The Tradition of Hamd in Sindhi Poetry: An Analysis
تلخیص
Allah created mankind for His adoration and commendation. Man has spent his all creative and professional abilities for the praise of Allah. There are so many ways to gratitude Allah; poetry is one of them. Poetry is an expression of emotions and feelings. A poet expresses his feelings or emotions in any form of poetry. There are so many forms or genres of poetry. 'Ham'd' is one of them. The word "Ham'd" is derived from Arabic root 'h,m,d' which means praise of Allah. In this form of poetry, poet particularly praises Allah. Sindh is a Gateway of Islam. After the emergence of Islam in Sindh the early way of life changed. Before Islam people worshiped idols but after Islam new philosophy of faith in one God was introduced. With the advent of Islam, a new culture brought in. The social life of Hinduism and Bhudism saw a great change. That change had a deep impact on the new converters who accepted Islam. Islam changed the philosophy of literature too. It is a fact that literature always reflects contemporary cultures. Early writings of Sindhi language clearly reflects the effect of Islam and Islamic teachings. Many Sufi saints came to Sindh and spread the message of Islam in true sense. And Sindh became the home of Sufism or Land of Sufis. So every Sindhi classical mystic poets or modern Sindhi poets praise Allah constantly through "Hamd" - a form of poetry. In this paper, an attempt has made to describe brief account of 'Ham'd' in Sindhi poetry
ڈاکٹر منظور علی ویسریو. (2019) سندھی شاعری میں حمد کی روایت : ایک تحقیقی جائزہ, , Volume 30, Issue 2.
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