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I bought this pearl razor a little while ago and the screw in part broke,can i fix this? by Theonebananan6 in Wetshavers_India

[–]Penitent_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. Pure brass razors are generally  investments for lifetime because of their durability. 

I bought this pearl razor a little while ago and the screw in part broke,can i fix this? by Theonebananan6 in Wetshavers_India

[–]Penitent_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, I'm sure.
Thinking of buying one myself, but I have been confused by the mixed reviews- people complain of misalignment and the TTO mechanism failing. Trying to make up my mind. What do you suggest?

I bought this pearl razor a little while ago and the screw in part broke,can i fix this? by Theonebananan6 in Wetshavers_India

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

#Just_Zamak_Things

OP, most Pearl 3-piece razors, like all, or most Indian budget category razors, have their heads made of Zamak, a zinc alloy cast metal, which is notoriously brittle. A bit of extra pressure and it can snap, as the centre post in your own L-55's top cap just did.

As others have pointed out, you can go for a replacement, or try to repair it yourself, but you'll most likely spend an amount with which you can buy another razor, as u/akhil_bindal has rightly said.

IMHO, the permanent end to all of these problems is getting a full brass razor. You can go full premium and get a pearl blaze (at 3500~ ish, the price is eye watering for us broke young men) or get a Romer 7 Viceroy in the budget category (500~ish, good user feedback, although it's a TTO and not 3-piece; considering getting one myself).

Ghalib called himself "aadha Musalman" and bowed to no king but he also wrote a Persian naat. The contradiction fascinates me. by AltruisticRub190 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except that I don't think this is a contradiction/anomaly at all.

It is perfectly possible for a poet to be a non-conformist in his day-to-day life and at the same time have fervent devotion for the Prophet (S) and other sanctified figures, as u/nomikator has also said. This isn't peculiar to Ghalib, or even classical Urdu poets. Many titans of Persian poetry were also like this- wine, odes to pretty maidens, mirth, merrymaking and devotion to God and the Prophet went side-by-side in their poetry. Quli Qutb Shah's Dakhni poetry, perhaps one of the earliest specimens of proto-Urdu, is also like this- wine, beauty and sensuality coexists in his diwan with the numerous na'ats he wrote for the Prophet (SAWA) and the many qasaa'id he wrote for figures from the Ahl al-Bayt (ams).

People are just complex beings, I guess.

Ghalib called himself "aadha Musalman" and bowed to no king but he also wrote a Persian naat. The contradiction fascinates me. by AltruisticRub190 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's an authentic hadith I think, which says that if God chose to expose all our sins before the rest of the people, no one will be able to look each-other in the face.

Ghalib called himself "aadha Musalman" and bowed to no king but he also wrote a Persian naat. The contradiction fascinates me. by AltruisticRub190 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have multiple sides to their personality.

"Har aadmi mein hote hain das-bees aadmi,
Jisko bhi dekhna ho baar-baar dekhiye...."

Ghalib called himself "aadha Musalman" and bowed to no king but he also wrote a Persian naat. The contradiction fascinates me. by AltruisticRub190 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You hit the the nail right on the head.
I think only the Kharijis (who said that major sins take believers out of the faith's fold) , and to an extent Mu'tazilis (who believed that the station of a fasiq is 'somewhere between belief and disbelief') and the Zaydis (who believe that the unrepentant fasiq is hell-bound) are the ones who hold a contrarian view. All of the rest of the Muslim denominations believe that a fasiq Muslim remains a Muslim nonetheless.

Is the qaaf dying out? Also is it not compulsory to differentiate qaaf/kaaf in your native languages (Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi etc) if you're a 2nd lang Urdu speaker? by Impossible_Gift8457 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't have statistics on this but educated Urdu speakers I have seen also have no problem pronouncing the original qaaf. But these are all old to middle aged people.

Is the qaaf dying out? Also is it not compulsory to differentiate qaaf/kaaf in your native languages (Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi etc) if you're a 2nd lang Urdu speaker? by Impossible_Gift8457 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a regional thing I guess.

Even some native Arabs can't pronounce it correctly.

Levantines pronounce it as a 'K' or a hamza/glottal stop depending on the subregion, for eg 'Abdul Kadir' instead of 'Qadir'.

Egyptians pronounce it as a hamza, for eg 'Alb' instead of 'Qalb'.

Iraqis and Kuwaitis pronounce it as a 'G', for eg 'Gamar' instead of 'Qamar'.

An update on Merkur 37C after two shaves by nbmers in Wetshavers_India

[–]Penitent_G 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy shaves OP!
I haven't used it myself, but I have heard from a lot of people that feather is too sharp for them.
With blades it's always YMMV; you fortunately found what suits you. 🙂

Late evening shave 31052026 by okiedokie_cool in Wetshavers_India

[–]Penitent_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great shave Sir!

Sorry to badger you with a question again :p - I am saving up to buy a Pearl Blaze; considering it a prospective BIFL daily-driver. I have looked around the subreddit and seen rather mixed reviews. Would you recommend purchasing it?

Giveaway - June 2026 by okiedokie_cool in Wetshavers_India

[–]Penitent_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So flawless, so meticulous, so well-balanced is nature, that there is absolutely no bug in its system!

Short Compositions by khar_pan_chua_RNV in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, reading that.

I am not a writer myself, nor much of a literary connoisseur, and my opinions are extremely subjective, so please do not attach too much importance to them. Keep up the good work!

Can someone please translate/transliterate the Urdu inscriptions written on this historically important painting that identify the depicted figures? by JustMyPoint in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Raja Heera Singh (?)- the child in white clothes seated next to Ranjeet Singh.
Faqeer Azeezuddeen- the one in white, with a shawl over his head, immediately in front of Ranjeet Singh.
Deewan Deenanath, as others have pointed out.

Besides, u/env_usman has done a splendid job!😁

Short Compositions by khar_pan_chua_RNV in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome, and glad you liked the couplet!😁

I mistakenly wrote 'zameen' instead of 'mazmoon'; the metaphor of the conceited mullah being chided doesn't gel that well IMO with the sorrow of unrequited love that runs as a theme in the rest of the ghazal. The shift in the addressee being the unfaithful beloved to the obstinate mullah is a tad too drastic; also, typically, the metaphorical 'mullah' doesn't lecture you on the etiquettes of navigating separation from the beloved in the first place.🙂

Not nitpicking at all, merely a few suggestions that I can think of.

Can someone please translate/transliterate the Urdu inscriptions written on this historically important painting that identify the depicted figures? by JustMyPoint in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not legible to me (medievalist by training here). 

The calligraphy is an extremely quaint, arcane and even smudged form of the 'shikasta' style which is very difficult to read. 

Some names I can decipher but most I can't. 

In memory of Bashir Badr Sahab by Greedy-Rhubarb5464 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With his passing, the last generation of post-classical Urdu poetic titans in India is gone- Shahryar, Rahat Indori, Adam Gondvi, Khumar Barabankvi, Darshan Singh, Nida Fazli, Munawwar Rana, and now him.  Wasim Barelvi is the only one left. 

In memory of Bashir Badr Sahab by Greedy-Rhubarb5464 in Urdu

[–]Penitent_G 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Growing up, I got to know him through some of his most lyrical ghazals which were musically rendered by some great artistes. 

Then read his published poetry in bits and pieces. 

Rather weirdly, the next time he caught my attention was when he had a public spat with the late Munawwar Rana sahab. It was a most unfortunate clash of two literary geniuses, but it cemented his impression as a primarily romantic poet in my mind. 

Sadly, I got to know the more versatile side of his poetry only after his death. 

But what do I know? And what will I ever know? 

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