Sachal Sarmast

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Sachal Sarmast was an 18th–19th century Sindhi Sufi poet and mystic renowned for his humanist, pluralistic verse composed in multiple South Asian languages.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sindhi poet
South Asian poet
Sufi poet
humanist thinker
mystic
pluralist thinker
birthName Abdul Wahab
birthYear 1739
century 18th century
19th century
country Pakistan (present-day)
deathYear 1829
ethnicity Sindhi
genre ghazal
kafi
historicalRegion Sindh, Indian subcontinent
honorificName Sachal
Sachal Sarmast
Sarmast
influenced Sindhi literature
later Sindhi Sufi poets
influencedBy Islamic mysticism
Quranic teachings
earlier Sufi poets
languageOfWork Arabic
Balochi
Persian
Punjabi
Saraiki
Sindhi
Urdu
movement Sufism
name Sachal Sarmast
nationality subject of the Talpur rulers of Sindh
notableFor Sufi poetry
humanist themes
mystical verse
pluralistic message
poetry in multiple South Asian languages
philosophicalView love as path to the divine
religious tolerance
unity of humanity
placeOfBirth Daraza
placeOfBirthRegion near Ranipur, Sindh
placeOfDeath Daraza
region Sindh
religion Islam
shrineLocation Daraza Sharif, Sindh
sufiOrder Qadiri order
theme critique of religious dogmatism
divine love
unity of religions

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