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I read the article, "Kashmir's Majestic Chinars Under Threat" on your web site with great interest. Very few such trees (Platanus orientalis) are found anywhere in the world and are indeed a treasure. These trees should not be sawed, chopped, lopped or cut. [Mohan K. Wali, Ohio State University, USA] [Read more..]

In truth everything and everyone
Is a shadow of the Beloved,
And our seeking is His seeking
And our words are His words...
We search for Him here and there,
while looking right at Him.
Sitting by His side, we ask:
'O Beloved, where is the Beloved?'

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

True Worship

There are people who worship Allah to gain His Favours, this is the worship of traders; while there are some who worship Him to keep themselves free from His Wrath, this is the worship of slaves; a few who obey Him out of their sense of gratitude and obligations, this is the worship of free and noble men.

Sayings of Imam Ali (A.S.)