Pain and Grace A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-century Muslim India
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Pain and Grace A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-century Muslim India

by Annemarie Schimmel

Publisher
BRILL
Pages
310
Language
English
Published
1976

Overview

A Study Of Two Mystical Writers Of Eighteenth-Century Muslim India. Khawaja Mir Dard (1721-1785), The Saint Of Delhi And First Truly Mystical Poet Of The Urdu Language, And Shah `Abdul Latf Bhat (01689-1752, The Greatest Mystical Poet Of The Lower Indus Valley, Were Indian Muslims, Deeply Steeped In The Tradition Of Sufism, Particularly In Its Persian Expression; Both Produced Exquisite Mystical Poetr In Their Mother Tougues And Both Were Fond Of Music And Know The Effect Of The Celestial Harmony On Man`S Heart. Contents Covers I. The Indian Scene In The Eighteenth Century, (Khwaja Mir Dard Of Delhi 1721-1785) Ii. Dard`S Life And Teaching, Iii. Dard And The Art Of Speech, Iv. Dard And The Problem Of Prayer, (Shah Abdul Latif`S Life And Teaching, Vi. Sufis And Yogis In Shah Abdul Latif`S Poems, Vii. The Islamic Background Of Shah Abdul Latif`S Poetry

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