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حافظ محمد اختر دے حضرت سلطان باہو دی شان وچ لکھے گئے باراں ماہ

('Baran Maah' in the Praise of Hazrat Sultan Bahu (RA) written by Hafiz Muhammad Hameed Akhtar)

Abstract

Baran Maah' (Punjabi) literally means twelve months. It is a poetical form evolved around the twelve months of a year. In Punjabi, many poetical folk forms are related to the unit of time which are later adopted for creative poetry. 'Baran Maah' is one of these forms. A number of Punjabi classical poets contributed such type of poetry. Hafiz Hameed Akhtar was also one of them. He wrote 'Baran Maah' in the praise of Hazrat Sultan Bahu, the classical Punjabi poet and one of the prominent saints of the Qadri lineage. These 'Baran Maah' has been critically analysed in this article highlighting their literary and thematic value.

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