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Then came Hazrat Ali
First published 1972 · 354 pages
A grounded journalist's deeply personal testament to unexpected faith and interfaith miracles.
What it feels like
Reading this memoir feels like sitting with an old, worldly friend who suddenly leans in to share a profound, life-altering secret. The narrative moves at a steady, reflective pace, grounding you first in the pragmatic, bustling reality of mid-century Indian journalism before gently guiding you into a space of deep spiritual awe. The prose is clear and unpretentious, yet it swells with an earnest reverence whenever the miraculous enters the frame. It is an intimate, contemplative experience, steeped in the warmth of interfaith devotion and the quiet shock of divine intervention. This book will deeply resonate with readers who are drawn to spiritual autobiographies and stories where the secular world unexpectedly cracks open to reveal the sacred.
- Mood
- contemplative
- spiritual
- awe-struck
- intimate
- Tone
- earnest
- reverent
- reflective
- candid
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- interfaith devotion · divine intervention · spiritual awakening · the search for meaning · miraculous encounters
- The writing
- Journalistically clear and direct, yet softening into lyrical reverence when describing encounters with the divine.
- The arc
- Transitions from the pragmatic struggles of a worldly career to a state of profound, transcendent spiritual gratitude.
- Who it's for
- Seekers of spiritual memoirs who appreciate stories of interfaith devotion and the unexpected intersection of the secular and the sacred.
Content notes
- religious themes
- personal hardship
About the book
The book is an autobiography of an Indian Journalist - a Parsi by faith. He describes how Hazrat Ali {the cousin brother of Prophet Mohammad (SAW) and his wali}helped him in achieving various goals and overcome difficulties in his life. He also vividly relates the story of his visit to Najaf (Iraq) the mausoleum of Hazrat Ali where unfaithful were not allowed to visit but by miracle he got inside the shrine and writes his divine experience. Salman Haider
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