![]() ![]() His verses in Sindhi are existent and his anniversary is still held at Bulri, in the form of an Urs. Shah Abdul Karim Bulri (1600s), whose mausoleum stands at Bulri, about 40 miles from Hyderabad, a mystic Sufi poet of considerable repute, was his great, great grandfather. His elders had migrated to Sindh during the era of Timur and his conquests. He however used the term “Shah” as a surname. Bhittai’s ancestryĪccording to most scholars, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s lineage goes back to the Khwarizim Shahs, others claim he was a descendant of the prophet Muhammad. ![]() Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, described Shah Latif as a “direct emanation of Rūmī’s spirituality in South Asia. His work has been compared frequently to great Persian poet Rūmī. ![]() He is widely considered to be greatest poet of the Sindhi language.His collected poems were assembled in the compilation Shah Jo Risalo, which exists in numerous versions and has been translated to English, Urdu, and other languages. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (also referred to by the honorifics: Lakhino Latif, Latif Ghot, Bhittai, and Bhitt Jo Shah) (1689 – 1752) ( Sindhi: شاه عبداللطيف ڀٽائي, Urdu: شاہ عبداللطیف بھٹائی) is famous Sindhi Sufi scholar, mystic, saint, and poet. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |