Friday, January 05, 2007

Shams and Rumi

"Rumi was like purely clean lamp, where the oil was poured in the holder and a wick placed therein, ready to be lit; and Shams was the spark to set it afire"
-Golpinarali, introduction to Aflaki 1959-60, p. 648.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:44 PM

    salam ya ali madad
    im sooman from pakistan larkana sindh -m folowers mureed of shah shamas tabrez and qalander lajpal
    plz pray for me im so alot happy 2 see this site-ya ali madad ali ali

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  2. Walaikum Assalam, Ya Ali Madad, Sooman. Welcome to my blog. Please,
    give my love and salam to my cousin, Taqi Shah, the Makhdoom at the shrine of Pir Hakam Shah (Larkana). Nasir Shamsi

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