Saleh Muhammad Safoori Miana ( pa, ميانا صالح محمد الصفوري) was a
Sufi
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poet from southern
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
. Saleh was the only son of Safoora Qadiriyya, a local saint.
He compiled the poetic collection ''
Kulliyat Kulliyat ( ''kolliyāt'') is a collection of the poetry of any one poet.
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-e-Saleh Muhammad Safoori''. The book gives an introduction to Mai Safoora, Saleh Muhammad Safoori and
Ali Haider. The collection contains the tales of
Sassi Punnun
Sassi Punnuh or Sassui Punhun ( sd, سَسُئيِ پُنهوُن) is a love story from Punjabi, Sindhi, and Balochi folklore. The story is about a faithful lover who will endure any difficulty while seeking her beloved husband who was separat ...
,
Sohni Mahiwal
Sohni Mahiwal or Suhni Mehar ( pa, , ਸੋਹਣੀ ਮਹੀਂਵਾਲ is one of the four popular tragic romances of Punjab including Sindh. In Sindh Sohni's shrine is in Shahdadpur Town of Sangar District. The others are Sassi Punnun, Mirz ...
, two si-harfis, two poetic tribute to Sufi Sultan Abdul Hakeem and Jati Abdal and one in memory of his mother Mai Safoora. Other chapters present the history of the area and the style of the life of the people and the close relationship between the different religious communities settled in Sidhnai belt of River Ravi.
[ Qamar is of the opinion that stories about Ali Haidar`s devotion or respect for Mai Safoora had no foundation because Mai Sahiba was almost 54 years junior to the saint whose tomb was constructed in 1795 by the order of Multan`s Afghan ruler Nawab Muzaffar Khan. According to the chronology quoted by Yousuf, Ali Haidar died some four years after the death of Mai Safoora. Ali Haidar died at the age of 98.]
See also
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Mausoleum of Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya
The Darbar-e-Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya was constructed in 1795 by the order of Multan's Afghan ruler Nawab Muzafar Khan. Yousuf says that Haidar was Sidhal Jat and the poet had himself called him Sidhal Jat. All Yousuf wants to say is that re ...
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Yousaf Tahir
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Safoori, Saleh
Sufi poets
1747 births
1826 deaths
Punjabi Sufis