Rana Safvi
@ranasafvi.bsky.social
historian, translator, author deeply committed to India's rich cultural heritage and diverse civilizational legacy. Author of the Delhi trilogy and In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India, A Firestorm in Paradise
The Neem ki Haveli was in a terrible condition like many other havelis in Old Delhi.
Atul Khanna restored it & now along with Kathika has become a beautiful destination for cultural activities.
I had a book discussion there with Aishwarya Jha a few months ago & today a presentation on Ghalib
Atul Khanna restored it & now along with Kathika has become a beautiful destination for cultural activities.
I had a book discussion there with Aishwarya Jha a few months ago & today a presentation on Ghalib
February 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Neem ki Haveli was in a terrible condition like many other havelis in Old Delhi.
Atul Khanna restored it & now along with Kathika has become a beautiful destination for cultural activities.
I had a book discussion there with Aishwarya Jha a few months ago & today a presentation on Ghalib
Atul Khanna restored it & now along with Kathika has become a beautiful destination for cultural activities.
I had a book discussion there with Aishwarya Jha a few months ago & today a presentation on Ghalib
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Crouching tiger, running camel. Wall painting in the 18th century Bagore Ki Haveli, Udaipur.
February 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Crouching tiger, running camel. Wall painting in the 18th century Bagore Ki Haveli, Udaipur.
on Valentine's Day here are 21 Urdu words for love, noted by Prof Shamsur Rahman Faruqi.
These convey different shades and stages of (sexual/sacred) love. They are in no particular order. And words for lust, etc. are not listed
youtu.be/z82ySUzJQZo?...
These convey different shades and stages of (sexual/sacred) love. They are in no particular order. And words for lust, etc. are not listed
youtu.be/z82ySUzJQZo?...
on Valentine's Day here are 21 Urdu words for love, noted by Prof Shamsur Rahman Faruqi sahib
YouTube video by Rana Safvi
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February 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
on Valentine's Day here are 21 Urdu words for love, noted by Prof Shamsur Rahman Faruqi.
These convey different shades and stages of (sexual/sacred) love. They are in no particular order. And words for lust, etc. are not listed
youtu.be/z82ySUzJQZo?...
These convey different shades and stages of (sexual/sacred) love. They are in no particular order. And words for lust, etc. are not listed
youtu.be/z82ySUzJQZo?...
what is ishq-e haqeeqi : and it doesn't have anything to do with Valentine's Day
( a simple beginner's explanation-. For more details read my book
In Search of the Divine)
youtu.be/I7CfzX7TcEA?...
( a simple beginner's explanation-. For more details read my book
In Search of the Divine)
youtu.be/I7CfzX7TcEA?...
what is ishq-e haqeeqi : and it doesn't have anything to do with Valentine's Day
YouTube video by Rana Safvi
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
what is ishq-e haqeeqi : and it doesn't have anything to do with Valentine's Day
( a simple beginner's explanation-. For more details read my book
In Search of the Divine)
youtu.be/I7CfzX7TcEA?...
( a simple beginner's explanation-. For more details read my book
In Search of the Divine)
youtu.be/I7CfzX7TcEA?...
Shab-e Barat
“Verily, My Mercy prevails over My Wrath.”~ Hadith e Qudsi
Shab e Baraat – This blessed night starts at sunset on the 14th of Shaban and ends at dawn on the 15th of Shaban. .
image: courtesy Pergamon museum – Princess Zebunnisa celebrating Shab e Barat
“Verily, My Mercy prevails over My Wrath.”~ Hadith e Qudsi
Shab e Baraat – This blessed night starts at sunset on the 14th of Shaban and ends at dawn on the 15th of Shaban. .
image: courtesy Pergamon museum – Princess Zebunnisa celebrating Shab e Barat
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Shab-e Barat
“Verily, My Mercy prevails over My Wrath.”~ Hadith e Qudsi
Shab e Baraat – This blessed night starts at sunset on the 14th of Shaban and ends at dawn on the 15th of Shaban. .
image: courtesy Pergamon museum – Princess Zebunnisa celebrating Shab e Barat
“Verily, My Mercy prevails over My Wrath.”~ Hadith e Qudsi
Shab e Baraat – This blessed night starts at sunset on the 14th of Shaban and ends at dawn on the 15th of Shaban. .
image: courtesy Pergamon museum – Princess Zebunnisa celebrating Shab e Barat
my version of nihari
February 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
my version of nihari
the awadh version of rohu, with methi and dahi
February 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
the awadh version of rohu, with methi and dahi
Hakim Ajmal Khan’s Last Resting Place: in a forgotten corner of Delhi
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Hakim Ajmal Khan’s Last Resting Place: in a forgotten corner of Delhi
Hakim Ajmal Khan a philanthropist, freedom fighter, famous hakeem and nationalist is a well known personality. So I was very surprised when I was told that his grave was In one corner of The Hazrat…
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February 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Hakim Ajmal Khan’s Last Resting Place: in a forgotten corner of Delhi
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ranasafvi.com/hakim-ajmal-...
Death is a great leveler
157th birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, a philanthropist, freedom fighter, famous hakeem and nationalist is a well known personality.
He sleeps forgotten in one of Delhi's bastis, his grave in a 2 gaz space in what was once his family qabristan.
157th birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, a philanthropist, freedom fighter, famous hakeem and nationalist is a well known personality.
He sleeps forgotten in one of Delhi's bastis, his grave in a 2 gaz space in what was once his family qabristan.
February 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Death is a great leveler
157th birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, a philanthropist, freedom fighter, famous hakeem and nationalist is a well known personality.
He sleeps forgotten in one of Delhi's bastis, his grave in a 2 gaz space in what was once his family qabristan.
157th birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, a philanthropist, freedom fighter, famous hakeem and nationalist is a well known personality.
He sleeps forgotten in one of Delhi's bastis, his grave in a 2 gaz space in what was once his family qabristan.
February 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
one of the oft overlooked gem of the Jama Masjid, Delhi is the makabbar.
This is the station for the Mukabbir, he who asists the Imam by giving the time by which the various motions in the prayer are regulated., repeating the formula, Allahu Akbar (اللہ اکبر) in prayers.
This is the station for the Mukabbir, he who asists the Imam by giving the time by which the various motions in the prayer are regulated., repeating the formula, Allahu Akbar (اللہ اکبر) in prayers.
February 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
one of the oft overlooked gem of the Jama Masjid, Delhi is the makabbar.
This is the station for the Mukabbir, he who asists the Imam by giving the time by which the various motions in the prayer are regulated., repeating the formula, Allahu Akbar (اللہ اکبر) in prayers.
This is the station for the Mukabbir, he who asists the Imam by giving the time by which the various motions in the prayer are regulated., repeating the formula, Allahu Akbar (اللہ اکبر) in prayers.
apne armonon ke bojh tale daba huwa
#wanderingsindelhi
#wanderingsindelhi
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
apne armonon ke bojh tale daba huwa
#wanderingsindelhi
#wanderingsindelhi
Will be signing
my book in
Penguin India stall
at the World Book Fair
4 Feb, 25
1 pm
Please come
my book in
Penguin India stall
at the World Book Fair
4 Feb, 25
1 pm
Please come
February 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Will be signing
my book in
Penguin India stall
at the World Book Fair
4 Feb, 25
1 pm
Please come
my book in
Penguin India stall
at the World Book Fair
4 Feb, 25
1 pm
Please come
At the dargah of
Hazrat Inayat Shah (1882–1927 CE), a Chisti Sufi
he travelled west in 1910.
& established the Sufi order in 1914 & taught
‘universal Sufism’, which became International Sufi Movement in 1923.
Sufism, acc to him, is based on ‘Tauheed’ & unity
of religious ideals, love and harmony
Hazrat Inayat Shah (1882–1927 CE), a Chisti Sufi
he travelled west in 1910.
& established the Sufi order in 1914 & taught
‘universal Sufism’, which became International Sufi Movement in 1923.
Sufism, acc to him, is based on ‘Tauheed’ & unity
of religious ideals, love and harmony
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
At the dargah of
Hazrat Inayat Shah (1882–1927 CE), a Chisti Sufi
he travelled west in 1910.
& established the Sufi order in 1914 & taught
‘universal Sufism’, which became International Sufi Movement in 1923.
Sufism, acc to him, is based on ‘Tauheed’ & unity
of religious ideals, love and harmony
Hazrat Inayat Shah (1882–1927 CE), a Chisti Sufi
he travelled west in 1910.
& established the Sufi order in 1914 & taught
‘universal Sufism’, which became International Sufi Movement in 1923.
Sufism, acc to him, is based on ‘Tauheed’ & unity
of religious ideals, love and harmony
The eve of 27th Rajab is Shab e Meraj the night journey of the Holy Prophet (s) from Mecca to al-Aqsa Mosque and from there to the heavens.
It's divided in two parts.
Isra and Meraj
Image by Mahmud Farshchian
It's divided in two parts.
Isra and Meraj
Image by Mahmud Farshchian
January 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The eve of 27th Rajab is Shab e Meraj the night journey of the Holy Prophet (s) from Mecca to al-Aqsa Mosque and from there to the heavens.
It's divided in two parts.
Isra and Meraj
Image by Mahmud Farshchian
It's divided in two parts.
Isra and Meraj
Image by Mahmud Farshchian
In the Indian Express
The History Keeper interviewed by Devyani Onial
The History Keeper interviewed by Devyani Onial
January 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In the Indian Express
The History Keeper interviewed by Devyani Onial
The History Keeper interviewed by Devyani Onial
Prof Irfan Habib on The Extraordinary Legacy of the INA
" it is doubly important that we continue to pay tribute to the INA, and also to hold high the banners that Azad Hind Fauj had raised, the banners of national dignity, unity, communal brotherhood, & also secularism."
thewire.in/history/full...
" it is doubly important that we continue to pay tribute to the INA, and also to hold high the banners that Azad Hind Fauj had raised, the banners of national dignity, unity, communal brotherhood, & also secularism."
thewire.in/history/full...
Full Text | The Extraordinary Legacy of the INA
'I think it is doubly important that we continue to pay tribute to the INA, and also to hold high the banners that Azad Hind Fauj had raised, the banners of national dignity, unity, communal brotherho...
thewire.in
January 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Prof Irfan Habib on The Extraordinary Legacy of the INA
" it is doubly important that we continue to pay tribute to the INA, and also to hold high the banners that Azad Hind Fauj had raised, the banners of national dignity, unity, communal brotherhood, & also secularism."
thewire.in/history/full...
" it is doubly important that we continue to pay tribute to the INA, and also to hold high the banners that Azad Hind Fauj had raised, the banners of national dignity, unity, communal brotherhood, & also secularism."
thewire.in/history/full...
Bae gaye baalam, bae gaye nadia kinaar,
Aapay paar utar gaye, hum to rahay ehi paar
He has crossed, the beloved has crossed,
Has reached the other side, on his own.
With me, left here alone.
Translation from:
www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia...
Aapay paar utar gaye, hum to rahay ehi paar
He has crossed, the beloved has crossed,
Has reached the other side, on his own.
With me, left here alone.
Translation from:
www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia...
January 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Bae gaye baalam, bae gaye nadia kinaar,
Aapay paar utar gaye, hum to rahay ehi paar
He has crossed, the beloved has crossed,
Has reached the other side, on his own.
With me, left here alone.
Translation from:
www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia...
Aapay paar utar gaye, hum to rahay ehi paar
He has crossed, the beloved has crossed,
Has reached the other side, on his own.
With me, left here alone.
Translation from:
www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia...
visited the Jahannuma masjid aka Jama Masjid , Delhi yesterday
January 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
visited the Jahannuma masjid aka Jama Masjid , Delhi yesterday
A very happy new year 💕
January 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A very happy new year 💕
This lithographed line drawing accompanied the 'Kulliyat-e Ghalib' published in 1863 by Naval Kishor Press.
#BirthAnniversary #ghalib
#BirthAnniversary #ghalib
December 27, 2024 at 3:13 AM
This lithographed line drawing accompanied the 'Kulliyat-e Ghalib' published in 1863 by Naval Kishor Press.
#BirthAnniversary #ghalib
#BirthAnniversary #ghalib
M F Hussain 's Ghalib
December 27, 2024 at 3:13 AM
M F Hussain 's Ghalib