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'''Mir ʿAlī Sher Thattavi''', also known by his pen name ''' |
'''Mir ʿAlī Sher Thattavi''', also known by his pen name '''Qāniʿ/Ḳāniʿ''' (b. 1727 - d. 1788), was a prominent [[Sindhis|Sindhi]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Quraishi |first1=Fatima |title=“This is Makkah for Me!” Devotion in Architecture at the Makli Necropolis |journal=Saintly Spheres and Islamic Landscapes |date=3 December 2020 |page=270 |url=https://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004444270/BP000019.xml |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref> [[Muslim]] historian, poet, and scholar from [[Thatta]], [[Sindh]]. He was the son of ʿIzzat Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-S̲h̲īrāzī. He began composing poetry at 12 years of age. He received his education from local scholars, some of whom are mentioned in his work "Maḳālāt-al-s̲h̲uʿarāʾ" He studied the "Fatawa-e-Alamgiri" and independently wrote essays, marking the start of his prolific career. |
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In 1761, he was commissioned by [[Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro|G̲h̲ulām S̲h̲āh ʿAbbāsī]], the [[Kalhoro]] ruler of [[Sindh]], to write a Persian history of the ruling dynasty, modelled after the "[[Shahnameh|S̲h̲āhnāma]]" of [[Ferdowsi|Firdawsī]], though this project remained incomplete. Five years later, he compiled "Tuḥfat al-kirām," which he completed in 1767. Qaune's literary contributions cover various topics, including the works of Al-Ghazali and Rumi.<ref name="EJ">{{cite journal |title=Ḳāniʿ |journal=Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online |date=2012 |doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_3867 |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEO/SIM-3867.xml |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref> He has authored over more than fourty-two works in total.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Asif |first1=Manan Ahmed |title=A Book of Conquest The Chachnama and Muslim Origins in South Asia |journal=Notes |date=1 September 2016 |page=214 |doi=10.4159/9780674972414-011 |url=https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674972414-011 |publisher=Harvard University Press |language=en}}</ref> |
In 1761, he was commissioned by [[Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro|G̲h̲ulām S̲h̲āh ʿAbbāsī]], the [[Kalhoro]] ruler of [[Sindh]], to write a Persian history of the ruling dynasty, modelled after the "[[Shahnameh|S̲h̲āhnāma]]" of [[Ferdowsi|Firdawsī]], though this project remained incomplete. Five years later, he compiled "Tuḥfat al-kirām," which he completed in 1767. Qaune's literary contributions cover various topics, including the works of Al-Ghazali and Rumi.<ref name="EJ">{{cite journal |title=Ḳāniʿ |journal=Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online |date=2012 |doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_3867 |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEO/SIM-3867.xml |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref> He has authored over more than fourty-two works in total.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Asif |first1=Manan Ahmed |title=A Book of Conquest The Chachnama and Muslim Origins in South Asia |journal=Notes |date=1 September 2016 |page=214 |doi=10.4159/9780674972414-011 |url=https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674972414-011 |publisher=Harvard University Press |language=en}}</ref> |
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Mir Ali Sher Qaniʿ Thattvi | |
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Born | Mir Ali Sher Shirazi 1727 Thatta |
Died | 1788 (aged 60–61) Thatta |
Pen name | Ḳāni |
Occupation | historian, poet and hagiographer |
Language | Sindhi, Persian |
Genre | History, Masnavi, Ghazal |
Notable works | Tuḥfat al-kirām Maḳli Nāma Maḳālāt al-s̲h̲uʿarāʾ Miʿyār-i sālikān-i ṭarīḳat Tāʾrīk̲h̲-i ʿAbbāsīya Niṣāb al-bulag̲h̲āʾ Mat̲h̲nawiyyāt-wa Ḳaṣāʾid-i Ḳāniʿ |
Parent | ʿIzzat Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-S̲h̲īrāzī (Father) |
Mir ʿAlī Sher Thattavi, also known by his pen name Qāniʿ/Ḳāniʿ (b. 1727 - d. 1788), was a prominent Sindhi[1] Muslim historian, poet, and scholar from Thatta, Sindh. He was the son of ʿIzzat Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-S̲h̲īrāzī. He began composing poetry at 12 years of age. He received his education from local scholars, some of whom are mentioned in his work "Maḳālāt-al-s̲h̲uʿarāʾ" He studied the "Fatawa-e-Alamgiri" and independently wrote essays, marking the start of his prolific career.
In 1761, he was commissioned by G̲h̲ulām S̲h̲āh ʿAbbāsī, the Kalhoro ruler of Sindh, to write a Persian history of the ruling dynasty, modelled after the "S̲h̲āhnāma" of Firdawsī, though this project remained incomplete. Five years later, he compiled "Tuḥfat al-kirām," which he completed in 1767. Qaune's literary contributions cover various topics, including the works of Al-Ghazali and Rumi.[2] He has authored over more than fourty-two works in total.[3]
Major works
- "Tuḥfat al-kirām" (Gift of the Generous), a comprehensive three-volume history, with the final volume focusing on Sindh.
- "Maḳālāt al-s̲h̲uʿarāʾ," an alphabetically arranged biographical compilation of poets from Sindh who wrote in Persian.
- "Maḳli Nāma" or "Būstān-i bahār," a poetic description of the Maklī hills.
- "Miʿyār-i sālikān-i ṭarīḳat," documenting the lives of saints and Sufi poets.
- "Tāʾrīk̲h̲-i ʿAbbāsīya," an unfinished history of the Kalhōŕas, written in prose and verse, undertaken at the command of Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro.
- "Niṣāb al-bulag̲h̲āʾ," an encyclopedic work compiled in 1783, with the only known copy held in the private library of Muḥammad Ibrāhīm of Gaŕhī Yāsīn (Sindh).
- "Mat̲h̲nawiyyāt-wa Ḳaṣāʾid-i Ḳāniʿ," a collection of his longer poems.
His most prominent work, "Tuḥfat al-kirām," dealt with the lives of Sufis from the time of Muhammad until the late 12th/18th century, an account of the martyrs of Karbala, and a general history. A detailed list of his works is provided in the introduction to "Maḳālāt al-Shuʿarāʾ," pages 7-28. Mir ʿAlī Sher Thattavi passed away in 1788, and his grave still exists on the Maklī hills.[4][2]
References
- ^ Quraishi, Fatima (3 December 2020). ""This is Makkah for Me!" Devotion in Architecture at the Makli Necropolis". Saintly Spheres and Islamic Landscapes. Brill: 270.
- ^ a b "Ḳāniʿ". Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online. Brill. 2012. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_3867.
- ^ Asif, Manan Ahmed (1 September 2016). "A Book of Conquest The Chachnama and Muslim Origins in South Asia". Notes. Harvard University Press: 214. doi:10.4159/9780674972414-011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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