Comments on: For I do not recognise myself http://razarumi.com/2007/09/15/for-i-do-not-recognise-myself/ Just another WordPress site Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:58:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: http://islam-controversy.blogspot.com http://razarumi.com/2007/09/15/for-i-do-not-recognise-myself/#comment-2903 http://islam-controversy.blogspot.com Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:52:47 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/15/for-i-do-not-recognise-myself/#comment-2903 <strong>Islam Controversy...</strong> Check out this Islam Controversy Blog. http://islam-controversy.blogspot.com... Islam Controversy…

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]]> By: Rizwan http://razarumi.com/2007/09/15/for-i-do-not-recognise-myself/#comment-2812 Rizwan Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:26:23 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/15/for-i-do-not-recognise-myself/#comment-2812 The great Sufis penetrate to the real. Altho' valuable for many people for different reasons.... and therefore there are different interpretations .... it is best to understand Sufi poetry in its own context. This sort of poem has a long history in Sufi literature. Hazrat Bulleh Shah RA is referring to the 2 fundamental categories of Rabb & 'abd. [the Creator & Creation] And of course, the Creation is only alive because "[God] breathed into him of His own spirit" [Qur'an] So Bulleh Shah might well say he does not recognize himself....... The great Sufis penetrate to the real. Altho’ valuable for many people for different reasons…. and therefore there are different interpretations …. it is best to understand Sufi poetry in its own context.

This sort of poem has a long history in Sufi literature. Hazrat Bulleh Shah RA is referring to the 2 fundamental categories of Rabb & ‘abd. [the Creator & Creation] And of course, the Creation is only alive because “[God] breathed into him of His own spirit” [Qur'an]

So Bulleh Shah might well say he does not recognize himself…….

]]> By: I Me My http://razarumi.com/2007/09/15/for-i-do-not-recognise-myself/#comment-2795 I Me My Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:45:31 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/15/for-i-do-not-recognise-myself/#comment-2795 That's a very informative post Raza, and the particular poetry you cite here is, indeed, most relevant to our tumultous present which is riddled by cultural conflicts of identity. Your post on ATP referred to Rabbi's "Bullah', and I must say the number is mesmerizing to say the least. A friend from India explained the lyrics to me which made the rendition even more poignant and had me captivated. You are right to say many Americans are in raptures over Rumi. That’s a very informative post Raza, and the particular poetry you cite here is, indeed, most relevant to our tumultous present which is riddled by cultural conflicts of identity. Your post on ATP referred to Rabbi’s “Bullah’, and I must say the number is mesmerizing to say the least. A friend from India explained the lyrics to me which made the rendition even more poignant and had me captivated.

You are right to say many Americans are in raptures over Rumi.

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