Shrine of Bedil and Bekas
Sights/Landmarks
Faqir Qadir Bux Bedil (1873–1815) better known as Bedil (one bereft of heart) was a Sufi poet and scholar of great stature. After Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and Sachal Sarmast, two stars that shone on the firmament of Sindhi poetry and who could measure up to them in excellence, were the father and son – Bedil and Bekas who wrote poetry in Sindhi and Persian. Bedil was well versed in a number of languages: Sindhi, Saraiki, Persian, Urdu, Arabic and Hindi. He has written poetry in Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu, Persian and even in Hindi.
Muhammad Mohsin (1859–1882) was a Sindhi poet, famous as Bekas. He was son of Faqir Bedil and first follower of his school of thought in poetry and is also buried at the same place, so the shrine is commonly known as Shrine of Bedil and Bekas.
Works
Bedil was the most voluminous poet of Sindh, even more so than Shah Latif, with 10 books of poetry to his credit. Most of his poems were written in Persian, Seraiki, Sindhi, Arabic and Urdu,. His famous Sindhi works were Wahdat Namo (Book of Union) and Surood Namo (Book of Melody). He compiled as many as 23 books on prose and poetry written in Persian, Sindhi, Saraiki, and Urdu.
Wahadat Namo is a thought-provoking work through which Bedil Fakir has presented the essence of Sufism (mysticism). Bedil was the first scholar who wrote history of Jhok Shraif and the sacrifice of Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed of Sindh.
Urs
His annual Urs (death anniversary celebration) is held at his shrine in Rohri on the 14, 15, 16 Dhu al-Qi'dah – the eleventh month of the Muslim calendar - where thousands of his Murids (disciples) throng to pay homage to the great saint poet.
Muhammad Mohsin (1859–1882) was a Sindhi poet, famous as Bekas. He was son of Faqir Bedil and first follower of his school of thought in poetry and is also buried at the same place, so the shrine is commonly known as Shrine of Bedil and Bekas.
Works
Bedil was the most voluminous poet of Sindh, even more so than Shah Latif, with 10 books of poetry to his credit. Most of his poems were written in Persian, Seraiki, Sindhi, Arabic and Urdu,. His famous Sindhi works were Wahdat Namo (Book of Union) and Surood Namo (Book of Melody). He compiled as many as 23 books on prose and poetry written in Persian, Sindhi, Saraiki, and Urdu.
Wahadat Namo is a thought-provoking work through which Bedil Fakir has presented the essence of Sufism (mysticism). Bedil was the first scholar who wrote history of Jhok Shraif and the sacrifice of Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed of Sindh.
Urs
His annual Urs (death anniversary celebration) is held at his shrine in Rohri on the 14, 15, 16 Dhu al-Qi'dah – the eleventh month of the Muslim calendar - where thousands of his Murids (disciples) throng to pay homage to the great saint poet.
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