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Zaheen Shah Taji
Baba Zaheen Shah Yousufi Taji ( ur, , 1902 – 23 July 1978), born Muhammad Tuaseen ( ur, ), was a great sufi of sub-continent as well as an Urdu poet, philosopher and scholar of high repute. Biography He was born in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan India. He was in direct lineage from Caliph Umar Farooq and was adapted in Chishtia he was also part of family of Great sufi Saint Khawaja Hameed uddin Nagori who adopt order of Sufism by Syed Muhammad Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri. Zaheen Shah Taji was the disciple of Baba Yousuf Shah Taji, who was disciple of Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur. Literary skill He has written many books and Ghazals in Urdu language while he knew Persian, Arabic, English and Hindi languages as well. He used ''Zaheen'' as a pen name in his poetry. Works and influence Zaheen Shah Baba translated two important works of Ibn Arabi ''Fusus-ul-Hukm'' and ''Fatuhat al-Makiyyah'' and also translated Al-Hallaj's ''Kitab-ut-Tawaseen'' in Urdu amongst many other books in Urdu and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical district, which was founded by Jat chiefs and was later ruled by Chauhans. Mohammed Khan defeated Chauhans and conquered Jhunjhunu. It was taken back by the great Jhunjhar singh nehra and Shardul Singh Ji Shekhawat (descendant of Maharao Shekhaji) in 1730. Demographics In the 2011 India census, the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%. Transport Rail comes within the territory of the North Western Railway. Jhunjhunu city is connected through a broadgauge line to Sikar, Rewari, and Delhi. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off two trains to mark the completion of Rs. 260 crore gauge conversion of the 122 km Loharu-Sikar railway line in Rajasthan. Both trains were flagged off by Prabhu t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Hallaj
Al-Hallaj ( ar, ابو المغيث الحسين بن منصور الحلاج, Abū 'l-Muġīth Al-Ḥusayn bin Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj) or Mansour Hallaj ( fa, منصور حلاج, Mansūr-e Hallāj) ( 26 March 922) ( Hijri 309 AH) was a Persian mystic, poet, and teacher of Sufism.Jawid Mojaddedi, "ḤALLĀJ, ABU'L-MOḠIṮ ḤOSAYN b. Manṣur b. Maḥammā Bayżāwi" i''Encyclopedia Iranica''/ref> He is best known for his saying: "I am the Truth" (Ana'l-Ḥaqq), which many saw as a claim to divinity, while others interpreted it as an instance of annihilation of the ego, allowing God to speak through him. Al-Hallaj gained a wide following as a preacher before he became implicated in power struggles of the Abbasid court and was executed after a long period of confinement on religious and political charges. Although most of his Sufi contemporaries disapproved of his actions, Hallaj later became a major figure in the Sufi tradition. Life Early years Al-Hallaj was born ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Births
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Sufi Poets
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ritualism, asceticism and esotericism. It has been variously defined as "Islamic mysticism",Martin Lings, ''What is Sufism?'' (Lahore: Suhail Academy, 2005; first imp. 1983, second imp. 1999), p.15 "the mystical expression of Islamic faith", "the inward dimension of Islam", "the phenomenon of mysticism within Islam", the "main manifestation and the most important and central crystallization" of mystical practice in Islam, and "the interiorization and intensification of Islamic faith and practice". Practitioners of Sufism are referred to as "Sufis" (from , ), and historically typically belonged to "orders" known as (pl. ) – congregations formed around a grand who would be the last in a chain of successive teachers linking back to Muh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urdu Language Poets
The following is a List of Urdu-language poets. 13th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century * Mirza Muhammad Rafi, ''Sauda'' (1713–1780) * Siraj Aurangabadi, ''Siraj'' (1715–1763) *Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi, ''Soz'' (1720-1799) * Khwaja Mir Dard, ''Dard'' (1721–1785) * Qayem Chandpuri, Muhammad Qyamuddin Ali ''Qayem'' (1722–1793) * Mir Taqi Mir, ''Mir'' (1723–1810) * Nazeer Akbarabadi, ''Nazeer'' (1740–1830) * Qalandar Bakhsh Jurat, ''Jurat'' (1748–1810) * Mashafi Shaikh Ghulam Hamdani, ''Mas'hafi'' (1750–1824) * Insha Allah Khan 'Insha', ''Insha'' (1756–1817) * Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin, ''Rangin'' (1757–1835) * Bahadur Shah, ''Zafar'' (1775–1862) * Imam Baksh Nasikh, ''Nasikh'' (1776–1838) * Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish, ''Atish'' (1778–1846) * Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, ''Zauq'' (1789–1854) * Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, ''Ghalib'' (1797–1869) 19th century * Momin Khan Momin, ''Momin'' (1801–1852) * Mirza Salaamat Ali D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pakistani Poets
This is a list of noted Pakistani poets, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan. A B * Baqi Siddiqui * Bushra Farrukh D * Daud Kamal * Dilawar Figar E * Ehsan Danish F *Faiz Ahmad Faiz * Fouzia Bhatti *Fayyaz Hashmi G *Ghani Khan * Ghulam Muhammad Qasir *Mir Gul Khan Naseer H I *Ibn-e-Insha *Idris Azad *Iftikhar Arif J *Jon Elia *Jamiluddin Aali *Janbaz Mirza *Josh Malihabadi * Jazib Qureshi * Jamal Ehsani K * Khaqan Haider Ghazi *Khawar Rizvi * Khurshid Rizvi *Khushal Khan Khattak *Khwaja Ghulam Farid *Kishwar Naheed * Khalid Irfan *Khawaja Pervez L *Liaquat Ali Asim * Lala Sehrai M N *Naeem Hashmi * Nasim Amrohi *Nasir Kazmi *Nazim Panipati *Noon Meem Rashid O * Obaidullah Aleem P * Professor Iqbal Azeem * Parveen Shakir *Pirzada Qasim Q *Qateel Shifai * Quaim Amrohi R *Rahman Baba *Rais Amrohvi * Raees Warsi * Raushan Yazdani S T *Tabish Dehlvi * Tahir Hanfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rais Amrohvi
Rais Amrohvi ( ur, ), whose real name was Syed Muhammad Mehdi (1914-1988) was a Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, paranormal investigator, and psychoanalyst and elder brother of Jaun Elia. He was known for his style of qatanigari (quatrain writing). He wrote quatrains for Pakistani newspaper Jang for several decade. He promoted the Urdu language and supported the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan. His family is regarded as family of poets. The Sindh Assembly passed The Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill, 1972 that created conflict and language violence in the regime of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, he wrote his famous poem ''Urdu ka janaza hai zara dhoom say niklay'' (It is the funeral of Urdu, carry it out with fanfare). He also intended to translate the Bhagavad Gita into standard Urdu. Early life Amrohvi was born on 12 September 1914 in Amroha, India. He migrated to Pakistan on 19 October 1947 and settled in Karachi. He was known for his style of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
