Hashim Shah

Hashim Shah
ہاشم شاہ
Born1735 or 1752
Jagdev Kalan, Amritsar, Punjab
Died1843 (aged 108) or 1823
Ajnala village Jagdev Kalan in Amritsar district, Punjab
Resting place
Tharpal, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan
RelativesMuhammad Sharif (father)
Rajni Mai (mother)
Writing career
Notable worksSassui Punnhun, Sohni Mahiwal, and Shirin Farhad

Hashim Shah (Punjabi ہاشم شاہ (Shahmukhi), ਹਾਸ਼ਿਮ ਸ਼ਾਹ (Gurmukhi); 1735–1843) was a Punjabi writer and Sufi poet, best known for his Sassi Punnun (or Sassi Panhu). In his poetic compositions his prosody is Punjabi though his vocabulary abounds in Hindi, Persian and Arabic words.

Biography

Hashim Shah was born in Jagdev Kalan in 1735, 1752, or 1753 and lived in that village his entire life. He wrote three stories "Kissa Kaw" named Sassi Punnu, Sohni Mahiwal, and Shirin Farhad.

Hashim, besides following the family tradition of hikmat (physician), copunselling and Piri-Muridi, also worked as a carpenter for sustenance. He left the profession of carpentry when Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his courtiers extended their patronage to Hashim. Thereafter, he devoted his entire life to spiritual attainments and composing Sufistic (mystic) poetry.

Hashim died in Ajnala, 1843 or 1823 and was buried in Tharpal village in Narowal District where every year Urs was held on or about 21st of Jeth (end May – early June).

Style

His poetry has a certain style reverberating with description and sometimes sadness. Sufism ran in Hashim's family. He, his father and grandfather practised piri-muridi. He took Sufism as an established belief. His Punjabi poetry reverberates with mysticism of high order and can be allegorically interpreted for Love Divine.

Works

He has written the following books:

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Dr Gurmeet (11 September 2021). Sufi Poet Hashim Shah Punjabi Literature. K.K. Publications. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Hanif, N. (2000). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia Hashim Shah ہاشم شاہ. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-087-0. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Great Sufi Poets of The Punjab by R. M. Chopra, (1999), Iran Society, Kolkata.
  4. 1 2 Shackle, Christopher (February 2013). "Some Observations on the Evolution of Modern Standard Punjabi". In Arnold, David; Robb, Peter (eds.). Institutions and Ideologies: A SOAS South Asia Reader. Taylor & Francis. p. 69. ISBN 9781136102349.
  5. ↑ "ਹਾਸ਼ਮ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੀਡੀਆ" [Hashim]. punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ↑ CHOPRA, Mr R. M. (7 April 2023). GREAT SUFI POETS OF THE PUNJAB. Anuradha Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-91873-77-6. Retrieved 2 January 2024.