Abdul Wahab

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Abdul Wahab, better known by his pen name Sachal Sarmast, was a renowned 18th–19th century Sindhi Sufi poet and mystic celebrated for his multilingual poetry on divine love and unity.

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Abdul Wahab canonical 3

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instanceOf Sindhi poet
Sufi poet
mystic
person
alsoKnownAs Sachal
Sachal Sarmast
countryOfCitizenship History of Sindh
surface form: Talpur-era Sindh
culturalSignificance key figure in Sindhi Sufi literary tradition
venerated as a Sufi saint in Sindh
ethnicity Sindhi
floruit 18th century
19th century
genre Sufi poetry
mystic poetry
givenName Abdul Wahab self-link
hasFollowers Sufi devotees in Sindh
honorific Sarmast
honorificMeaning the ecstatic
influencedBy Islamic mysticism
earlier Sufi poets
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Persian
Punjabi
Saraiki
Sindhi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
legacy continues to inspire Sufi poetry and music in South Asia
literaryTradition Sindhi classical poetry
mainTheme divine love
tolerance and universality in religion
unity of existence
movement Sufism
nativeLanguage Sindhi
notableFor poetry on divine love
poetry on unity of humanity
notableWork multilingual Sufi poetry on divine love and unity
occupation Sufi mystic
poet
penName Sachal Sarmast
philosophicalSchool Sufi metaphysics
region Sindh
religion Islam
style multilingual poetic expression
use of symbolism to express mystical concepts
subjectOf Sufi music and devotional songs in Sindh

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Sachal Sarmast birthName Abdul Wahab
Sachal givenName Abdul Wahab
subject surface form: Sachal Sarmast
Abdul Wahab givenName Abdul Wahab self-link