Qudraatullah Shahab – Enduring Legacy
Syed Naveed Abbas has sent this contribution for Jahane Rumi. Shahab was an outstanding writer though his politics remains controversial and his extraordinary claims of piety and sainthood are deeply contested. However, he has inspired generations of writers and readers. RR
MAQDOOR HO TUO KHAK SAY POCHOO KEH AIE LAYEM
TUO NAY WO GANJ HAAE GERA MAYA KYA KEA
(If I was fortunate enough, I would ask the earth, Oh! Miser,
What did you do with those priceless treasures?) – Ghalib
A careful study of the biographies of great men reveals that they lived for a central idea and their life’s work consisted of delivering that message to humanity. History tells us that when such men met with obstacles in their path, they further intensified their efforts to achieve their objectives. The greater the challenges great men had faced, the more determinedly they held (more…)
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