Mian Muhammad Bakhsh
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Mīān Muhammad Bakhsh (
Bakhsh is revered throughout the
Early life
Bakhsh was born in c. 1830 in
Upbringing
He was brought up in a very religious environment, and received his early education at home. He was later sent with his elder brother, Mīān Bahāval, to the nearby village of Samwal Sharīf to study religious sciences, especially the science of
Mīān Muhammad was still only fifteen years old when his father, falling seriously ill, and realizing that he was on his deathbed, called all his students and local notaries to see him. Mīān Shamsuddīn told his visitors that it was his duty to pass on the spiritual lineage that he had received through his family from Pīr-e Shāh Ghāzī Qalandar Damriyan Wali Sarkar; he pointed to his own son, Mīān Muhammad, and told those assembled that he could find nobody more suitable than he to whom he might award this privilege. Everybody agreed, the young man's reputation had already spread far and wide. Mīān Muhammad, however, spoke up and disagreed, saying that he could not bear to stand by and allow his elder brother Bahāvul to be deprived of the honour. The old man was filled with so much love for his son that he stood up and leaving his bed grasped his son by the arms; he led him to one corner and made him face the approximate direction of
Poetic talents and works
Saif ul Malūk (1863) is considered his masterpiece. In its ending verses, Mian Muhammad Bakhsh listed major genres of
The land of
qissas and risālas. Where now has that company gone, Muhammad? Look and take careful stock.First is Shaikh Farid Shakarganj, true knower and possessor of sainthood. Every utterance of his tongue is a guide on the true path.
Then there was a Sultan Bahu, a special hero in the cause of truth. The dohṛās which he uttered shine out in both worlds.
On listening to the kāfīs of Bullhe Shah, inner unbelief is broken. He swims about in the ocean of Oneness.
— Saif ul Malūk (1863)[8]
Once he had advanced a little along the
His works include: Siharfi,
Formal pledge of allegiance
Despite the fact that he had essentially been made a
Death and legacy
He died on the 7th day of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah 1324 AH (1907 AD), and was buried in Khari Sharif, not far away from his spiritual great great grandfather, Damriyan Wali Sarkar. To this day many people visit his tomb with the intention of receiving spiritual blessings.[1]
In February 2016, rich tributes were paid to Mian Muhammad Bakhsh at a literary seminar held at
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i In memory of Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website, Published 13 October 2013, Retrieved 31 December 2017
- ^ The River that played god Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 August 2012, Retrieved 31 December 2017
- ISBN 978-81-250-1341-9.
The decades and centuries after Bulleh Shah's death in 1758 saw a number of well - known Punjabi mystic and secular poets . These included Mian Mohammed Baksh, author of Safrul Ishq, popularly known as Saiful Malook...
- ^ a b "Mian Muhammad Bakhsh – A great Punjabi Sufi Poet". The Nation. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
Mian Sahib's great grandfather belonged to a clan Paswal Gujjar. He came to Khari Sharif from village Chak-Behram of Gujrat, Punjab. Gujrat is an adjoining district to Mirpur, Kashmir.
- ^ "Saif-ul-Malook ; The Lake of Fairies in 1870's". Pakistan Defence. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Mian Muhammad Bakhsh – A great Punjabi Sufi Poet". nation.com.pk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- .
- ISBN 978-0-19-908098-4.
- ^ Speakers pay rich tributes to Sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website, Published 17 February 2016, Retrieved 31 December 2017
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