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BISMILLAH KHAN - A Mystic Union
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BISMILLAH KHAN - A Mystic Union
A steady, rythmic thudding fills the air as hundreds of young Shias who have marched in the procession to the ziyarat of the martyred Imam Hussein in Varanasi - a replica of the shrine in Karbala, Iraq - beat their chests and sing [...]
Posted at: May 14th, 2007 - 6:02 am - Number of Comments » 0
Karbala Part I
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Marsiya by Mir Anis
Jab qata ki masafat e shab aaftaab ne
Jalwa kiya sahar ke rukhe behijaab ne
Dekha suwe falaq Shahe gardoon raqaab ne
Mudh kar sada rafeeqo ko di us janaab ne
Aakhir hai raat hamd o sanaye Khuda karo
Utho fareezaye sahri ko ada karo
Haan ghaaziyon ye din hai jidaal o qitaal ka
Yaan khoon [...]
Posted at: April 30th, 2007 - 2:01 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Poetry: Urdu Marsiya, Anees and his Poetry The word Marsiya (which should actually be transliterated as MARTHIYYA) is derived from the Arabic root word R-TH-Y, which means to lament. Arabic classical poetry has a very old and long tradition. Some of the best pieces in poetic literature belong to Arabic. Syed Mohsin Naquvi
From ancient times [...]
Posted at: March 5th, 2007 - 6:33 pm - Number of Comments » 0
