SHAH ABDUL ATIF BHITAI
SHAH abdul latif was the son of syed Habib shah. His
ancestors had migrated to sind from Hirat during the days of Tamerted He was
born in 1689 in Hala Haveli when emperor Aurangzeb ruled India
Shah abdul latif had a very
sensitive mind he started composing poetry during his boyhood he was a great
poet of sindhi but he was also a scholar of Arabic and Persian
After his father,s death he started to
live on a mound not far from his village do he is also called bhitia he was not
only a poet but also a great saint and sufi his heart was filled with the love
of God. People were very much impressed by his poetry and his gentle ways he
used to sit on the bank of the take he enjoyed the calm atmosphere of the lake.
People of sind love him
very much the collection of his sindhi poetry has been named shah jo risalo in
his poetry we find love brotherhood and simplicity he was also a great musician
he simplified the music of those days and invented a musical instrument and
called it tambooro.
He died in 1752. he was buried on the same
mound the king Ghulam Shah Kalhoro built a shrine over his grave which has been
rebuilt noe
His ‘urs’ on 14th
safar every year thousands of people gather to attend his Urs may his soul rest
in peace
