Qadir Yar (1802–1892), born Qadar Baksh, was a Muslim
Sandhu
Sandhu or Sindhu is a clan or family name found among the Punjabi Jatts in India and Pakistan. It is Punjab's second largest Jatt clan. The etymology is connected to the word ''Sindhu'', the native name for the Indus river.
Notable people with ...
Jatt and a poet of the
Punjabi language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers.
Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 ...
. Born in
Gujranwala, he wrote
Punjabi Qissa like ''Qissa Purana Bhagat'', ''Raja Rasal''.
Life
Qadir Yar was born in the village Machhike, in
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District (Punjabi and ur, ), is a district that is a part of the Majha region in Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Gujrat, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad and Sheikhupura. Gujranwala dist ...
in Punjab (now in Pakistan) during the rule of the Sikh Empire. He belonged to an agriculturalist family and was Sandhu by caste. The details of his life are not available, except that he received his education at the village
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
.
He was the court poet of the Lahore Sikh Darbar, during the reign of
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...
.
Works
Qadir Yar started his literary career with ''Mehraj Nama'' (1832), the longest poem composed by him and containing 1014 couplets. The poem gives a fictional account of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
's journey through the seven skies. It tells the story of Puran Bhagat. His other significant works include ''Qissa Sohni Mahinwal'', ''Hari Singh Nalwa Di Var'', and ''Var Rani Kokilan''.
Further reading
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References
# M.Athar Tahir (1988). ''Qadir Yar: A Critical Introduction. Punjab Adabi Board Lahore Pakistan. P. 141.''
1802 births
1892 deaths
19th-century poets
Punjabi people
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