Great poet who just gave message of love, patience and respect for each other

He is historic poet, who change the culture of sindh

Sufi spirituality teaches mercy, compassion and love - so vital in these testing times across the Planet.

India is known as land of swami ,gurus and sufi saints .it basically shows the best of our culture heritage and history.

The beautiful side of Pakistan

Tell me the stories, oh thorn-bush/Of the mighty merchants of the Indus/ Of the nights and the days of the prosperous times/Are you in pain now, oh thorn-bush... The elite merchants are on decline/And the tax collectors have disappeared/The river is littered with mud/And the banks grow only straws/The river has lost its old strength/You big fish, you did not return/When the water had its flow/Now it's too lateYou will soon/ be caught/For fishermen have blocked up all the ways/The white flake on the water/Its days are on the wane...(— Bhittai [translated by Prof. D. H. Butani (1913-1989) in The Melody and Philosophy of Shah Latif). Many many thanks to Dawn to rejuvenate with the great mystic poet name.

sufism could help to bring india and pakistan closer to each other

Such beautiful photos, praying for the safety of everyone. Long live Pakistan, long live Sufism!

I am thrilled to see the pictures Shah Abdul Latif Shrine.He was a great Sufi poet,who was illiterate yet,he composed beautiful poetry.Sindhi Hindus used to come from India for Urus but it looks like they have stopped coming because of law and order situation. I am grateful to Dawn for publishing and acknowledge the greatness of this Sufi.

I am unable to find any link of sufism/Tasawuf with authentic islamic teachings, question is that when and how does the sufism originated..can someone throw light with references.. thanks

@Ali hassan India?! How did India come into this picture?!

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai is held as a national poet and spiritual guide throughout Sindh. Ranking his among the classical poets of the world, Dr. H.T Sorley remarked: "But to me, the first place goes to Shah Abdul Latif of Bhit, in whose verse it is impossible not to detect the music, the ecstasy of sublime adulation.. He is one of the greatest poets of the world.

@Ali hassan, dear why you are mentioning India here, historically Sindh has been a separate state , a country in the neighbor of India. It was always ruled by its own rulers till Brits conquered it in 1843. Please do not say that Sindh was part of India.

@Fahad, he (Ali Hassan) is another disillusioned person, who refuse to realize the truth.

@Jalbani Baloch, exactly truth said by the Dr. H.T Sorley, Bhitai was justa poet, not some religious person.

The uniqueness of the poetry of this great Poet of Sindh Shah Abdul Latif is that after you read his poetry full of sufism, you are overwhelmed by it.In the end you bow your head in reverence and total admiration of God Almighty the omnipotent.

There is need to understand and spread the universal message of Lateef Sarkaar from door to door and across the globe. Love with Bhittai tremendously increases when we not only read his poetry but also try to understand it. When foreigners like Ernest Trump and Dr. Sorely can read and understand Shah sahib's message, then why not we !

@Azim .... it was and always India

He is the great poet . He spread the message of love.His poetry is loved all over the world. Bhej Bhatai Ghoot.

thanks for sharing

i observed that people did not understand the real message of latif sarkar as they should . poor and illiterate people are misguided by religious people . pics are very nice