Jaihoon’s tweets from the week-long journey across Delhi – Shimla – Manali – Chandigarh – Sirhind
En route – 03/09/2013
That morning finally arrived by the grace of GOD. – posted on 03/09/2013 04:53:49
A week-long escape from Kerala’s political woes to explore the creative Glory of God of different form & beauty. InshaAllah. – posted on 03/09/2013 10:14:47
Stopover at HYDERABAD airport. – posted on 03/09/2013 13:28:34
Delhi
Touchdown #Delhi Domestic Airport – posted on 03/09/2013 15:45:21
And the journey continues. – posted on 03/09/2013 16:21:08
Passing through Pitam Pura, Delhi. – posted on 03/09/2013 17:19:47
En route
‘Why does the Sun set?, asked my lil one. ‘If Sun won’t set, Moon won’t have the place in the sky. That’s why’, explained I. #curiosity – posted on 03/09/2013 18:15:11
#Panipat reminds of high school history textbooks. Battles have decided both the turns and uturns of nations. http://t.co/IMPZcrrR5I – posted on 03/09/2013 18:43:52
It’s past midnight. And the road is still climbing up – posted on 03/09/2013 23:08:53
Shimla – 04/09/2013
Greetings from #Shimla. – posted on 04/09/2013 08:05:13
Heading to Naldehra, Shimla. Alluring landscape – posted on 04/09/2013 08:23:00
People in #Shimla mostly walk to colleges and offices. Public transport is not very popular here. Political activism is not v high – posted on 04/09/2013 08:46:40
Flags and banners r essentially out of sight in #shimla. V tall trees around. Parking is v scarce. – posted on 04/09/2013 08:48:30
There’s a mini railway which runs around #Shimla with v few stations. Education seems to be taken v seriously here by the youth. – posted on 04/09/2013 13:17:25
Water from the mountain ice drip at various places in town. Residents use it directly for drinking. #shimla – posted on 04/09/2013 13:23:16
Shimla – Day 2 – 05/09/2013
The world and all thats in it wake up hearing the glory of two. One of the Creator. Two of his Beloved Rasoolullah ﷺ – posted on 05/09/2013 03:57:50
A beautiful dawn watching the mountains as clouds. Birds in melodious tasbih. Nothing as incredible as the sajdah before the Creator – posted on 05/09/2013 03:59:51
Sight with Reflection is nothing short of worship. #dhikr – posted on 05/09/2013 04:06:23
Day breaks free from the shackles of Night. http://t.co/sm39HUDQ6h – posted on 05/09/2013 04:16:08
The signage on every restaurant, howsoever small or big, promises all three time meals. #shimla – posted on 05/09/2013 06:02:29
Roads, though well built, go Zigzag in #Shimla http://t.co/MS35JWBKHS – posted on 05/09/2013 06:03:00
‘Many foreigners who come to #shimla or #manali get married to local women and settle’. 😏 – posted on 05/09/2013 06:05:03
Mountains, though remaining silent, may have great tales to narrate. All we need is the patience and reflection. http://t.co/NbUua1GUGG – posted on 05/09/2013 06:07:30
Moving on. And on. http://t.co/hbutfWlOtM – posted on 05/09/2013 06:17:09
#Shimla and the like are definitely fascinating. But what’s more breathtaking is man’s success in making them accessible. #roads – posted on 05/09/2013 06:18:36
The snake temple in Naldehra. #Shimla http://t.co/kwia2hhABn – posted on 05/09/2013 06:30:31
En route
On National Highway 88. http://t.co/ryWC9uIsXr – posted on 05/09/2013 08:10:42
Movement of man is a great sign of GOD. We realize this more when we face of situation of stillness. – posted on 05/09/2013 08:34:34
Lunch at a restaurant at Sundernagar, a favorite location for Bollywood choreographers. – posted on 05/09/2013 11:14:18
India is unusually blessed by GOD with a treasure of scenic beauty. Let its people justify such blessing with proper conduct. #ilovemyIndia – posted on 05/09/2013 11:17:29
Sundar Nagar really IS sundar. #Shimla – posted on 05/09/2013 11:19:16
Passing through Mandi town. – posted on 05/09/2013 12:00:14
We are going along the Beas River or vice versa for the past 1 hour. http://t.co/9LJuMwoXJP – posted on 05/09/2013 12:21:34
Approaching a long tunnel. – posted on 05/09/2013 12:41:07
Mountains prevent tremors arising out of violent activity under the earth. Saints more or less do the same protecting ppl from God’s wrath – posted on 05/09/2013 13:33:29
Ethnic wear shopping at Bisar. – posted on 05/09/2013 14:37:08
Passing by Apple plantations. – posted on 05/09/2013 14:39:59
Manali – 06/09/2013
Greetings from #Manali – posted on 06/09/2013 07:16:18
Expecting an ice ice baby day! – posted on 06/09/2013 07:16:50
‘Be gentle on my curves’ reads a road safety signboard in #Manali – posted on 06/09/2013 07:20:57
Yes. I bear witness to romance between earth and heavens. Subhanallah. No human with brains in #Manali can deny this craftsmanship of GOD – posted on 06/09/2013 11:52:54
I’m told no outsider from Himachal Pradesh can purchase land here. A conservative love of land – posted on 06/09/2013 11:53:21
Roads on mountain top here are beyond deadly. Humans are seen rarely here. Snow suit sellers, few dhabas and the like. – posted on 06/09/2013 11:54:01
Rocks protrude from left & right while driving up these laboriously built roads. #Manali – posted on 06/09/2013 11:54:08
Mary had a little lamb! A flock passes in front. – posted on 06/09/2013 11:54:26
Heading to Rohtang. But in a place like #Manali, the journey and its sighs are also very much part of the destination. #Manali – posted on 06/09/2013 11:54:53
Rohtang has breathtaking views and feel too. Horse rides and a host a vendors with mountain top specialities. Hot corn too. – posted on 06/09/2013 11:55:39
Women have a strong presence in the army managed road works. Some carry their infants at the back while working. – posted on 06/09/2013 11:55:48
‘Paise aate hai, Jaate hai. Bas, Dua rah jaate hai’, replied I to him who claimed I would remember him in prayers http://t.co/19CaDSuzhX – posted on 06/09/2013 11:55:48
Stop by Marhi Hydro Dam. A serene spring-like scene. http://t.co/jp7VKdAmj7 – posted on 06/09/2013 11:56:19
#Manali may be a gold mine of tourism. But the residents here are economically only average at best. – posted on 06/09/2013 15:58:43
This ground is being used for both cricket and driving lessons. http://t.co/2GgYKHsTfR – posted on 06/09/2013 16:16:54
Had a long across Mall Road, hometown of #Manali. Most of the shops has tourists-bases goods. – posted on 06/09/2013 18:10:22
#Manali residents are hard working. Men, women and children struggle to make a living. It’s very rare to find beggars here. – posted on 06/09/2013 18:14:21
#Manali town has water flowing around it, be it of waste or river. – posted on 06/09/2013 18:15:49
Dogs are plenty in and around #Manali. Shops, homes… almost everywhere. – posted on 06/09/2013 18:16:30
One must be careful walking around Mall Road shopping area as there may be temples on the floor. #Manali – posted on 06/09/2013 18:22:42
Like #Shimla, #Manali too is free of the hyper-political venom. Residents are generally law-abiding. Police are not common on roads. – posted on 06/09/2013 18:26:03
Manali – Day2 – 07/09/2013
A melodious morning in the name of Lord. – posted on 07/09/2013 04:27:11
Rebel is one of the most relative terms in power and politics. Depends on which side of the conflict is one in – posted on 07/09/2013 04:32:14
Almost all residential and commercial properties in #Manali have sloped rooftops. http://t.co/iSgtUw9pfZ – posted on 07/09/2013 04:36:08
The sound of vibrant #Beas river reaches you in almost any part of #Manali, especially at early morn and night. http://t.co/iwXcDF8nuW – posted on 07/09/2013 04:38:45
Ma’salaama #Manali – posted on 07/09/2013 08:12:23
En route
And then it started to shower on the way back from #Manali – posted on 07/09/2013 14:31:40
Both hearts and engines break. One up and other down. #breakup #breakdown – posted on 07/09/2013 14:38:44
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. Those in dream are even more. – posted on 07/09/2013 14:48:59
Sirhind – 08/09/2013
Greetings from #Chandigarh. Heavy rain and cool weather. – posted on 08/09/2013 06:43:14
Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi is recognized for his tireless effort in preserving the creed of
Unity of God at a time when it was corrupted – posted on 08/09/2013 09:54:21
Imam Sirhindi also reiterated the supremacy of belief in Prophethood and its high station over intuitive mysticism. – posted on 08/09/2013 09:55:22
For Imam Sirhindi, the #Sunnah, Prophetic Practice, was the basic and ultimate form of Tasawwuf, or Islamic mysticism. – posted on 08/09/2013 09:56:44
He presented the philosophy of Wahdat as Shuhud, unity of manifestation, as a more modern & scientific alternative to Wahdat al Wujud theory – posted on 08/09/2013 09:59:25
Himself a practicing Sufi, for Imam Sirhindi, a single act of Sunnah was more supreme than witnessing visions in dream. – posted on 08/09/2013 10:01:17
Imam Sirhindi was a great grandson of Umar al Farooq, the second caliph of Islam. Hence he’s also called Imam Ahmed alFarooqui – posted on 08/09/2013 10:03:13
He’s very popular outside India, especially Central Asia. He’s known as founder of Mujaddidiya branch of Sufi order. – posted on 08/09/2013 10:04:51
I had visited Imam Sirhind’s mausoleum in 2010& intended to come again after birth of my 2nd child. Hence this repeat ziyara. Alhamdulillah – posted on 08/09/2013 10:10:12
Sirhind is a town in Indian state of Punjab with very close border to Pakistan. There’s a gurudwara, Sikh temple, opposite to his mausoleum. – posted on 08/09/2013 10:10:31
Imam Sirhindi’s life& works have been remarkably portrayed in Saviors of Islamic Spirit, a history series by late Sayyid Abul Hasan Nadwi – posted on 08/09/2013 10:12:27
Imam Sirhindi’s thoughts have influenced & inspired many later thinkers & philosophers, including Allama Iqbal. – posted on 08/09/2013 10:16:06
Imam Sirhindi, if properly introduced, will undoubtedly appeal to the modern mind with his objective take on mystic experiences. – posted on 08/09/2013 10:26:53
Like Iqbal noted, mystic experience is like any other normal experience & can be, rather shud b, subjected to objective examinations. – posted on 08/09/2013 10:28:37
Alhamdulillah.Alhamdulillah.Alhamdulillah. Blessed with opportunity of paying respects to Shaykh Imam Ahmed Sirhindi http://t.co/WQdjpCpnVw – posted on 08/09/2013 10:16:39
Delhi – 09/09/2013
It was strike the day I left #Kerala. Sad to know its no different the day I return too. #Strikesowncountry #democracy #tradeunions – posted on 08/09/2013 13:49:46
The number of zeroes in a mosque’s construction cost has nothing to do with its greatness. Believers, not bricks, perfect the mosque. – posted on 08/09/2013 13:53:13
Greetings from New Delhi. My first congregational prayer after leaving #Kerala at a local masjid in Karol Bagh (Qarol Bagh). #Delhi – posted on 09/09/2013 05:11:50
Chandni Chowk. The charm of ancient delhi. – posted on 09/09/2013 08:55:45
En Route
Alhamdulillah. End of the weeklong saga. Cochin – Delhi – Shimla – Manali – Chandigarh – Sirhind – Delhi -Cochin http://t.co/VDjGHMhJpz – posted on 09/09/2013 17:33:46
Back to the mesmerizing marvels of Maveli land. Albeit few remaining. #kerala – posted on 09/09/2013 18:10:31
End of every journey is beginning of another. Even Death is another journey for tireless Travel freaks. – posted on 09/09/2013 18:12:37
Travels give tons of thoughts to tout & tweet. #travel – posted on 09/09/2013 18:14:09
While photographic lens capture the hues, hearts feed on the experiences during travel. http://t.co/sQiJ4O0rgr – posted on 09/09/2013 18:17:05