عشق کی جڑیں
Rooted in love
His journey begins where every journey of the heart begins: with love for Allah and His Beloved ﷺ. That love shapes how he speaks, how he serves and how he receives every person who comes to the Astana.
About
سید زین العابدین کاظمی
Syed Muhammad Zain-ul-Abideen Kazmi: a khadim of Astana Alia Khanoharni Sharif, whose life is woven around the gatherings of love, remembrance and service.
زین
سید زین العابدین کاظمی
محفل کی تربیت
Formed by the mehfil
Years spent among the gatherings of naat, zikr and salam have taught him that the mehfil is a school. It teaches patience in the long nights, humility in the crowds and gratitude in every dawn.
خدمت کا سفر
Devoted to service
From preparing the deghs of the langar to welcoming the caravans of the Urs, service is his way of worship. The guests of the Astana are treated as the guests of the Prophet ﷺ.
امانت کی حفاظت
Carrying it forward
He holds the traditions of the Astana as a trust: the Mehfil-e-Milad of 12 Rabi ul Awal, the luminous night of the 11th, the Urs and the Mela, so that the next generation inherits the same light.
A verse he lives by
کی محمد سے وفا تو نے تو ہم تیرے ہیں
یہ جہاں چیز ہے کیا لوح و قلم تیرے ہیں
“Be faithful to Muhammad and We are yours. What is this world? The Tablet and the Pen are yours.”
Allama Muhammad Iqbal
What guides him
عشقِ رسول
Ishq-e-Rasool ﷺ
Love for the Prophet ﷺ is the root from which every gathering grows.
خدمتِ خلق
Khidmat-e-Khalq
Serving the guests, the poor and the traveller as a way of worship.
ادب
Adab
Courtesy toward Allah, His Messenger ﷺ, the Awliya and every person.
ذکر
Zikr
A heart kept alive with the remembrance of Allah, morning and night.