Samad Mir
{{Short description|Mystic sufi poet (1893 – 1959)}}
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Samad Mir ({{circa}} 1893 – 9 January 1959) was an Indian Sufi Muslim poet from Kashmir.{{Cite web|url=http://koausa.org/Poets/SamadMir.html|title=Kashmiri Poets: Samad Mir|website=koausa.org|access-date=2017-01-19}}
Life
Samad Mir was born in Alam Sahib Narwara, Srinagar, Kashmir. His parents Khaliq Mir and Noor Khaliq Mir, who were dervish, originally hailed from Nambalhar, a small village in Budgam, before moving to Srinagar in search of a livelihood. His father Khaliq Mir, who himself was a Sufi Poet, passed away between 1893 and 1894. Samad had two brothers, Rahim and Mohammad. Rahim remained in Narwara, while Mohammad passed away in his twenties. Samad was the only one who returned to his native village, Gwalior.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}
Samad worked as a laborer at the Hari Niwas Palace (commonly known as The Grand Palace) in Srinagar. He had three sons and one daughter.
Poetry and Sufism
Having had no formal education,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSpgDwAAQBAJ&q=samad+mir+poetry&pg=PA119|title=Hierophantic Experiences in Kashmiri Sufi Poetry|last=NAJAR|first=DR MANZOOR AHMAD|date=2018-06-16|publisher=Evincepub Publishing|isbn=9789387905481|language=en}} Samad Mir was illiterate.{{cite book|last1=Gauhar|first1=G. N.|title=Hazratbal: the central stage of Kashmir politics|date=1998|publisher=Virgo Publications|isbn=9788185870113|page=248|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QjZuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22samad+mir%22+%22poet%22|language=en}} His poetry was transcribed by Ali Shah of Wagar, Budgam.
Mir's poetry was compiled in a collection titled Kulyaat-e-Samad Mir by Moti Lal Saqi. The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages has published and revised the collection four times. Samad Mir is the first Sufi mystic poet of Kashmir who utilized Sanskrit and Hindi words in his poetry. A monograph on Mir has been published by the Sahitya Akademi, Government of India, in both Urdu and Kashmiri. Mir is credited with writing over 200 poems.
In line with Sufi tradition, Mir's poetry often deals with concepts such as beauty and truth.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSpgDwAAQBAJ&q=samad+mir+poetry&pg=PA113|title=Hierophantic Experiences in Kashmiri Sufi Poetry|last=NAJAR|first=DR MANZOOR AHMAD|date=2018-06-16|publisher=Evincepub Publishing|isbn=9789387905481|language=en}} Beyond that, a common theme is the praise of Prophets, Walis, and Sufi saints of Islam.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSpgDwAAQBAJ&q=samad+mir+poetry&pg=PA119|title=Hierophantic Experiences in Kashmiri Sufi Poetry|last=NAJAR|first=DR MANZOOR AHMAD|date=2018-06-16|publisher=Evincepub Publishing|isbn=9789387905481|language=en}}
Death
Samad Mir passed away on January 9, 1959 at his residence in Nambalhar (also said as Nambalhard). He was buried at Agar, Nambalhar (Budgam district), where a shrine has since been erected in his honor.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-23 |title=Samad Mir: A Great Sufi Poet of Kashmir |url=https://preciouskashmir.com/2024/06/24/samad-mir-a-great-sufi-poet-of-kashmir/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Precious Kashmir |language=en-US}}
Works
- Aknandun ("The Only Son")
- Praran Praran Tarawatiyay
- Islamic Poetry (Na'ats)
References
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External links
- [https://archive.org/details/kulliyat-e-samd-mir-moti-lal-saki/page/n1/mode/1up Kuliyat-e-Samad Mir] on Internet Archive
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3rV8IheAx0 Kalam-e-Samad Mir] sung by Abdul Rashid Hafiz on YouTube
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:20th-century Indian male writers