Caravan of Light

“Know, oh brother…. that the study of sensible geometry leads to skill in all the practical arts, while the study of intelligible geometry leads to skill in the intellectual arts because this Science is one of the gates through which we move to the knowledge of the essence of the soul and that is the root of all knowledge.” (From the Rasa’il by The Brotherhood of Purity, translated by S.H Nasr) From Abacus to Algebra Mathematics was present in the life of ordinary individual even thousands of years back. Abacus provided an effective method of counting to the early generations of Man. Simple counting and measurements regarding straight lines existed in a well-developed form before the advent of Islam. Later the early Muslim Mathematicians brought a revolution in the world of Circles, thus generating a number of Polygons and blooming Mathematics to a level where amazing pieces of architecture and astounding developments in the field of Astronomy took place. However according to them th...

The recent Monsoon season and the heavy rainfall we received poured some questions in the minds of many a people across Pakistan. In this post I would like to address three of such questions, according to my personal opinion, and would also like to know what you think about these questions. The questions are: ·          Why did a natural disaster as devastating as the recent floods hit us? ·          What can we at an individual and national level do for the relief of millions of people who are desperately looking towards us for help? And ·          In what way is the flood going to affect us, as a nation, in the long-term? Considering from different angles many different perspectives can be observed. Some believe that the ‘timely’ construction of large dams in the country could have helped storing water in the reservoirs, hence reducing the chances of floods. Others...

The Land where ideas blossoms to become flowers of reality, sustaining the stream of Life, and growing up each day as fresh thoughts unfolds themselves, came into existence in the shape of Pakistan, and the aim to unveil the deeper truths in Life adopted as the constitution.   Securing the freedom of bringing one’s ideas into practice, the Land promised every soul an environment where it can bloom to its full, and bring to light all the talents and capabilities possessed by it, benefiting Humanity from the bounties of Nature.   However the winds grew more violent and obstacles came in the way to the Progress. The seedling of values experienced dry seasons and scorching Sun, receiving lessons of enduring hardships and exhibiting Patience. The few small leaves it bore, initially lost their color but later they learnt to cope with the new circumstances, showing resistance and thus in the upcoming seasons of more hardships, they learnt their lesson that "Time’s revolutions ...

The Universe is not without a purposeful end, and it is our Love that nourishes the tale of Existence. Perhaps the strongest force that drives the system of the Universe is the longing of every heart to get in touch with its beloved, and in the process every heart become united as One. Our hearts are willing to loose their individuality so that many streams of Love, leading from my heart and yours, join together and form a river that can lead us all to the world of our beloved. Love fills in the whole of space and the entire Universe becomes a reflection of one’s beloved. This reflection exhibits the ‘Perfect Beauty’ compelling one to renounce itself just in order to get painted in the colors of that beauty. Each day, each moment becomes a tool for clearing the path leading to one’s beloved and the vision of the Beauty becomes more and more enchanting, revealing unto the lover more and more of himself. Time becomes an instrument in this Union and brings to light the many my...