Composer & teacher
Pir Shams
- Living years
- c. 1165/1175 – 1356 CE (traditional)
- Geographies
- Sabzwar, Badakhshan, Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, and Gujarat
Biography
Pir Shams is remembered as a widely travelled missionary-poet who carried the Ismaili message from Iran and Central Asia into the Indian subcontinent. Traditions connect his journeys with Badakhshan, Kashmir, Multan, Sindh, and Gujarat, and his Ginans combine dramatic storytelling with the language of mystical love and recognition. His death at Multan in 1356 is commonly cited, but accounts of his birth differ substantially.
In this collection
19 Ginans by Pir Shams
Ya Ali Khub Mijalas Jinat Karake (Munajat)8 verses · Divine Love & LongingDil Manhe Deval Pujie [Satgur Kahere] (Saloko Moto)217 verses · Divine Love & LongingHak Tun Pak Tun Badshah5 verses · Supplication & DuaAb Teri Mahobat Lagi10 verses · Divine Love & LongingJugat Jol Santokh Patr Karo [Abadhu] (Abadhu Ginan)4 verses · Spiritual AwakeningKesari Sinh Svaroop Bhulayo5 verses · Spiritual AwakeningSat Shabad Hae Guru Hamara (Braham Prakash)150 verses · Esoteric GnosisEvi Garbi Sampuran Sar (Garbi - 28)8 verses · Spiritual AwakeningSuno Suno Momano Sun12 verses · Spiritual AwakeningPir Nachine Kanthe Ginanre Ma (Garbi - 20)9 verses · Spiritual AwakeningEk Tirath Vedhana Pir Shams Gazi Sadhana6 verses · Spiritual AwakeningGure Kadhichhe Pavar Hathe (Garbi - 27)18 verses · Spiritual AwakeningEk Shabad Suno Mere Bhai8 verses · Spiritual AwakeningSacha Mera Khalak6 verses · Esoteric GnosisSami Tamari Vadi Manhe7 verses · Spiritual AwakeningAj Anand Pamea Man Ke (Garbi - 02)18 verses · Spiritual AwakeningHathi Hathi Parabat Toladhe4 verses · Spiritual AwakeningPrem Patan Raja Manshudh (Prem Patan Nano)13 verses · Spiritual AwakeningTare Vaga Te Ginanana Vajare Ma (Garbi - 24)15 verses · Spiritual Awakening