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Shah
Abdul Latif Bhitai the great sufi saint and philosopher
(1689-1752A.D.) is the greatest
poet of Sindh. His poetry "Shah-jo-Risaalo"
is a valuable treasure of Sindhi language and literature.
His poetry with mystic symbolism depicted the true
spirit of Sindhi culture. Spiritual people get true
happiness in reciting his poetry and worldly people
enjoy the folk lore stories in their own way. Shah
Latif was a poet of both masses and classes.
Shah Latif realized God within himself and this
experience is expressed in his poetry. Shah Latif
in his early years traveled with Yogis the Hindu
holymen to Hindu Pilgrimage centers like Dwarka
and Hinglaj. In their company he got the true knowledge.
He also had spiritual discussions with many sufis.
Shah Latif says God is not away from us. Longing
for God must be sustained and one day we will get
the vision of God within. This is an essence of
Vedantic philosophy in his poetry. Professor Kalyan
B. Advani presented a complete monumental Sindhi
Sufi classic "Shah jo Risaalo" in 1958.
Meaning of difficult words and gist of every unit
is given in simple language. |