محمد قلی قطب شاہ کی نظموں میں اسلامی تہواروں کا تذکرہ

Abstract

There are almost 12 centers of Tadveen e Matn throughout the length and breadth of India and Pakistan. Prominent among these are Deccan, Lahore, Delhi, Karachi and Rampur etc. where learned scholars carried out Tadveen of manuscripts and texts. One such center is Deccan where scholars tried to preserve the manuscripts of these old poets and writers who belonged to Deccan. One of the great early poets of Deccan was Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutab Shah. He has been known to be the first ‘Sahib e Diwan’ Urdu poet. He was 5th king of Golkunda state of Deccan, in South India. His poetry encompasses a vast panorama of subjects, events, and customs and shows him in a genuine human light. He has covered a large number of festivals and ‘Tehwaars’ both local as well as religious. In this article the writers carry an analysis of his poetry with reference to Muslim festivals. His Kulliyat consists of almost fifty thousand verses and there is a variety of poetical verses. He as a king observed and narrates the culture and rituals of Deccan. Firstly he draws a picture of Hindustani Civilization in his poetry. A colorful world of Deccan’s Islamic rituals can be seen in his poems. In this article scholars have narrated this aspect of His poetry by giving poetical examples.