Rohal Faqir

Sufi Rohal Faqir
صوفي روحل فقير
Born1734 A.D (1124 Hijri)
Padma-Bhit, Umerkot, Sindh
Died1804 A.D
Kandri, Sindh
Venerated inIslam, Hinduism
InfluencesShah Inayat Shaheed
InfluencedShahu Faqir, Ghulam Ali Faqir, Khuda Bux Faqir, Darya Khan Faqir
Tradition or genre
Poetry, Sufism and Mysticism

Sufi Rohal Faqir (1734–1804) (Sindhi: صوفي روحل فقير) was a saint-poet and mystic, and exponent of sophistic philosophy. Zangeja by caste, Muslim by religion and a Sufi by practice, he was considered to be the great saint poet Kabir reborn in Sindh. Rohal was the progenitor of the famous kandri sharif tribes of the poets and man of piety. He reached the heights of Sufism through blessings of Sufi-sage Shah Inayat, the famous martyr. In his poetry he expresses his message of giving up egoism and hatred and following the cult of love.[1] Sufi Rohal was first person to fuse vedantic elements with Muslim Sufi concepts.[2] Now his shrine at Kandri Sharif Taluka Rohri District Sukkur.

  1. ^ Paniker, chief ed. K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology, Volume 2 (1. publ. ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 507. ISBN 8126003650.
  2. ^ Saleem Akhtar, Muhammad (1993). Islam in South Asia. University of Michigan,USA: Historical and Cultural Research. p. 245.