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Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet from Pakistan, widely considered to be the greatest poet of the Sindhi language. Born to a Kazmi Sayyid family of Hala Haweli originating from Herat, near modern-day Hala, Bhittai grew up in the nearby town of Kotri Mughal. At the age of around 20, he left home and traveled throughout Sindh and neighboring lands, and met many mystics and Jogis, whose influence is evident in his poetry. Returning home after three years, he was married into an aristocratic family, but was widowed shortly afterwards and did not remarry. His piety and spirituality attracted a large following as well as the hostility of a few. Spending the last years of his life at Bhit (Bhit Shah), he died in 1752. A mausoleum was built over his grave in subsequent years and became a popular pilgrimage site. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrine Of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
The Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (; ) is an 18th-century Sufi shrine located in the town of Bhit Shah, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The shrine is considered to be one of the most important in Sindh, and its annual ''urs'' festival attracts up to 500,000 visitors. Background The shrine was built for Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a noted Sindhi Sufi scholar, mystic, saint, and poet who is widely considered to be the greatest Muslim poet of the Sindhi language. His collected poems were assembled in the compilation ''Shah Jo Risalo''. The shrine is 125 kilometres south of the popular Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan Sharif. Women serve as caretakers of tombs within the shrine complex. Male singers at the shrine mimic female voices by singing in falsetto to mimic heroines in Shah Abdul Latif's poetry. The Hindu ''Bhil'' and ''Kolhi'' communities revere the shrine, as Shah Abdul Latif's poetry is considered to be tolerant of other beliefs. Building complex The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhit
Bhit or Bhit Shah () is a small town located in Matiari District, Sindh, Pakistan. The town is best known as the location of the shrine to the Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, who came to be called Bhittai (, ''of Bhit'') on account of the town's name (the town is also known as Bhit ''Shah'' due to this connection). Passing along the road that leaves Hala for Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ..., beyond the shrubs there are a solitary group of large white mounds, which form hills known as Bhit in Sindhi. Shrine of Abdul Latif Bhittai The Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, located in the centre of the town, was built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro, who ruled over Sindh during the late 1700s. Kalhoro ordered the shrine to be built in 1772. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachal Sarmast
Sachal Sarmast or Sacho Sarmast (; – 1827), was an 18th and 19th century Sindhi Sufi poet, mystic and philosopher from Daraza (present-day Sindh, Pakistan), regarded as an important figure in the Sindhi-language literature. He is revered throughout Pakistan. Biography Sachal Sarmast was a descendant of Umar and wrote poetry in seven languages: Sindhi, Siraiki, Persian, Urdu, Balochi, Punjabi and Arabic. He lived during the Kalhoro/ Talpur era. He was born in 1152 H (AD 1739) in Daraza, near Ranipur. He was named Abdul Wahab, after his great grandfather. His truthful nature received him the names Sacho, or Sachal which means, "The truth-speaker." He was also named Sachedino, which means "Gifted by The True One." He was also called " Hafiz Darazi", because of his memorization of Quran and love for his home of Daraza. His famous name of Sachal Sarmast means, "Truth-speaker intoxicated in Allah's love". His native home of Shah Daraza was originally a estate for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral tradition, oral or literature, written), or they may also performance, perform their art to an audience. The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, expressing ideas either in a literal sense (such as communicating about a specific event or place) or metaphorically. Poets have existed since prehistory, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed over time, resulting in countless poets as diverse as the literature that (since the advent of writing systems) they have produced. History Ancient poets The civilization of Sumer figures prominently in the history of early poetry, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysticism
Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute (philosophy), Absolute, but may refer to any kind of Religious ecstasy, ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or Spirituality, spiritual meaning. It may also refer to the attainment of insight in ultimate or hidden truths, and to human transformation supported by various practices and experiences. The term "mysticism" has Ancient Greek origins with various historically determined meanings. Derived from the Greek language, Greek word μύω ''múō'', meaning "to close" or "to conceal", mysticism came to refer to the biblical, liturgical (and sacramental), spiritual, and Christian contemplation, contemplative dimensions of early and medieval Christianity. During the early modern period, the definition of mysticism grew to include a broad range of beliefs and ideologies related to "extraordinary experiences and states of mind". In modern times, "mysticism" has acquired a limited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufi
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are referred to as "Sufis" (from , ), and historically typically belonged to "orders" known as (pl. ) — congregations formed around a grand (saint) who would be the last in a Silsilah, chain of successive teachers linking back to Muhammad, with the goal of undergoing (self purification) and the hope of reaching the Maqam (Sufism), spiritual station of . The ultimate aim of Sufis is to seek the pleasure of God by endeavoring to return to their original state of purity and natural disposition, known as . Sufism emerged early on in Islamic history, partly as a reaction against the expansion of the early Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and mainly under the tutelage of Hasan al-Basri. Although Sufis were opposed to dry legalism, they strictly obs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhi People
Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan Ethnicity, ethnic group originating from and native to Sindh, a region of Pakistan, who share a common Sindhi culture, History of Sindh, history, #History, ancestry, and Sindhi language, language. The historical homeland of Sindhis is bordered by southeastern Balochistan; the Bahawalpur Division, Bahawalpur region of Punjab; the Marwar, Marwar region of Rajasthan; and the Kutch, Kutch region of Gujarat. Sindhis are the third-largest Ethnic groups in Pakistan, ethnic group in Pakistan, after the Punjabis and Pashtuns, forming a majority in Sindh with Sindhis of Balochistan, historical communities also found in neighbouring Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. They form a significant Sindhis in India, diasporic population in India, mostly Partition of India, partition-era migrants and their descendants. Sindhi diaspora is also present in other parts of South Asia; as well as in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Gulf states, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GM Syed
Ghulam Murtaza Syed (17 January 1904 – 25 April 1995), known as G. M. Syed was a Sindhi nationalist and politician, who is known for his scholarly work, later proposing ideological groundwork for separate Sindhi identity and laying the foundations of Sindhudesh movement. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern Sindhi nationalism. He was known as "Saeen" by his supporters. G.M Syed started his political career at the age of 16, when he organised Khilafat Conference at his hometown, Sann, on 17 March 1920. Syed was one of the earliest Sindhi politician who sought the creation of Islamic Pakistan, and became a vocal supporter of the Two-Nation Theory, advocated by the Muslim League leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah; Syed's political propaganda for a purely 'Muslim-dominated state' is witnessed after the Manzilgah incident, where he wanted to cleanse Sindh of its Hindus, stating: "all Hindus shall be driven out of Sindh like the Jews from Germany". However, once the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talib-ul-Mola
Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talibul Moula (4 October 1919 – 11 January 1993; Sindhi: مخدوم محمد زمان طالب المولا) was a Pakistani politician, scholar and poet. He was the 17th ''Sajjadah Nasheen'' of Ghous-ul-Haq Makhdoom Sarwar Nooh Shrine best known "Sarwari Jammat" in Hala. He was born on October 4, 1919, in New Hala. He is the father of Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim and Makhdoom Saeeduz Zaman. Makhdoom Talib ul Mola became the ''Sajjadah Nasheen'' after the death of his father Makhdoom Ghulam Muhammad. His Shrine is famous as ''No lakhi Godri''. His family had some 1 million followers 300 years back, but the number expanded to around 6 million people during his time. He was also a politician and was the senior vice chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party. He was among founding members of PPP and the party was found in his house at Hala in 1967. He was elected as the Member of the National Assembly many times and played role in the movements of MRD and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaikh Ayaz
Shaikh Ayaz SI (, ) born Mubarak Ali Shaikh (, ) (March 1923 – 28 December 1997) was a Sindhi language poet, prose writer and former vice-chancellor of University of Sindh. He is counted as one of the prominent and great Sindhi poet of Pakistan in general and Sindh in particular. He authored more than 50 books on poetry, biographies, plays and short stories in both Sindhi and Urdu languages. His translations of Shah Jo Risalo, which was written by the 18th-century Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, from Sindhi to Urdu language established him as an authority in his domain. He received Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his literary works and is regarded as a "revolutionary and romantic poet". In 2018, a university, Shaikh Ayaz University, was established and was named after him. Early life Shaikh Ayaz was born as Mubarak Ali on 2 March 1923 in Shikarpur, Sindh. He was a lawyer but he also served as the vice-chancellor of Sindh University. Ayaz married Iqbal Begum, who was also a Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qadir Bux Bedil
Faqir Qadir Bux Bedil () (1814–1873) better known by his pen name Bedil (one bereft of heart) was a Sufi poet and scholar of great stature. After Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and Sachal Sarmast, two stars that shone on the firmament of Sindhi poetry and who could measure up to them in excellence were the father and son – Bedil and Muhammad Mohsin Bekas, Bekas. They wrote poetry in Saraiki language, Saraiki Sindhi and Persian. Name He was originally born "Mian Abdul Qadir Qureshi" but out of respect for Abdul Qadir Jilani, he changed his name to "Qadir Bux Bedil". Early life Bedil was born to a very pious family of Rohri. His father Khalifa Muhammad Mohsin was a disciple of Sayed Mir Janullah Shah Rizwi who was a great saint of his time, highly venerated and was chief of forty cardinals of Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed of Jhok Shareef. Thus Bedil was brought up in such an enlightened environment under the guidance of Mir Sahib. It is narrated in the book ''Diwan-e-Bedil'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanveer Abbasi
Tanveer Abbasi () was a Sindhi-language poet. Bibliography His books include: * رڳون ٿيون رباب (شاعري) 1958ع * شعر (شاعري) 1978 ع * جي ماريا نه موت ( ويٽ نامي ناول جو ترجمو) 1973ع * ٻاراڻا ٻول ( چونڊ ۽ ترتيب: 1973ع ) * شاه لطيف جي شاعري ( تحقيق: جلد I 1976ع ) * شاهه لطيف جي شاعري ( جلد ٻيو ، 1985ع ) * شاهه لطيف جي شاعري ( 3 جلد گڏ ، 1989ع ) * سج تريءَ هيٺان ( شاعري: 1977ع ) * جديد سنڌي شاعري ( چونڊ ۽ ترتيب: 1981ع ) * خير محمد هيسباڻيءَ جو ڪلام ( ترتيب: 1983ع ) * نانڪ يوسف جو ڪلام ( ترتيب: 1982ع ) * ڏوري ڏوري ڏيهه ( سفرنامو: 1984ع ) * هيءَ ڌرتي ( شاعري: 1985ع ) * Sachal Sarmast * منهن ت ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
