Saleh Muhammad Safoori Explained

Saleh Muhammad Safoori
Birth Date:1747
Death Date:1826
Birth Place:Sidhnai Ravi belt, Punjab, Mughal Empire
Known For:Punjabi poetry
Era:18th century
Parents:Safoora (Mother)

Saleh Muhammad Safoori (Panjabi; Punjabi: صالح محمد الصفوري) was an 18th-century Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet.[1]

Background

Saleh Safoori was a son of Noor Muhammad and Mai Safoora, a local saint. His Punjabi works were published in 2011 under the title Kulliyat-e-Saleh Muhammad Safoori, which included the stories of Sassi Punnu and Sohni Mahinwal, two poetic tributes to Sufi Sultan Abdul Hakeem and Jati Abdal as well as one in the memory of his mother Mai Safoora and two si-harfis (a form of Punjabi poetry).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17 November 1999 . Punjabi literature . LCWU Online Course Directory.
  2. News: Controversy over poet Ali Haider! . Dawn . 23 June 2011 .