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Shah Latif and his message

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Shah Latif and His Message
AuthorGM Syed
Original titleلطيف جو پيغام
TranslatorEgnert Azariah
LanguageSindhi
SubjectSufism
Publication placePakistan
Pages182

Shah Latif and His Message (Sindhi: لطيف جو پيغام) is a 1992 book written by GM Syed about the life of sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and his teachings. The book was originally published in Sindhi. It received an English translation by Egnert Azariah.[1] Syed depicts Latif "as a nationalist and patriotic poet because of his immense love and commitment to Sindh and its people."[2]

Summary

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The book contains 12 chapters.

  1. Shah Latif and His Life Sketch
  2. Era and Political Environment of Shah Latif
  3. Shah Latif the National Poet of Sindh
  4. The Sindh of Shah Latif's Imagination
  5. Shah Latif's Concept of Nationalism
  6. Analysis of the Ideas of Shah Latif and Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
  7. The Religious Ideas of Shah Latif
  8. Important Features of Shah Latif's Poetry
  9. The Message of Shah Latif for the Sindhis
  10. Political Ideas of Shah Abdul Latif
  11. Our Responsibilities Toward Shah Latif
  12. Some Selected Verses of Shah Latif From the Point of View of their Themes

References

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  1. ^ Dandekar, Deepra; Tschacher, Torsten (2016-09-13). Islam, Sufism and Everyday Politics of Belonging in South Asia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-43596-9.
  2. ^ Memon, Amanullah (2008). "Alternative Voices from Sindh: A Critical Study of Shah Abdul Latif's Poetry". In Singh, Surinder; Gaur (eds.). Popular Literature and Pre-Modern Societies in South Asia. Delhi: Longman. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-81-317-1358-7.