Showing that the System of the Universe originates in the Self, and that the continuation of the life of all individuals depends on strengthening the self
Showing that the life of the Self comes from forming desires and bringing them to birth
Showing that the Self is strengthened by love
Showing that the Self is weakened by Asking
Showing that when the Self is strengthened by Love it gains dominion over the outward and inward forces of the Universe
A tale which the moral is that negation of the Self is a Doctrine invented by the subject races of mankind in order that by this means they may sap and weaken the character of their rulers
To the effect that Plato, whose thought has deeply influenced the mysticism and literature of Islam, followed the sheep's doctrine, and that we must be on our guard against his theories
Concerning the true nature of poetry and the reform of islamic literature
Showing that the education of the Self has three stages: obedience, Self control, and Divine Vicegrency
Setting forthe the inner meanings of the names of Imam Ali Murtaza
Story of a young man of Merv who came to the saint Ali Hujwiri-God have mercy on Him - and complained that he was oppressed by his enemies
Story of the bird that was faint with thirst
Story of the Diamond and the Coal
Story of the Sheikh and the Brahmin, followed by a conversation between Ganges and Himalaya to the effect that the continuation of Social life depends on firm attachment to the charactristic traditions of the community
Showing that the purpose of the Moslem's life is to exalt the word of Allah, and that the Jihad if it be prompted by land-hunger, is unlawful in the religion of islam
Precepts written for the Moslems of India by Mir Najat Nakshband, who is generally known as Baba Sahrai
Time is a Sword
An Invocation
Dedication to the Muslim Community
Prelude: Of the bond between individual and community
That the community is made up of the migling of individuals, and owes the perfecting of its education to propherthood
The Pillars of Islam, First Pillar the unity of God
That despair, grief and fear are the mother of abominations, destroying life; and that belief in the Unity of God puts an end to those foul diseases
Conversation of the arrow and the sword
Emperor Alamgir and the tiger
Second pillar: Apostleship
That the purpose of Muhammad’s mission was to found Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood among all mankind
The Story of Bu Ubaid and Jaban, in illustration of Muslim Brotherhood
The story of Sultan Murad and the architect, in illustration of Muslim Equality
Concerning Muslim Freedom, and the secret of the Tragedy of Kerbala
That since the Muhammadan Community is founded upon belief in one god and apostleship, therefore it is not bounded by space
That the country is not the foundation of the community
That the Muhammadan Community is also unbounded in time, since the survival of this noble community has been divinely promised
That the organization of the community is only possible though law, and that the law of the Muhammadan Community is the Quran
That in times of decadence strict conformity is better than free speculation
That maturity of communal life derives from following the divine law
That a good communal character derives from discipline according to the manners of the Prophet
That the life of the community requires a visible focus, and that the focus of the Islamic community is Makkah’s sacred house
That true solidarity consists in adopting a fixed communal objective, and that the objective of the Muhammadan community is the preservation and propagation of Unitarianism
That the expansion of communal life depends upon controlling the forces of world order
That the perfection of communal life is attained when the community, like the individual, discovers the sensation of self; and that the propagation and perfecting of this sensation can be realized through guarding the communal traditions
That the continuance of the species derives from motherhood, and that the preservation and honouring of motherhood is the foundation of Islam
That the Lady Fatima is the perfect pattern of Muslim womanhood
Address to the veiled ladies of Islam
Summary of the purport of the poem in exegesis of the Surah of Pure Faith “Say: He is God, One”
“God, the Self-Subsistent”
“He begat not, neither was He begotten”
“And there is not any equal unto Him”
The author’s memorial to him who is a mercy to all living beings
Dedication to the Muslim Community
The Tulip of Sinai
The First Rose
A Prayer
The New Moon of Eid
Conquest of Nature
The Perfume of the Flower
The Song of Time
Spring
Eternal Life
Reflections of the Stars
Life
A Dialogue between knowledge and love
Song of the Stars
The Morning Breeze
The Falcon's advice to its youngster
The Bookworm and the Moth
Vanity
The Tulip
Philosophy and Poetry
The Glow worm
Reality
Song of the Hijazi Camel Driver
The Raindrop and the Sea
A Dialogue between God and Man
Sakinama
The Young Fish and the Eaglet
Solitude
Dew
Love
Live Dangerously
The wisdom of the West
The Houri and the Poet
Life and Action
God's Country
The Stream
Alamgir's letter
Paradise
Kashmir
Love
Humanity
Slavery
The Riddle of the Sword
Democracy
To a Muslim Missionary in England
Ghani Kashmiri
Lines addressed to Mustafa Kamal Pasha
The Aeroplane
Civilization
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-01
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-02
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-03
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-04
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-05
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-06
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-07
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-08
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-09
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-10
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-11
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-12
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-13
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-14
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-15
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-16
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-17
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-18
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-19
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-20
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-21
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-22
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-23
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-24
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-25
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-26
Lines addressed to Sufi
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-28
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-29
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-30
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-31
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-32
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-33
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-34
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-35
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-36
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-37
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-38
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-39
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-40
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-41
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-42
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-43
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-44
The Wine Remaining Ghazal-45
A Picture of Europe - A message to the West
The League of Nations
Dialogue between Augste Comte and the Labourer
The Wine Shop of the West
Philosophers
The Tavern of the West
A word to England
Division between the Capitalist and the Labourer
The Freedom of the Sea
Trifles
To the Readers
PART-ONE
Invocation
Ghazal-1-5
Ghazal-6-10
Ghazal-11-15
Ghazal-16-20
Ghazal-21-25
Ghazal-26-30
Ghazal-31-35
Ghazal-36-40
Ghazal-41-45
Ghazal-46-50
Ghazal-51-56
PART-TWO
Beginning
Ghazal-001-005
Ghazal-006-010
Ghazal-011-015
Ghazal-016-020
Ghazal-021-025
Ghazal-026-030
Ghazal-031-035
Ghazal-036-040
Ghazal-041-045
Ghazal-046-050
Ghazal-051-055
Ghazal-056-060
Ghazal-061-065
Ghazal-066-070
Ghazal-071-075
New Garden of Mystery
Introduction
Question-01
Answer - Question-01
Question-02
Answer - Question-02
Question-03
Answer - Question-03
Question-04
Answer - Question-04
Question-05
Answer - Question-05
Question-06
Answer - Question-06
Question-07
Answer - Question-07
Question-08
Answer - Question-08
Question-09
Answer - Question-09
An Ode
The Book of Servitude
On the Fine Arts of Slaves - Music
On the Fine Arts of Slaves - Painting
On the architecture of Free Men
Prayer
Prelude in Heaven
On the First Day of Creation Heaven Rebukes Earth
Song of the Angles
Prelude on Earth
The Spirit of Rumi appears and explains the mystery of the Ascension
Ghazal-Molana Rumi
Ghazal-Javidnama
Zarvan, the spirit of Time and Space, Conducts the traveller on his journey to the Supernal World
Chant of Stars
The Sphere of the Moon
An Indian Ascetic, known to the people of India as Jahan Dost who lives as a hermit in one of the caverns of the Moon
Epiphany of Sarosh
Departure for the Valley of Yarghamid, called by the Angles the Valley of Tawasin
Tasin of Gautama
Tasin of Zoroaster
Tasin of Christ
Tasin of Mohammad
The Sphere of Mercury
Communism and Capitalism
Sa'id Halim Pasha
The Foundations of the Quranic World -
1. Man, God's Vicegrent
2. Divine Government
3. The Earth is Lord's
4. Visdom is a Great Good
Afghani's Message to Russian People
The Sage of Rum bids Zinda-Rud in a Song
The Sphere of Venus
The Assembly of the gods of the ancient peoples
We plunge into the Sea of Venus and behold the spirits of Pharaoh and Kitchener
The Sudanese Dervish appears
The Sphere of Mars
The Martian Astronomer comes out of the observatory
Tour of the city of Marghadin
The Martian Damsel who claimed to be a prophetess
The Sphere of Jupiter - The Noble spirits of Hallaj, Ghalib and Qurat al-Ain Tahira who disdained to dwell in Paradise, preferring to wander for ever
Zinda-Rud propounds his problems to the great spirits
Iblis, leader of the people of separation, appears
Satan's Lament
The Sphere of Saturn
The Sea of Blood
The Spirit of India appears
The Spirit of India Laments
The Lament of One of the Skiff-riders of the Sea of Blood
Beyond the Spheres - The Station of the German Philosopher Nietzsche
Departure for the Garden of Paradise
The Palace of Sharaf Al-Nisa
Visitation to his Highness Sayyid Ali Hamdani and Mulla Tahir Ghani of Kashmir
In the Presence of Shah-i-Hamadan
Ghani
Meeting with the Indian Poet Bartari-Hari
Departure to the Palace of the Kings of the East, Nadir, Abdali, The Martyr-King
The Spirit of Nasir-i-Khusrau Alvi appears, sings an impassioned ghazal, and vanishes
The Martyr-King
Message of the Martyr-King to the River Cauvery
Zinda-Rud departs from Paradise - The Houris' request
The Divine Presence
The Voice of Beauty
Epiphany of the Divine Majesty
Address to Javid
To the reader of the book
Introduction
Address to the world-illuminating Sun
The Wisdom of Moses
The Wisdom of Pharaohs
There is no deity except God
Faqr
The Free Man
The essance of the Shari'ah
Lament on the differences among Indians
Present-day Politics
A Few words to the Arab people
What should then be done O nations of the East
To the Holy Prophet
Being an account of a brief visit to Afghanistan
Address to People of the Frontier
The Traveller enters Kabul and visits the late Martyr King
At the Tomb of the heaven-resting emperor Babur
Visiting Ghazna and offering reverence to the Sage Sanai
San'ai's Spirit speaks from Heaven
At the Tomb of Sultan Mahmud
Supplication of a frenzied One
Seeing the Prophet's garb at Qandhar
Ghazal
At the Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Baba Founder of the Afghan Nation
Address to the King of Islam, Zahir Shah , May God bless him with help
To God (1-5)
To God (6-10)
To The Prophet (1-5)
To The Prophet (6-10)
To The Prophet (11)
To The Nation (1)
To The Nation (2-5)
To The Nation (6-10)
To The Nation (11-15)
To The Nation (16-18)
To Humanity
To Companions of the Way

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Philosophy and Poetry

Bu Ali got lost In the dust Kicked up by Layla’s dromedary. Rumi’s hand Seized the curtain Of her litter.

This one dived Deeper, deeper still, Till he came Upon the pearl He was after. But the other Got caught in A whirlpool like a piece of straw.

If the truth Has no fervour, It is plain philosophy. If it has the proper fervour, It is poetry.