“Mir kay Din-o-Mazhab ko ab puchtay kia ho un-nay to; Kashka khaincha, dahr main baitha, kab ka tarq Islam kia” Khuda-e-Sukhan Mir Taqi Mir
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Summer memories. A lady drying the apricot’s in the sunlight.
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Khyber Gojal Hunza
@SamDalrymple123 The Apricot Kingdom
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Today’s destination: Attock Khurd railway station. Ended up enjoying walking halfway across the Indus bridge just beyond.
These monuments have outlived and outlasted many a generations, becoming vast, silent memory collectors. If only I could listen to the stories they can tell!
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Vibrant Fall colors of Autumn in Gilgit Baltistan…
#AutumnVibes #Fall #Gilgit #Hunza 🍂 🍁🏵️ 🏔️ #GilgitBaltistan @Saherb1 @SamarMinallahKh @Razarumi @hinaparvezbutt @EcoVibeExplorer @DKinPK @ForeignOfficePk @NorwayinPak @NLinPakistan @RusEmbPakistan @GovtofPakistan
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In the far north of Pakistan, between towering granite peaks and the quiet flow of the River, lies Gilgit–Baltistan — a region that feels untouched by time.
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I saw this art on a street in Venezuela. I had to take a pic. What do you think?
Well, there you have it.
Pindi's finest, proudest creation giving it a thoroughly deserved LPC. Serves Pindi right for decades of supporting these snakes in mazhab's garb.
Biting the hand that fed them.
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Chinese Muslims referred to the Holy Qur’ān as the “classic” (ching), the “heavenly classic” (t'ien-ching), and the “real classic of the true mandate” (shih-mingchen-ching).
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Pages from the illustrated Persian work Nuzhat-nāmah-yi ʻAlāʼī (Excellent Book of Counsel). Composed in the late 11th century, this compendium deals with natural history (describing animals, birds, insects etc.)
Here you can see depictions of rhinoceros, giraffe, deer etc.
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Ikhwan al-Safa 10thc Abbasid philosophers from Basra wrote alRasail a philosophical/scientific treatise linking reason/revelation.
Illustrations from section on the importance of humility. Even the tiniest mosquito can humble kings/human beings in their most guarded moments.
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Tibet of the Apricots
Baltistan is one of my favourite places in the world. Wedged between Afghanistan and Kashmir, the Balti people who live here still speak an archaic dialect of Tibetan.
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Life is always better in the mountains. Me and mountains 🏔️
#Karakoram #Himalayas #Hindukush #Pamir #Himalayan #HighAsia #Hunza #Gilgit #Ghizer #Diamer #Baltistan #Skardu #Khapulo #Shigar #Balor #Nagar #Dardistan #Burushal #Kashmir #Silkroad
