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Hussain, a classical poet, a contemporary of Mughal king Awrangzeb, born nearly in 1068 Hijra in a village of MalakPur in Buner. Hussain was the son of Hassan, who was the grandson of Pir Baba and son of Mian Mustafa Muhammad. After some time, Hussain shifted to Pakhlai (a village in present upper Swat near Madyan). He stayed for a long time in Pakhlai with his uncle Mian Qasam who had already shifted there to convert the indigenous people of Swat Kohistan to Islam. Later on, Hussain shifted to a village Kokṛai (near Saidu Sharif, Swat). While living in Kokṛai, some elders of Amazi tribe from Mardan came and took him to GhaṛiAmazai village of Mardan. Hussain died there in 1130 Hijra (1717 AD). His grave is in the graveyard of Amazo near Shahbaz Ghaṛi. He is known as Syed Hussain Baba. Some of his descendants are living in Amazo Gharai and some in Swat. His poetry collection, Dewan, has been edited and published by Hamish Khalil in 1958. He has mentioned the places where he had lived. Among them two names are Pakhlai and MalakPur. Here the Pakhlai is not the village of Hazara division but it is a village near Madyanin Swat. This place has been named after an ancient king of Swat Sultan Pakhal. The second place which has misinterpreted is MalakPur. Actually MalakPur is a village in present Buner. From the analysis of the Hussain’s poetry and other I concluded that Hussain has spent a major part of his life in Swat. In this article I have described the life and works of this classical poet. Besides I have also analysed his poetry in sociolinguistic and cultural context for better understanding of the life and works of Hussain. Claims that Hussain belonged to Pakhlai and MalakPur of Hazara have no strong evidences. Therefore if someone claims like this must have to bring forward more evidences and thus further research is also suggested for clarifications of many ambiguities and confusions about the life and works of Hussain.

Dr. Muhammad Ali Deenakhel. (2018) A Critical Appraisal of Life and Works of Hussain: A Classical Poet of Swat, Putaj Oriental Studies, Volume-25, Issue-1.
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