MATERIAL RECEIVED FROM GRAND SON OF SAMAD MIR SUFI POET OF KASHMIR

 I am uploading the message and photographs as well a brief received from Dr Shakeel Ahmed Mir who is grandson of our great sufi poet late  Samad Mir .Samad Mir (1894-1959) was a sufi-mystic poet who is remembered for his outstanding work Akanandun . Some of us must have heard  late Hassan sofi singing "Tunn Naar Daez Aarwali ."Samad Mir  is the creator of these immortal  lines .The mail , brief story  and photographs are for all to share.I convey my sincere thanks to the family of the  late poet   more particularly to his grandson Dr Shakeel  for sharing this informaton and photographs.Peace be to the soul of this great    icon  of  the composite culture  of Kashmir. AMEN.

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"Sir,kindly find attached a few facts about my grand father samad mir plus some related photos for upload in your blog.I wish to know your official address so that I can post you kulyat e samad mir and audio file of his interview recorded in 1958.you can contact me on 9419034762 or my father(elder son of samad mir) on 9858823733.

Yours

Dr shakeel .GMC Srinagar

Alternative email: drshakeelahmadmir@gmail.com. 

                                                  Samad Mir

Samad Mir was born at Narwara Srinagar.His father Khaliq Mir was also a sofi poet.Khaliq Mir was basically a resident of Village Nambalhar (Budgam).He was a poor former and migrated to Srinagar in search of a better job. He started timber sawing(ari kashi)and got married at Narwara.He had three sons:Samad Mir,Rahim Mir, and Mohammad Mir.Samad Mir in his early twenties returned back to his native village Nambalhar.Rahim Mir stayed at Narwara and Mohammad Mir died in his twenties.

Samad Mir got married to Khurshi Begum,who also was from Nambalhar.But she was not his cousin as is written in many books,including Kulyat-E -Samad Mir.

Initially Samad Mir worked as a labourer with carpenters and masons. But later he took his parental job(aari kashi).But he never visited Handwara during this period,as is wrongly claimed in Kulyat E Samad Mir.

He had three spiritual guides(Murshid)

1. Habib Najar(Wagar-Budgam)

2. Khaliq Najar(Batamaloo Srinagar

3. Ramzan Dar(Anchi doora-Annant Nag)



He started  writing poetry with the permission of Khaliq Najar(murshid),when he was working as labourer at Hari Niwas Srinagar.His first verses are

Vas kar mushkil bar gub goom

Vat raw wun peyoom

Gulaleh panas kaleh reng goom

Vat raw wun peyoom

He was totally illiterate but his poetry is a clean mixture of Islamic Sufism and shaivism.He has used shastra terms frequently

Bar sang e mohkak paaw zakh makh

Thaw path paan seth aatashus

Kam reng wochak yud wai gum khekh

Dev prathak path pash pashes

Besides usual poems he has also written Aka Nundun(only son).It has fourteen parts and all the characters are Hindus.

Since Mir was illiterate,Ali shah(known as Ali Saab)a resident of Wagar village used to pen down his poetry.His poetry has been published by JK Academy of Art,Culture and languages.

His birth date or year is totally unknown and what is written in books is mere postulation.He died on 9th of January 1959 at Nambalhar.He is buried on the out skirts of the village at a place called AGAR.

He had two sons(Gh.Rasool Mir and Gh. Mohd Mir) and one daughter(Rehti).

The close associates(Mureeds) of Samad Mir include Ahad Beigh,Nab kawadari,Sultan Gilatsaz,Ahad chalak of Sringar,Rahim Wani of Muran pulwama,Madho  Ram,Sri kanth and Tulsi devi of Kremshore.

He passed all his spiritual powers to Ahad Beigh of Safa Kadal,who was his son in law also.''

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