Friday, May 10, 2013

Faqir Mohammed Hassan ‘Bequs’



Faqir Mohammed Hassan ‘Bequs’ a young Sufi poet and master was the son of Sufi Qadir Buksh ‘Bedil’. He was born in Rohri, on 2nd February 1859 AD/ 22nd Jamad ul Sani 1275 AH. He was brought up and educated by his reverent father. He developed great veneration for Qalander Lal Shahbaz of Sehwan and Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed of Jhok Sharif.

Bequs passed away, sadly,  at a very young age of 22 years on 5th of Ramadan 1298 AH/ 1881. He said poems in Sindhi, Hindi, Siraiki and Persian languages. His collection of poems Divan-e-Bequs has been published and contains 194 poems in the genre of Kafi in Sindhi & Siraiki languages.

[Note by Yawar Ali Kazmi , 2010]

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