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Syed Waris Shah And His Heer Waris Shah
Syed Waris Shah And His Heer Waris Shah:
Syed Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Khan, Punjab, present-day Pakistan into a reputed Sayyid family and was a descendant of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki through
his son Sayyid Badruddin. His father's name was Gulsher Shah. Waris's parents are said to have died when he was young. Waris acknowledged himself as a disciple of
an ustad from Kasur, namely Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza from whom he received his education. After completing education Waris moved to Malka Hans, a village twelve
kilometres north of Pakpattan. Here he resided in a small room, adjacent to a historic mosque now called Masjid Waris Shah, until his death. His mausoleum is a
place of pilgrimage today, especially for those in love.
The mausoleum complex was completed in 1978 and is a mixture of the Lahore School Architecture and Tughlaq
Architecture. Waris Shah is primarily known as the author of Heer Ranjha whose verse is a treasure-trove of Punjabi phrases, idioms and sayings. His minute and
realistic depiction of each detail of Punjabi life and the political situation in the 18th century, remains unique and the entire poem is an album of colourful
and enchanting pictures of life in the Punjab, of varied views but always deeply absorbing. Waris Shah was a consummate artiste, deeply learned in Sufi and domestic
cultural lore. It is said that the story of romantic love is a poetic expression of the mystical love of the human soul towards God – the quintessential subject
in Sufism and a recurring theme in both Muslim and Hindu mysticism. Some authors also suggest that it was Waris Shah's own unrequited love towards a girl named Bhag
Bhari that later became the foundation of the poem.
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