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  • 42 minutes 2 seconds
    Classical Punjabi Poets: Shah Hussain (Part 2 of 2)
    Shah Hussain was a Punjabi Sufi poet, born in Lahore, and is regarded as a Sufi saint. He is considered a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry. Shah Hussain's love for a Brahmin boy called "Madho" or "Madho Lal" is so known that they are often referred to as a single person with the composite name of "Madho Lal Hussain". His Urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year during the "Mela Chiraghan" ("Festival of Lights").
    14 February 2020, 5:00 am
  • 42 minutes 27 seconds
    Classical Punjabi Poets: Shah Hussain (Part 1 of 2)
    Shah Hussain was a Punjabi Sufi poet, born in Lahore, and is regarded as a Sufi saint. He is considered a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry. Shah Hussain's love for a Brahmin boy called "Madho" or "Madho Lal" is so known that they are often referred to as a single person with the composite name of "Madho Lal Hussain". His Urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year during the "Mela Chiraghan" ("Festival of Lights").
    7 February 2020, 5:00 am
  • 23 minutes 48 seconds
    Classical Punjabi Poets: Sultan Bahu
    Like many other Sufi saints of South Asia, Sultan Bahu was a prolific writer and a poet. He also founded the Sarwari Qadiri Sufi order. Most of his books deal with specialised subjects related to Islam and Islamic mysticism; it is his Punjabi poetry that had popular appeal and made him a household name in the region. Simple yet deep choice of words made the verses he wrote unique. He portrayed direct confrontation with fundamentalists, and Mullahism.
    31 January 2020, 5:00 am
  • 41 minutes 28 seconds
    Classical Punjabi Poets: Bulleh Shah
    Baba Bulleh Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, humanist and philosopher. He lived in the same period as the Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai, renowned Punjabi poet Waris Shah and Sachal Sarmast. Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir was also his contemporary. In his Kafi style poetry Bulleh Shah strongly criticizes religious orthodoxy. Corrections: - Aurangzeb's sons who fought were Muazzam, Azam, Akbar, Muhammad Sultan and Kambakhsh. Muazzam became the undisputed ruler.
    24 January 2020, 5:00 am
  • 30 minutes 51 seconds
    Classical Punjabi Poets: Baba Farid (Part 3 of 3)
    Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar commonly known as Baba Farid was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Baba Farid is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language, and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the Punjab region. This episode was created to explain the importance of Baba Farid's legacy and the significance of his poetry.
    17 January 2020, 5:00 am
  • 32 minutes 6 seconds
    Classical Punjabi Poets: Baba Farid (Part 2 of 3)
    Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar commonly known as Baba Farid was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Baba Farid is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language, and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the Punjab region. This episode was created to explain the importance of Baba Farid's legacy and the significance of his poetry.
    10 January 2020, 5:00 am
  • 29 minutes 47 seconds
    Classical Punjabi Poets: Baba Farid (Part 1 of 3)
    Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar commonly known as Baba Farid was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Baba Farid is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language, and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the Punjab region. This episode was created to explain the importance of Baba Farid's legacy and the significance of his poetry.
    4 January 2020, 1:02 am
  • 35 minutes 29 seconds
    Heer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 601-631

    Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.

    19 July 2019, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Heer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 541-600

    Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.

    19 July 2019, 4:00 am
  • 54 minutes 51 seconds
    Heer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 481-540

    Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.

    12 July 2019, 5:00 am
  • 59 minutes 46 seconds
    Heer by Waris Shah: Stanzas 421-480

    Waris Shah’s Heer was completed in 1766 and his rendition of the tragic romance is widely regarded as the most famous. This podcast features Dr. Manzur Ejaz’s recitation of the classical punjabi poem.

    12 July 2019, 4:00 am
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