Sufism — the misunderstood Islam on May 8, 2021One late night, Allama Iqbal called his faithful servant, Ali Baqsh. When Ali entered Iqbal’s room, he saw a buzurg with a very enlightened face sitting on a chair while Iqbal lie at his feet pressing his legs. He was very surprised to see this. Iqbal asked him to bring drinks from the market. Although […]
Muslim ideology in modern world on November 9, 2018Few people attain knighthood from the West. Few people are worthy of being called “Allama” in the East. However, there is not a single individual whose name starts with both “Sir” & “Allama”, not to ignore the “Dr.” title (for PHD) as well. This shows the extremely wide spectrum of thought Iqbal had encompassed while […]
‘Dream, strive and conquer’ on November 7, 2018In a country where social norms wear the attire of an unchallenged religion, where family elders dictate the ethos and practices of life, where most deeds are performed in the fear of peer pressure, where being different is not so cool, where individuality is buried beneath the layers of culture, how many of us are […]