ENGLISH:
SHAH ABDUL LATIF.
Question
and Answers
Q.1 Who was Shah Abdul Latif? Where and
when was he born?
Ans. Shah Abdul Latif was a great saint who
is lovingly called "Lal Latif" by his devotees. He was born
in a small
village called "Hala Haveli" in the year 1689.
Q.2 What do you know about
the ancestors of Shah Abdul Latif?
Ans. Shah Abdul Latif's ancestors had
migrated to Sindh during the days of Tamerlane. They had come from
Hiirat a town in West Afghanistan. They liked Sindh so much so that
they decided to make it their
permanent home. Many centuries later one of their decendants, Syed
Habib Shah, was blessed
with a son who grew up to be "Saint Lal Latif".
Q.3 Why is Shah Latif known
as "Saint of Bhit"?
Ans. When Shah Latif father died, he
left his home and went to live on a Mound at some distance from
his
village. A mound of sand is called "Bhit" in Sindhi. Due
to the fact that he lived on this mound for
the rest of his life, Shah Latif came to be known as "The Saint
of Bhit."
Q.4 Name the shrines of
saints found in Pakistan.
Ans. In every part of our country,
there are shrines of such saints:
In
Lahore, The shrines of Data Ganj Bakhsh and Mian Mir Sahib.
In
Pak Pattan, Lived and Died Baba Fareed.
In
Multan, The Shrine of Ghoues Bahaul Haq.
In
Sindh, the Shrines of Shah Abdul Latif and Qalander Lal Shahbaz.
In
Peshawar, in Quetta, and in countless other towns and cities there
are the tombs of these man of God.
Q.5 What are the important
features of Shah Latif poetry?
Ans. The important features of
Shah Latif's poetry is that it is written in the language of the
common people,
and other great quality of his poetry beside its simplicity is its
moving music.
Q.6 What is the message
of Shah Latif's poetry? or What according Shah Latif is the goal
of life? Ans. The
message of Shah Latif is the message of love. He believed in the
brotherhood and equality of men
and in pleasing God by good deeds. This according to Shah Latif
is the goal of life.
Q.7 When is the Urs of
Shah Abdul Latif's held?
Ans. Shah Abdul Latif Urs is
held at his shrine every year on 14th Safar, the second, month of
the muslim
calender.
Q.8 How do Shah Latif's
devotees celebrate his Urs?
Ans. Shah Latif's Urs is held
at his shrine every year in 14th Safar, the second month of the
Muslim calender.
Thousands of people gather to listen to the Saint's song sung to
the Tambooro and after their
prayers. Many learned men read papers that tell about Latif's life
and poetry.
Q.9 What do you know about
Shah Latif's music?
Ans. Shah Latif was not only
a saint and a poet but also a great musician. He found great comfort
in music.
His skill in this art enabled him to make many improvements and
changes in the difficult music
of his time. He loved simplicity in music and musical instruments.
He did not agree with the idea
that music should be difficult. So he made it simple and also vented
on instrument called "Tambooro".
Q.10 What do you know about Tamboora?
Ans. The tambooro is a simple
musical instrument invented by the Sufi, philosopher Shah Abdul
Latif.
Q.11 Write a short note on the poetry
of Shah Abdul Latif?
Ans. Shah Abdul Latif started
composing poetry while he was only a boy. Shah Abdul Latif was a
mystic
poet. He was a versatile, genious and had attempted all aspects
of poetry.
Shah
Abdul Latif was a poet of the people and was successful in awakening
them to the discovery of
the truth of spiritual life. He had very deed sympathy for the poor
and had expressed in his sentiments
about them with great pathos and fubings.
His
collection of poems was so valued that it was translated into many
languages and is called "Risalo
of Shah Latif."
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