Hashim Shah
Hashim Shah | |
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| ہاشم شاہ | |
| Born | 1735 or 1752 Jagdev Kalan, Amritsar, Punjab |
| Died | 1843 (aged 108) or 1823 |
Resting place | Tharpal, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Relatives | Muhammad Sharif (father) Rajni Mai (mother) |
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| Notable works | Sassui Punnhun, Sohni Mahiwal, and Shirin Farhad |
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Hashim Shah (Punjabi ہاشم شاہ (Shahmukhi), ਹਾਸ਼ਿਮ ਸ਼ਾਹ (Gurmukhi); b. 1735 d. 1843) was a Punjabi writer and Sufi[1] poet, best known for his story Sassi Punnun (or Sassi Panhu). In his poetic compositions his prosody is Punjabi though his vocabulary abounds in Hindi, Persian and Arabic words.
Biography
[edit]Hashim Shah was born in Jagdev Kalan in 1735, 1752, or 1753[2] and lived in that village his entire life.[3] He wrote three stories "Kissa Kaw" named Sassi Punnu, Sohni Mahiwal, and Shirin Farhad.
Hashim, besides following the family tradition of hikmat (physician), copunselling and Piri-Muridi, also worked as a carpenter for sustenance. He left the profession of carpentry when Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his courtiers extended their patronage to Hashim. Thereafter, he devoted his entire life to spiritual attainments and composing Sufistic (mystic) poetry.
Hashim died in Ajnala, 1843 or 1823[2] and was buried in Tharpal village in Narowal District where every year Urs was held on or about 21st of Jeth (end May – early June).
Style
[edit]His poetry has a certain style reverberating with description and sometimes sadness. Sufism[4] ran in Hashim's family. He, his father and grandfather practised piri-muridi. He took Sufism as an established belief. His Punjabi poetry reverberates with mysticism of high order and can be allegorically interpreted for Love Divine.
Works
[edit]He has written the following books:
- Qissa Shirin Farhad
- Qissa Sohni Mahiwal
- Qissa Sassi Punnun
- Gyan Prakash
- Dohre
References
[edit]- ↑ Singh, Dr Gurmeet (11 September 2021). Sufi Poet Hashim Shah Punjabi Literature. K.K. Publications. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- 1 2 Shackle, Christopher (February 2013). "Some Observations on the Evolution of Modern Standard Punjabi". In Arnold, David; Robb, Peter (eds.). Institutions and Ideologies: A SOAS South Asia Reader. Taylor & Francis. p. 69. ISBN 9781136102349.
- ↑ "ਹਾਸ਼ਮ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੀਡੀਆ" [Hashim]. punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ CHOPRA, Mr R. M. (7 April 2023). GREAT SUFI POETS OF THE PUNJAB. Anuradha Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-91873-77-6. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- Great Sufi Poets of The Punjab by R. M. Chopra, (1999), Iran Society, Kolkata.
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- ↑ Hanif, N. (2000). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia Hashim Shah ہاشم شاہ. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-087-0. Retrieved 2 January 2024.