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Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi
About the AuthorGhulam Rasool Dehlvi
The writer is an alim (classical Islamic scholar) and doctoral scholar with Centre for Media, Culture & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia. Contact him at grdehlavi@gmail.com
    A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Spiritual cure for air pollution

    The Quran considers air pollution mischief and seeks attention to the retribution awaiting those who do it.

    28 Nov 2017 12:27 AM IST

    In the pre-Islamic society of Arabia, lineage mattered a great deal and defines ones social status and privileges. Islam changed that as the Quran affirms that the only rank that mattered was ones relationship with God.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Islam and Buddhism Spiritual symbiosis

    There is no dearth of peaceful references and spiritual commonalities among our faith traditions, as diverse as even...

    16 Nov 2017 12:40 AM IST

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    Mystic Mantra: Lived religion is both altruistic and pluralistic

    Fethullah Gulen, a contemporary Sufi inspired the faith-based global movement, Hizmet.

    7 Nov 2017 4:42 AM IST

    It is believed that the first mosque in India known as Malik Dinar Masjid was built by Malik bin Dinar in 603 AD.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Malik bin Dinar The moralist mystic

    A mystic, moralist and excellent calligrapher of the Quran, Malik bin Dinar was the earliest Sufi saint in South India.

    21 Oct 2017 4:12 AM IST

    Sufism (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: The mingling of two oceans

    The two oceans referred to in this book implies Vedic culture and Islamic spirituality.

    23 Sept 2017 1:53 AM IST

    Goats on sale ahead of Eid-ul-Azha at a market in Patna on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Philosophy of sacrifice

    Baqr-Eid gives a three-fold message to us: piety, charity and equality between the rich and the less fortunate.

    31 Aug 2017 1:19 AM IST

    Its that time of the year when sisters tie the ceremonial thread, also known as rakhi, around their brothers wrists. (File photo)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Sibling revelry and rivalry

    Rakshabandhan is celebrated on the full moon day of Shravan the fifth month of the luni-solar calendar.

    5 Aug 2017 1:10 AM IST

    The Sufi anecdote of Bani Adam has such a great appeal in itself that it has been celebrated by the United Nations too.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Wahdat - A nuanced notion of love

    “Wahdat means annihilation of the lover in the characteristics of his/her belovedâ€.

    8 July 2017 1:08 AM IST

    Muslims offering their prayers on the occasion of Ramzan at Big Mosque in Triplicane on Thursday. (Photo: DC)Opinion
    Trolling during the holy month of Ramzan

    Both backbiting and slandering are strictly forbidden in the Koran.

    23 Jun 2017 1:31 AM IST

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    Mystic Mantra: Ramzan - A spiritual test

    Taqwa is the core essence of fasting in Islam.

    27 May 2017 12:43 AM IST

    The Sufi anecdote of Bani Adam has such a great appeal in itself that it has been celebrated by the United Nations too.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Khwaja Kalim & his inclusivism

    Khwaja Kalim Allah sought to weave the Indian generation of his time into a beautiful thread of spiritual synergy.

    11 May 2017 1:30 AM IST

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