Ahmad Shah Gujjar
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Ahmad Shah Gujjar, commonly known as Ahmad Gujjar, was a 17th-century Punjabi poet during the regime of the Mughal emperor Jahandar Shah. He was the first Punjabi-Muslim writer to create a poetic version of the famous Hir-Ranjha story.[1][2] His book, "Hir Ahonad", offered a unique twist on the tale, differing from earlier writer Damodar's version. Later Muslim poets mostly preferred Shah's interpretation.[2][3]
The story of Heer Ranjha was first written by Damodar Das Gulati. Later, Ahmed Shah Gujjar wrote his version, "Hir Ranjha", around 1682. Later other Punjabi poets, including Waris Shah and Shah Jahan Muqbal, were inspired by Ahmad's version.[4][5] Waris Shah's famous version of "Heer Ranjha" came about thirty years after Ahmad's version.[2][6]
Early life
[edit]Ahmed Shah was born in approximately 1617 A.D into a Punjabi speaking family of the Muslim Gujjar tribe.[2][3]
Poetic works
[edit]- Ahmed Shah Gujjar is best known for writing "Kissa Heer" (The Tale of Heer Ranjha). He followed Damodardas Arora's version and created his own interpretation, "Hir-Ranjha" or "Ahomond". Ahmed Shah was the first Punjabi Muslim to write this famous story, between (1682-1693).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Mukherjee 1998, p. 8.
- ^ a b c d Shah Hashmi 1992, p. 115.
- ^ a b Ahsan 1981, p. 209.
- ^ Akhtar 1993, p. 251.
- ^ Singh 1988, p. 18.
- ^ "Poets Who Composed The Legend Story of Heer Ranjha". Fiction. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ Sekhom 1993, p. 87.
Sources
[edit]- Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. Orient Longman. p. 8. ISBN 9788125014539.
- Sekhom, Santa Singha (1993). A History of Panjabi Literature Volume 2. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 87. ISBN 9788173802638.
- Akhtar, Muhammad Saleem (1993). Islam in South Asia 1993. National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research. p. 251. ISBN 9789694150369.
- Singh, Gurcharan (1988). Warris Shah. Sahitya Akademi. p. 18.
- Shah Hashmi, Hameed Ula (1992). Punjabi Adhab di Tareekh (in Urdu). Taaj Book Deepu. p. 115.
- Ahsan, Abdushshakur (1981). پاکستانى ادب [Pakistani literature] (in Urdu). اداره تحقيقات پاکستان، دانشگاه پنجاب،. p. 209. ISBN 978-969-425-034-2.