This verse, Sardad na dad dast, dar dast-e-yazeed, (Offered his head and not the hand to Yazid) This is what being on Tawheed means, not following the fasiq ruler even if he is Muslim.

This is but a single drop from the vast ocean of Kashmir’s spiritual and scholarly heritage , where poetry was a vessel for sacred knowledge, and Tasawwuf lived through love, adab and ilm. +

ما محب اهلِ تسلیم و بجان محبوب ما حضرت شبیر و دیگر و خدمتِ شبیر شد است We are lovers of the People of Submission, and by soul, our beloved is Hazrat Shabbīr. It is the service to him that has become our established path. —Qasīda Zarūriyya Kālān | Bābā Dāwūd Khākī (RA)

احب اللہ من احب حسینا Allah loves those who love Husayn(AS)

Imagine loving the Azaan so much, you’d give your life to finish it. 22 of our elders did exactly that.

They didn’t plan to be remembered. They just didn’t let the Azaan be cut short. That was enough.

In 1370s & 1380s, Mir Sayyid Ali, known by titles Shah-e-Hamadan & Ameer-e-Kabeer, laid the foundation. From 1377, Sheikh Nooruddin aka Alamdar-e-Kashmir carried it forward. Zain-ul-Abidin from 1423-1474. The 13 July 1931 agitation was against a despotic regime. Not for plough!

A rare piece that weaves history, silsila and a lived tradition into one breath, not just about a saint, but about a way of life Kashmir is forgetting. trt.global/world/article/…

To ease the transition for new engineering students, KU’s IoT Zakura held an induction event at Main Campus. VC Prof. Nilofer Khan,Dean Academics Prof. Pirzada,Dean Research Prof. Bhat,Registrar Prof. Iqbal & Director Prof. Tariq Banday addressed the event.

Unfolding 16th century essential: Structure and background of Qasīda-e-Zarūriyya freepresskashmir.news/2025/08/19/unf…

Check out my feature on Qasida-e-Zaruriyya, one of the defining texts of its century. freepresskashmir.news/2025/08/19/unf…

Kashmiris have been celebrating mawlid since the arrival of islam in kashmir (650+ years) and will keep celebrating it till the day of judgment In'Sha'Allah (wahabis can cope).

Check out my second feature in the series on Qasida Zaruriyya — exploring the depth behind beginning with Bismillah. freepresskashmir.news/2025/09/02/why…

How Kashmir celebrates Milad - freepresskashmir.news/2025/09/05/a-s…

The celebration of the Prophet’s birth in Kashmir stretches back to the 14th century. It grew through khanqahs, relics, and gatherings that still endure today. Read at: freepresskashmir.news/2025/09/05/a-s…

For twelve days, khanqahs and masjids across the valley resound with Mawlud Sharif and Khatamatul Muazzamat. How Kashmir celebrates Milad freepresskashmir.news/2025/09/05/a-s…

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