Chapter 2 - Shah Abdul Latif

IX English - Chapter 2 - Shah Abdul Latif

Question and Answers

Q.1 Who was Shah Abdul Latif? Where and when was he born?

Ans. Shah Abdul Latif was a great saint who is lovingly called "Lal Latif" by his devotees. He was born in a small village called "Hala Haveli" in the year 1689.

Q.2 What do you know about the ancestors of Shah Abdul Latif?

Ans. Shah Abdul Latif's ancestors had migrated to Sindh during the days of Tamerlane. They had come from Hiirat a town in West Afghanistan. They liked Sindh so much so that they decided to make it their permanent home. Many centuries later one of their decendants, Syed Habib Shah, was blessed with a son who grew up to be "Saint Lal Latif".

Q.3 Why is Shah Latif known as "Saint of Bhit"?

Ans. When Shah Latif father died, he left his home and went to live on a Mound at some distance from his village. A mound of sand is called "Bhit" in Sindhi. Due to the fact that he lived on this mound for the rest of his life, Shah Latif came to be known as "The Saint of Bhit."

Q.4 Name the shrines of saints found in Pakistan.

Ans. In every part of our country, there are shrines of such saints:

• § In Lahore, The shrines of Data Ganj Bakhsh and Mian Mir Sahib.
• § In Pak Pattan, Lived and Died Baba Fareed.
• § In Multan, The Shrine of Ghoues Bahaul Haq.
• § In Sindh, the Shrines of Shah Abdul Latif and Qalander Lal Shahbaz.
• § In Peshawar, in Quetta, and in countless other towns and cities there are the tombs of these man of God.

Q.5 What are the important features of Shah Latif poetry?

Ans. The important features of Shah Latif's poetry is that it is written in the language of the common people, and other great quality of his poetry beside its simplicity is its moving music.