“Refers to the Quranic verse which says that some people will be meted out lesser chastisement in this very life before the bigger one in the Hereafter.”

— Dr. Maqbool Elahi

“As the phrase goes in this part of the world, I should now be without any ire, for they say anger springs from the spleen.”

— Dr. Maqbool Elahi

“For the time being, however, ire and the poetic fire seem to be lying low within me.”

— Dr. Maqbool Elahi

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“Bāzīd Muhammad, father of Sultān Bāhoo, was a title holder of the Mughals.”

— Dr. Maqbool Elahi, The Abayat of Sultan Bahoo

“The most pronounced feature of mysticism is the intense love of the Sūfi for the Creator— “the love which burns everyone except Allāh”, as they say in Arabic.”

— Dr. Maqbool Elahi, The Abayat of Sultan Bahoo

“Author of well over a hundred books on various aspects of mysticism and religion, Sultān Bāhoo, for the common man of the Punjab, primarily remains an eloquent and powerful poet.”

— Dr. Maqbool Elahi, The Abayat of Sultan Bahoo

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“As I entered the dim room, the smell hit me first; an odour you never forget once you’ve smelt it enough.”

— Sahibzada Muhammad Ali Raza Khan, Facts & Fables - historical fiction book

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“Love burns red, igniting passion and desire, yet leaves chains “of my own creation” binding me to its truth.”

— Samar Malik, Derange Life

“"I believe in love," even when it blinds me to reality, leaving me "caught in weakness" but unwilling to let go.”

— Samar Malik, Derange Life

“To my children, who continue to teach me new lessons about love, hope, and perspective, thank you for giving my memories a future.”

— Azeez Ahmad Zai, Somewhere in between