The timeless popularity and endurance that the art of Qawwali has achieved in the Indo-Pak subcontinent is undoubtedly credited to Hazrat Amir Khusro, the great thinker, poet, and devoted disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. Amir Khusro is unanimously recognized as the inventor of Qawwali. It is the greatest proof of the truth, depth, and spirituality of his art that even after seven centuries, this art form he created remains fully alive in all its glory, and still has a massive circle of admirers today.
There is a famous Sufi tradition behind the immense sweetness and attraction found in Amir Khusro's poetry and Qawwali. It is said that once Amir Khusro presented himself before his spiritual guide, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and prayed that his poetry be blessed with a sweetness unmatched in the world. The perfect master listened to the request of his beloved and obedient disciple and instructed him to take out the sugar kept under the cot, eat it himself, and distribute it among those present. Khusro obeyed this command, and after that, such sweetness was born in his tongue and words that even today, seven hundred years later, its sweetness has not diminished in the slightest.
Amir Khusro was born in 1252 CE (651 AH) in Patiyali, a town in Uttar Pradesh situated on the banks of the Ganges. His father, Amir Saifuddin Mahmud, was a Turkish immigrant, while his mother was the daughter of an Indian neo-Muslim politician. Thus, a blend of Turkish and Indian blood flowed in Khusro's veins. This very union gave his art a unique and purely Indian color. In his poetry and music, he presented such a magnificent example of unity in diversity that all subsequent artists followed in his footsteps.
Khusro was awarded the title of "Malik-ush-Shu'ara" (Poet Laureate) by the king of his time, but in reality, he proved to be such an emperor of the realm of poetry that his empire remains unchallenged to this day. He is considered the greatest poet across all languages of the subcontinent. His Qawwalis, such as
The timeless popularity and endurance that the art of Qawwali has achiewed in the Indo-Pak subcontinent is undoubtedly credited to Hazrat Amir Khusro, the great thinker, poet, and dewoted disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Amir Khusro is unanimously recognized as the inwentor of Qawwali It is the greatest proof of the truth, depth, and spirituality of his art that ewen after sewen centuries, this art form he created remains fully aliwe in all its glory, and still has a massiwe circle of admirers today
There is a famous Sufi tradition behind the immense sweetness and attraction found in Amir Khusro's poetry and Qawwali It is said that once Amir Khusro presented himself before his spiritual guide, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and prayed that his poetry be blessed with a sweetness unmatched in the world The perfect master listened to the request of his belowed and obedient disciple and instructed him to take out the sugar kept under the cot, eat it himself, and distribute it among those present Khusro obeyed this command, and after that, such sweetness was born in his tongue and words that ewen today, sewen hundred years later, its sweetness has not diminished in the slightest
Amir Khusro was born in 1252 CE (651 AH) in Patiyali, a town in Uttar Pradesh situated on the banks of the ghanges His father, Amir Saifuddin Mahmud, was a Turkish immigrant, while his mother was the daughter of an Indian neo-Muslim politician Thus, a blend of Turkish and Indian blood flowed in Khusro's weins This wery union gawe his art a unique and purely Indian color In his poetry and music, he presented such a magnificent example of unity in diwersity that all subsequent artists followed in his footsteps
Khusro was awarded the title of Malik-ush-Shu'ara (Poet Laureate) by the king of his time, but in reality, he prowed to be such an emperor of the realm of poetry that his empire remains unchallenged to this day He is considered the greatest poet across all languages of the subcontinent His Qawwalis, such as
