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Madho Lal Hussain
مادھو لال حسین son of Sayed Mohay-ud-din urf Qadir Sher Cast Sayed Kazmi Called Mashooq Allah Potra.
The Shrine of Madho Lal Hussain in Lahore
The Shrine of Madho Lal Hussain in Lahore
Born1538 at Shah Pur (District Layyah)
Lahore, Mughal Empire, now Punjab, Pakistan
Died1599
near Ravi River, Lahore, Mughal Empire, now Punjab, Pakistan
Resting placeDurbar Madho Lal Hussain, Baghbanpura, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationSufi poet

Shah Hussain (Template:Lang-ur) was a 16th century Punjabi Sufi poet who is regarded as a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry. Hussain's love for a Hindu boy named "Madho" has resulted in them being referred to as a single person with the composite name of "Madho Lal Hussain" (Template:Lang-ur)

Name

Shah Hussain is also often known as Shah Hussain Faqir - Faqir meaning Dervish ( mendicant ) and Shah means King. So due to his extremely humble Sufi personality, people called him The Dervish King, a person who was a King and a Dervish at the same time. He was son of Sayed Mohay-ud-Din Urf Qadir Sher) Shah Pur District Layyah Shah Hussain (Madhu Lal Hussain) is Kazmi Sayed but the family of Sayed Mohay-ud-Din is called Mashooq Allah Potra. his history is available in Deputy Commissioner Office Muzaffar Garh.

Life

He was the son of Sheikh Usman, and belonged to the Dhudhi clan of Rajputs. He was born in Lahore in 1538, and died in 1599.

Shrine

His tomb and shrine is located at the Baghbanpura precincts, adjacent to the Shalimar Gardens Lahore, Pakistan. His Urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year during the "Mela Chiraghan" ("Festival of Lights").[1] Madho's tomb lies next to Hussain's in the shrine.[2]

Kafis of Shah Hussain

Hussain's poetry consists entirely of short poems known as Kafis.[3] A typical 'Hussain Kafi' contains a refrain and some rhymed lines. The number of rhymed lines is usually between four and ten. Only occasionally is a longer form adopted. Hussain's Kafis are also composed for, and the singing of them have been set to music based on Punjabi folk music. Many of his Kafis are part of the traditional Qawwali repertoire. His poems have been performed as songs by Kaavish, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Ghulam Ali, Hamid Ali Bela, Amjad Parvez, Junoon and Noor Jehan, among others.[4] "It may be asserted that poetry is often written to be sung. And all poetry carries, through manipulation of sound effects, some suggestion of music".[5]

Here are three examples, which draw on the love story of Heer Ranjha:

Another Kafi:

Two Kafis that are addressed to his converted Hindu disciple Madho Lal Hussain[6] need a special mention:

See also

References

  1. ^ [1], Annual Mela Chiraghan (Festival of Lights) in Lahore on Dawn newspaper, Published 4 April 2016, Retrieved 19 Aug 2016.
  2. ^ Lal, Mohan. (2006) Encyclopaedia of Indian literature. Vol. 5, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, p. 3940. ISBN 81-260-1221-8.
  3. ^ Hussain, Shah (1987). Kafiyan Shah Hussain: Kalaam Aur Urdu Tarjumah.
  4. ^ "Hamid Ali Bela sings Shah Hussain poem". dailymotion.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Profile of 'Shah Hussain'". travel-culture.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ^ Amin Naqshbandy, Sheikh Parvaiz (2001). Hazrat Maadho Laal Hussain. the University of Michigan: Umar Publications. p. 120.

Further reading

  • Great Sufi Poets of The Punjab, by R. M. Chopra, Iran Society, Kolkata, 1999.


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