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WichaarClassical Punjabi Poets: Shah Hussain (Part 2 of 2)Shah Hussain was a Punjabi Sufi poet, born in Lahore, and is regarded as a Sufi saint. He is considered a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry.
Shah Hussain's love for a Brahmin boy called "Madho" or "Madho Lal" is so known that they are often referred to as a single person with the composite name of "Madho Lal Hussain". His Urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year during the "Mela Chiraghan" ("Festival of Lights").
2020-02-1442 minWichaarClassical Punjabi Poets: Shah Hussain (Part 1 of 2)Shah Hussain was a Punjabi Sufi poet, born in Lahore, and is regarded as a Sufi saint. He is considered a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry.
Shah Hussain's love for a Brahmin boy called "Madho" or "Madho Lal" is so known that they are often referred to as a single person with the composite name of "Madho Lal Hussain". His Urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year during the "Mela Chiraghan" ("Festival of Lights").
2020-02-0742 minWichaarClassical Punjabi Poets: Sultan BahuLike many other Sufi saints of South Asia, Sultan Bahu was a prolific writer and a poet. He also founded the Sarwari Qadiri Sufi order. Most of his books deal with specialised subjects related to Islam and Islamic mysticism; it is his Punjabi poetry that had popular appeal and made him a household name in the region. Simple yet deep choice of words made the verses he wrote unique. He portrayed direct confrontation with fundamentalists, and Mullahism.
2020-01-3123 minWichaarClassical Punjabi Poets: Bulleh ShahBaba Bulleh Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, humanist and philosopher. He lived in the same period as the Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai, renowned Punjabi poet Waris Shah and Sachal Sarmast. Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir was also his contemporary. In his Kafi style poetry Bulleh Shah strongly criticizes religious orthodoxy.
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- Aurangzeb's sons who fought were Muazzam, Azam, Akbar, Muhammad Sultan and Kambakhsh. Muazzam became the undisputed ruler.
2020-01-2441 minWichaarClassical Punjabi Poets: Baba Farid (Part 3 of 3)Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar commonly known as Baba Farid was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Baba Farid is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language, and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the Punjab region.
This episode was created to explain the importance of Baba Farid's legacy and the significance of his poetry.
2020-01-1730 minWichaarClassical Punjabi Poets: Baba Farid (Part 2 of 3)Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar commonly known as Baba Farid was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Baba Farid is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language, and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the Punjab region.
This episode was created to explain the importance of Baba Farid's legacy and the significance of his poetry.
2020-01-1032 minWichaarClassical Punjabi Poets: Baba Farid (Part 1 of 3)Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar commonly known as Baba Farid was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Baba Farid is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language, and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the Punjab region.
This episode was created to explain the importance of Baba Farid's legacy and the significance of his poetry.
2020-01-0429 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 601-631Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-07-1935 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 541-600Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-07-191h 06WichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 481-540Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-07-1254 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 421-480Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-07-1259 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 361-420Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-07-051h 00WichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 301-360Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-07-051h 01WichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 241-300Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-06-2854 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 181-240Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-06-2850 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 121-180Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-06-2147 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 61-120Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-06-2145 minWichaarHeer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 1-60Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.
2019-06-1541 min