Ali Haider (1690-1785),
Saraiki and
Punjabi Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
poet,
was born in Chountra village,
Pir Mahal Tehsil
Pirmahal ( ur, ) is a tehsil in Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab, Pakistan. The capital is Pir Mahal. Government of Punjab, Pakistan issue notification of Pir Mahal Tehsil on 24 January 2013, with effect from 1 February 2013.
before this Pir Mahal ...
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Toba Tek Singh District
Toba Tek Singh District (Punjabi and ur, ) is a district of Faisalabad Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes. It became a separate ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
in the year 1101 AH (1690). He spent almost his entire life in the village of his birth, where he died 1785 at the age of 95.
References
* ''Great Sufi poets of The Punjab'', by R M Chopra, Iran Society, Calcutta, 1999.
External links
*http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/23/controversy-over-poet-ali-haider.html
*http://www.wichaar.com/news/239/ARTICLE/7117/2008-05-18.html
*http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/books/archive/041205/books2.htm
*http://www.apnaorg.com/research-papers/nasir-rana-1/
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1690 births
1785 deaths
People from Toba Tek Singh District
Punjabi-language poets
Punjabi people
Punjabi Sufis
18th-century Indian Muslims
18th-century Indian poets
Indian male poets