Live sole or false sole What’s the difference, and why does it matter? The sole is the weight-sharing surface between wall and frog, made from keratin, very similar to the wall. A healthy sole builds a thick protective callus. We protect that callus rather than thin it. Live sole Firm with a slight waxy sheen. Blends smoothly into frog and bars. False or retained sole Dead material that has not shed yet. Looks chalky or crumbly in wet climates. In dry it may flake in sheets or lift at the edges,

In this video, we reveal the truth behind a controversial Persian verse that falsely claims to be written by Sheikh Saadi Shirazi, the great Sufi poet. The lines say: “اگر قحط الرجال افتد نہ ہرگز دوستی گیری اوّل افغاں، دوئم کمبوہ، سوئم بدذات کشمیری کہ این هر سه زِ یک طینت، فریب و مکر و دغا دارند مکن با این سگان یاری، کہ ننگِ آدمی گیری” These words are not found in any authentic collection of Saadi’s works like Gulistan or Bustan. Scholars confirm that it’s a false attribution, created centuries