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Samad Mir (c. 1893 – 9 January 1959) was a mystic Sufi poet from Kashmir.[1][2]
Life
editSamad Mir was born at Alam Sahib Narwara, Srinagar, Kashmir, to Khaliq Mir and Noor, who died in 1893 or 1894.[3][4] Khaliq Mir was dervish, originally from Nambalhar, a small village in Budgam, but migrated to Srinagar to earn a living.
Mir was the only son to return to his native village. His younger brother Rahim decided to stay at Narwara. Mohammad, the third son of Khaliq Mir, died in his twenties.
Samad worked as a labourer at the Hari Niwas Palace at Srinagar (commonly known as The Grand Palace).[citation needed]
Mir had three sons and a daughter.
Poetry and Sufism
editWith no formal education,[5] Mir was illiterate.[6] His poetry was transcribed for him by Ali Shah of Wagar, Budgam.
Mir's poetry was compiled in his Kulyaat, called Kulyaat-e-Samad Mir by Moti Lal Saqi. Kulyaat-e-Samad Mir has been published and revised four times by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. A monograph on Mir has been published in Urdu and Kashmiri by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India. He wrote more than 200 poems.
In line with Sufi tradition, Mir's poetry often deals with concepts such as beauty and truth.[7] Beyond that, a common theme is a praise of Prophets, Walis, and Sufi saints of Islam.[8]
Death
editMir died on 9 January 1959 at his residence in Nambalhar (also pronounced Nambalhard). He is buried at Agar, Nambalhar (Budgam district), where a shrine has been built.
Works
edit- Aknandun "The Only Son"
- Praran Praran Tarawatiyay
- Islamic Poetry (Na'ats)
References
edit- ^ "Kashmiri Poets: Samad Mir". koausa.org. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Kashmiri Poets". www.ikashmir.net. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: I-M. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 530. ISBN 9788176482332.
- ^ "In Iqbal Park, Rashid Hafiz Mesmerizes Audience with Samad Mir's Poetry". 6 June 2015.
- ^ NAJAR, DR MANZOOR AHMAD (2018-06-16). Hierophantic Experiences in Kashmiri Sufi Poetry. Evincepub Publishing. ISBN 9789387905481.
- ^ Gauhar, G. N. (1998). Hazratbal: the central stage of Kashmir politics. Virgo Publications. p. 248. ISBN 9788185870113.
- ^ NAJAR, DR MANZOOR AHMAD (2018-06-16). Hierophantic Experiences in Kashmiri Sufi Poetry. Evincepub Publishing. ISBN 9789387905481.
- ^ NAJAR, DR MANZOOR AHMAD (2018-06-16). Hierophantic Experiences in Kashmiri Sufi Poetry. Evincepub Publishing. ISBN 9789387905481.