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Faqir Qadir Bux Bedil | |
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| فقير قادر بخش بيدل | |
| Born | 1814 Rohri, Sind Province, British India |
| Died | January 15, 1873 (aged 58–59) Rohri, Sind Province, British India |
| Venerated in | Islam, Hinduism |
| Influences | Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sachal Sarmast |
| Influenced | Bekas, Nawab Ali Shah Sikayal, Qazi Baba, Baba Nebhraj, Paro Shah, Allah Bux Mast |
Tradition or genre | Poetry, Prose |
Faqir Qadir Bux Bedil (Sindhi: فقير قادر بخش بيدل) (1814–1873) better known by his pen name Bedil (one bereft of heart)[citation needed] was a Sufi poet and scholar of great stature. After Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and Sachal Sarmast, two stars that shone on the firmament of Sindhi poetry and who could measure up to them in excellence were the father and son – Bedil and Bekas. They wrote poetry in Saraiki[1][2] Sindhi and Persian.