Abstract
Hussain, a classical poet, a contemporary of Mughal king
Awrangzeb, born nearly in 1068 Hijra in a village of MalakPur
in Buner. Hussain was the son of Hassan, who was the grandson
of Pir Baba and son of Mian Mustafa Muhammad. After some
time, Hussain shifted to Pakhlai (a village in present upper Swat
near Madyan). He stayed for a long time in Pakhlai with his
uncle Mian Qasam who had already shifted there to convert the
indigenous people of Swat Kohistan to Islam. Later on, Hussain
shifted to a village Kokṛai (near Saidu Sharif, Swat). While
living in Kokṛai, some elders of Amazi tribe from Mardan came
and took him to GhaṛiAmazai village of Mardan. Hussain died
there in 1130 Hijra (1717 AD). His grave is in the graveyard of
Amazo near Shahbaz Ghaṛi. He is known as Syed Hussain Baba.
Some of his descendants are living in Amazo Gharai and some in
Swat. His poetry collection, Dewan, has been edited and
published by Hamish Khalil in 1958. He has mentioned the
places where he had lived. Among them two names are Pakhlai
and MalakPur. Here the Pakhlai is not the village of Hazara
division but it is a village near Madyanin Swat. This place has
been named after an ancient king of Swat Sultan Pakhal. The
second place which has misinterpreted is MalakPur. Actually
MalakPur is a village in present Buner. From the analysis of the
Hussain’s poetry and other I concluded that Hussain has spent a
major part of his life in Swat. In this article I have described the
life and works of this classical poet. Besides I have also analysed
his poetry in sociolinguistic and cultural context for better
understanding of the life and works of Hussain. Claims that
Hussain belonged to Pakhlai and MalakPur of Hazara have no
strong evidences. Therefore if someone claims like this must
have to bring forward more evidences and thus further research
is also suggested for clarifications of many ambiguities and
confusions about the life and works of Hussain.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Deenakhel. (2018) A Critical Appraisal of Life and Works of Hussain: A Classical Poet of Swat, Putaj Oriental Studies, Volume-25, Issue-1.
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