Sachal Sarmast

Sachal Sarmast or Sacho Sarmast (Sindhi: سچو سرمست‎ (1739–1827), born Abdul Wahab Farooqi (Sindhi: عبدالوهاب فاروقي‎) was a prominent and a legendary Sindhi Sufi poet from Sindh (Mehran) in modern-day Pakistan.

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Sachal Sarmast
سچل سرمست‎
Born
Abdul Wahab Farooqi

1739 CE
Daraza, Khairpur, Sindh
Died1827(1827-00-00) (aged 87–88)
Daraza, Khairpur, Sindh
Other namesSacho Sarmast
ReligionSunni
Philosophy career
SchoolSufism Hanafi
Main interests
lyric poetry
Notable ideas
Sufi poetry, Sufi philosophy, and Sufi music

Biography
Shrine of Sachal Sarmast

Sachal Sarmast wrote poetry in seven languages: Sindhi, Siraiki, Persian, Urdu, Balochi, Punjabi and Arabic.[1] He lived during the Kalhoro/Talpur era. He was born in 1152 H (AD 1739) in Daraza, near Ranipur.[2] He was a Sunni Sufi Muslim and contributed a lot to Sindhi Poetry too. His descent is claimed to be from the second Caliph of Sunni Islam, Umar. His book, like Shah Jo Risalo, is fittingly called Sache Jo Risalo ("The Message of the Truthful").

Urs of Sachal

An annual three-day urs, or festival commemorating the death anniversary of Sachal Sarmast is held at Daraza Sharif, beginning on the 13th day of Ramazan,[3][4][5] including a literary conference and musical concerts based on his poetry.[6]

References
  1. Aslam Rasoolpuri, Sachal Sarmast, Bazm e Saqafat Publications Multan
  2. Shameen Khan (August 21, 2014). "The enchanting beauty of Sachal Sarmasts shrine". DAWN. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. "197th Urs of Sachal Sarmast to begin from Ramazan 13th". Daily Times. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  4. "198th Urs celebrations of Sachal Sarmast get underway". Daily Times. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  5. "AUQAF DEPARTMENT , GOVERNMENT OF SINDH". sindh.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  6. Newspaper, the (2013-07-23). "Sachal's Urs begins today". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  • "The Rise, Growth And Decline of Indo-Persian Literature" by R M Chopra, 2nd Edition 2013, published by Iran Culture House, New Delhi and Iran Society, Kolkata.
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