A Comparative Study of Asceticism in the Poetry of Abul- Athahiya and Abdul Rehman Baba Peshawari
Abstract
Ascetic means a person not allowing himself for physical pleasure,
especially for religious reasons, related to a simple life and a strict way of
living.
Abul Atahiya was a famous poet born in kofa, the city of Iraq, during
Abbasid dynasty. In youth much of his poetry verse was romantic and
about wine but latter a drastic change occurs in his poetry and much of
his poetry was concerned with asceticism and Islamic mysticism and
constantly imitated to spirituality and Sufism.
Rehmān Bābā was born in the famed city Peshawar, khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He was renowned Sufi poet of Pashtu literature.
Rehman Baba did oath of allegiance (By`aht) on the hand of Haji
Bahadur Baba of Kohat as well as learned mysticism from him. His poetry
expresses a peaceful Islamic mystical and ascetical perspectives, in which
he plainly advised and sermon to peoples regarding Islamic
interpretations.
The main theme of this article was to critically analyze the poetry of Abul
Atahiya and Rehman Baba pertaining asceticism and Islamic mysticism.
The study further explored the verses of both poets in their integrity on
Sufism on thoughts.
Syed Sayyar Ali Shah, Munir Ahmad , Muhammad Qasim. (2020) المقارنة بين زهديات ابي العتاهية و بابا عبدالرحمان البشاوري, Journal of Islamic Civilization and Culture, Volume 3, Issue 1.
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