Mysticism is generally called tasawwuf in India and irfan (realization) in Iran. To me irfan is the most appropriate word for mysticism. In actual fact, it is another name for the realization of…

Soulveda | April 15, 2025 A group of sightseers around Delhi zoo in the winter of 1985, looked at various animals in turn then paused in admiration before a great rarity—a solitary white lion which…

The Sunday Guardian | April 20, 2025 Dua is not something technical. It is an external expression of an internal tempest. When a person discovers God in all His glory and greatness, then, while…

What is Paradise? Paradise is the supreme reward which God gives to His special servants for their deserving actions. Paradise is a world of unique blessings, admission to which is reserved for the…

Once on a train journey I overheard a conversation between two gentlemen who were sitting opposite me, one a Hindu, the other a Muslim. The Hindu said, “It seems that Islam is an intolerant religion…

Akash Ambani, 24, the son of Mukesh Ambani, had his first media interview published in Hello! magazine of The Times of India on July 20, 2014. During this interview, Akash Ambani spoke of some of the…

The British historian Arnold Toynbee has rightly pointed out that nations must inevitably face challenges. But, there are two categories of challenges: either that which is so severely adverse as to…

The Sunday Guardian | April 13, 2025 All the divine names mentioned in the Quran, give us points of reference for reflection and pondering. With these names we find definite guidance with which we…