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Sufi saints or wali (Arabic: ولي, plural ʾawliyāʾ أولياء) played an instrumental role in spreading Islam throughout the world. [1] In the traditional Islamic view, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ...
Mirzā Mazhar Jān-i Jānān (Urdu: مرزا مظہر جانِ جاناں), also known by his laqab Shamsuddīn Habībullāh (13 March 1699 – 6 January 1781), was a renowned Hanafi Maturidi Naqshbandī Sufi poet of Delhi, distinguished as one of the "four pillars of Urdu poetry."
Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali Award for contributions to Santali literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award 2005 Final award 2024 Highlights Total awarded 20 First winner Jadumani Besra Most Recent winner Maheswar Soren Website Official website Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards ...
Saint figures and mythical stories provided solace and inspiration to Hindu caste communities often in rural villages of India. [5] The Sufi teachings of divine spirituality, cosmic harmony, love, and humanity resonated with the common people and still does so today.
Originally a mix of Arabic and Persian, the text was later circulated as a manuscript (pũthi) with a Bengali translation. [ 1 ] Another key work is Abdul Ghani Kanchanpuri's Āʾīna-i Bārī (‘Mirror of the Lord’), an Urdu work written and published in 1915 as both a hagiographical account of Ahmad Ullah's life and a collection of more ...
Native translations in English, Urdu, and Sindhi and more are provided, along with a Lugat feature for word-by-word translation, allowing the poetry's deeper meanings to be explored. A visually rich design, intuitive navigation, and contextual information on historical, cultural, and linguistic aspects are included to connect users with the ...
The Bengali translation was brought out with the support of Bengali writer Krishnendu and a Kerala-based writer Sunil Njaliyathu. The book was released in October 2014 in connection with a book fair in Frankfurt by Christian Weiss, director of the publication house- Draupadi Verlag, which brings out Indian books in German language.
Sufi literature, written in Persian, flourished from the 12th to 15th centuries. Later, major poets linked with the Sufi tradition included Hatef Esfahani (17th century), Bedil (18th century), and Ahmad NikTalab (20th century). However, Sufi literature for the longest time in history had been scattered in different languages and geographic regions.