Shah Latif’s Bhambhore

ABSTRACT This article analyzes the place of Bhambhore which has been discussed by, Sindh’s classical poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai in his poetry. Bhambore finds mention and discussion in the works of many other classical poets as well, including Qazi Qadan, Shah Abdul Karim and others. The highly popular folklore of Sassi-Punhun also has connections […]

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Rita Shahani’s – The Critic

ABSTRACT Renowned Indian Sindhi author and critic Rita Shahani has passed away, which is a great loss of Sindhi Language and Literature, felt equally on both sides of the border. She was one of those female writers, who wrote extensively in different genres, having to her credit more than thirty five books. But at the […]

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“Fate gives nothing to the sleeping ones ”Khahori of Shah Latif – The symbol of untiring struggle

ABSTRACT According to the topic and subject matter, Shah Latif has described Sur Khahori, the life of such wondering men who plod through plains, deserts, and mountains to earn their simple food “Duth”.Keeping his tradition of poetic depiction, Shah Latif has mentioned the characters, places and other things. He has made use of metaphors to […]

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Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Intuition

ABSTRACT In this research article we have tried to explore the power of “Intuition”, “Inspiration” and Language; and their mutual relationship in the expression of Sufistic and Philosophical concepts in the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. During our study it has been discovered that most of the great poetry, especially that of classical poets […]

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Mysticism is a worldwide subject

ABSTRACT Mysticism is a worldwide subject for inward purification through religious practices. The significance of these practices is sometimes described in the form of poetry verses. In Pashto literature, the renowned figures of Pashto literary world include Rahman Baba, Khushal Khan Khattak, Abdul Hameed Baba and Hamza shinwari. These poets have written on mysticism via […]

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A Critical Study of Printed Texts of Khair-Ul- Bayan(In the light of established principles of textual criticism

Abstract Bayazid Ansari’s Khair-ul-Bayan, written in Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, Farsi and Pashto, is considered to be the first ever book length work in Pashto. University of Tubingen in Germany has its original manuscript. An imprint of this valuable work was published in Kabul while two of its edited versions were published in Pakistan. One of these […]

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