Hindu Yogis and wrote quite a few poems about Krishna .
He was definitely above religion.
Chainrai 1743 -185O
He was a cloth merchant from Shikarpur but spent much of his time staying in Amritsar .
He used to write his verses and put it into a Matka ( Earthenware Pot ).
Long after his death , his writings were collected and published .
His writings were about Vedic thoughts in the Sindhi language ,
They are known as Sami Ja Salokas.
How boastful is he,
Believing he is a Pundit!
To the lessons of the Vedas he listens,
But humility he does not acquire,
The Lord lives within,

baba bulleshah

General knowledge

1 The earlier name of New york city was
New (Amsterdam)

2 The Eiffel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel

3 Studies have found that right handed people have a 9 year longer lifespan than left handed people there's no good why?

4 Female Bald eagles are 25% larger than males

5 Sabar 1 aise sawari he jo sawar ko kabi girne ni deti na hi ksi ki nazro m or na hi ksi k qadmo m

The brave son of the valley

Bashir Qureeshi the brave son of the valley of mehran
he was the perfect student of saeen g m syed
saeen g m syed was the man of words
he was the perfect man

The brave son of the valley

The speech of Quaid e Azam Muhammad li jinnah

"You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed – that has nothing to do with the business of the State." - Founder of Pakistan - M. A. Jinnah

the sufi poet saen shah abdul latif bhitai r(r.a)

SAAEIN SADAAEIN KAREIN MATHE SINDH SUKKAR DOST MITHAA DILDAAR AALAM SAB AABAD KAREIN
Translation - May Lord bless Sindh along with entire world.

the real beauty of my province

The real beauty of Sindh is not in its forests, fields, rivers and oceans, but in the tolerance, peace and harmony that was spread of by the Sindhi Sufis, the world’s original hippies. There message was love.. and this what marks Sindh as special no matter ethnic groups struggle over their position in it. Sindh has been alive for over 10,000 years, it has home to people from east and west, north and south. Sindh will go on long after all us are in our graves.. If there’s one thing we should teach our children before we go, it’s this. Sindh is not just a state, it’s a state of mind. And we can make it a state of grace, if we so choose.  – 

 

my province

my province name is sindh
sindh which does not need a introduct
everyone knows about it well
sindh which is known by
sindh the gateway of knowledge
this is the first gateway of islam
it is also known as gateway of islam
it is the province of sufisaints
it is the province of shah abdul latif bhitai
it is the province of sachal sar mast
it is the province of hazrat syed khairuddin shah jelani (jeay shah badshah)
it is the province where the peoples love each other
where the peoples take care of each other
it is the province where the peoples serve the gusts
there is a example on the whole world of serving guest
if found
there is no any another place but there is sindh