Samad mir

Samad Mir(c.1893 - 1959) was a Sufi mystic poet of Kashmir. He is best known for his outstanding work in Aknandun which tries to present a synthesis between Tassawuf (Sufism) and Trika (Shivaism). Samad Mir continued the Sufi mystical tradition in Kashmiri poetry in the 20th century. He is the first Sufi mystic poet of Kashmir who utilized Sanskrit and Hindi words. Samad Mir had never been to school and was totally illiterate but his poetry is a clean combination of Islamic Sufism.
Life
Samad Mir was born at Alam Sahib Narwara Srinagar Kashmir, to Khaliq Mir and Noor Ded in 1893 or 1894. Khaliq Mir was a dervish himself, aboriginally from Nambalhar, a small village in Budgam but had migrated to Srinagar to earn living. Samad Mir was the only son to return to his native village.
His younger brother Rahim Mir decided to stay at Narwara.Mohammad Mir, the third son of Khaliq Mir died in his twenties.
Samad Mir worked as a laborer at Hari Nivas Palace at Srinagar (commonly known as The Grand Palace).
Poetry and spiritualism
Samad Mir was illiterate but his poetry contains words of Urdu, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. His poetry was written for him by Ali Shah of Wagar, Budgam. His spiritual mentors were: Habib Najar of Wagar Budgam, Khaliq Najar of Batamaloo Srinagar, Ramzan Dar of Anchidora Anantnag (Islamabad, Kashmir).
His poetry was compiled in his Kulyaat, called Kulyaat-e-Samad Mir by Moti Lal Saqi. Kulyaat-e-Samad Mir has been published and revised four times by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. A monograph on Samad Mir has been published In Urdu and Kashmiri by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India. He has written more than 200 poems.
Death
Samad Mir died on 9 January 1959 at his residence in Nambalhar. He is buried at Agar, Nambalhar.
Notable works
* Aknandun "The Only Son"
* Praran Praran Tarawatiyay
* Islamic Poetry ()

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