His legacy

March 4, 2009

The Pushtun poet AbdulAbdur Rahman Baba was born near Peshawar around A.D. 1650 during the rule of the Mughal king Aurangzeb.

His poetry, written in Pushtu, reveals that he was a learned man who was deeply influenced by Persian Sufism. His main themes are an emphasis on an intimate relationship with God and goodness to all mankind.

To this day, Rahman Baba remains the most popular Afghan poet, and wherever Pushtuns congregate, his poetry is quoted with a familiarity and weight that makes it proverbial.

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2 Responses to “His legacy”

  1. admin on March 4th, 2009 11:29 pm

    Yes, that’s right. I don’t know HOW MANY times I heard a Pukhtun say, “Rahman Baba wai …” and then launch into a piece of the wisdom on the baba.

  2. Srikanta on April 4th, 2009 2:25 am

    It is a shame that taliban is destroying not only the monuments belonging to Rahman Baba, but also at war with the very the spirit of Sufism, that Sufism which contains the real and and hidden meaning of Mussalman philosophy.

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