Abstract
Instability of the world is an important theme in the teachings of Sufism in the Subcontinent. The Sufis of this region are often urged not to fall in love with this transient world. A Sufi of this land always speaks of love of God, guides the people to the service of the mankind and encourages them to remember the day of judgment as well. Just like other Sufis of the Subcontinent, Waris Shah himself belongs to the same tradition of Sufis whose teachings are about love, morality, struggle for virtue and transience of life. Waris Shah's poetry advocates for the instability of the world but with insistence upon action. He says so because he thinks that man does not only belong to this world but to the next world as well. Almost all the Sufis of this region talked about the instability of this world so that man would not indulge into greed, lust and other immoralities. Intoxicated with power, he should never oppress the weak because one day he himself would be answerable to the supreme power. Waris Shah has beautifully linked action and instability of this world in his poetry. Instead of inaction, he teaches of hardwork. In his poetry, where Waris Shah has mentioned the journey from Ishq e majazi to Ishq e haqeeqi, he has also delinated the instability of this world in the best possible manner. The feeling of this world being temporary and perishable attracts man towards good deeds and creates kindness and humility in man and Waris Shah has succeeded in creating this feeling in the readers. In this article the instability of the world will be discussed in light of the "Heer" of Warish Shah, the famous Punjabi poet. The cognizance of the transient nature of this world compels man to virtue and humility. Waris Shah, through his "Heer" has succeeded in inculcating this feeling in his readers. This instability of the world is discussed in this article in the light of Waris Shah's "Heer".
Dr Shoukat Hayat. (2021) ہیر وارث شاہ وچ دنیا دی بے ثباتی, Parakh, Volume 6, Issue 2, 12th Editon.
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