Rakhyal Shah
Rakhyal Shah[1] (1842–1940)[2] was a Sindhi[3] Sufi poet from Fateh Pur Sharif, most famous for his multivolume book of Sufi poetry Bahar al-`ishq. The poet himself grew to be the head of a cult, and after his death in 1940, a dargah (shrine) was built in Fateh Pur Sharif to honour him.[4] His shrine was the target of suicide bombings in 2005 and in 2017.[5]
References
- ↑ Kazi 2017.
- ↑ Boivin 2015, p. 5.
- ↑ mudaser.kazi (5 October 2017). "When words of peace 'incite' attack". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
Sindhi poet and critic Rakhyal Morai told The Express Tribune, "Sufi mystics like Rakhyal Shah and Cheezal Shah are beautiful beads on the garland that is Sindhi poetry."Morai added that the mystic poets were given high reverence by scholars in Sindh. Although they were based in Balochistan, they are considered among the great Sindhi poets after Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and Sachal Sarmast.
- ↑ Boivin 2012, p. 102.
- ↑ Shah 2017.
Bibliography
- AFP (19 March 2011). "Urs of sufi poet Saeen Rakhyal begins". Geo News. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- Boivin, Michel (1 March 2012). "The Sufi Center of Jhok Sharif in Sindh (Pakistan): Questioning the Ziyārat as a Social Process". In Bennett, Clinton; Ramsey, Charles M. (eds.). South Asian Sufis: Devotion, Deviation, and Destiny. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4411-8474-0.
- Boivin, Michel (2015). "At the Crossroads of Sufism and Vedanta: The Building of an Interfaith Dialogue in Colonial and Post-Colonial Sindh and Beyond". In Tahir, Naveed Ahmad (ed.). The Issue of Religious Harmony in Europe, South Asia and the Middle East. Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi. pp. 1–15. ISBN 978-969-8551-26-1.
- Kazi, Mudaser (6 October 2017). "When words of peace 'incite' attack". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- Shah, Syed Ali (5 October 2017). "20 killed in suicide bombing targeting shrine in Jhal Magsi, Balochistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
External links
- Bahr-ul-Ishq – Full book on Internet Archive
- Government of Balochistan – Culture Department – Official portal listing shrines, Sufi heritage, and religious festivals in Balochistan.
- Shrine of Hazrat Syed Rakhyal Shah Sufi Al Qadri – News Coverage – A news article discussing the history and cultural significance of the shrine located in Fatehpur Sharif, Balochistan.