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Maulud

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Maulud (Sindhi: مولود) is a Sindhi form of poetry about Muhammad's life,[1] with poems consisting of between five and ten verses. The form developed from the earlier forms vā'ī and kafi.[2]

References

  1. ^ Schimmel, Annemarie (1974). A history of Indian literature: Modern Indo-Aryan literatures, part II. Sindhi literature, Part 1. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 7. ISBN 978-3-447-01560-8.
  2. ^ Sperl, Stefan; C. Shackle (1996). Qasida Poetry in Islamic Asia and Africa: Classical traditions and modern meanings. BRILL. p. 361. ISBN 978-90-04-10295-8.