Thematic and Artistic Aspects of Natia Deewan ”Wasael-e-Bakhshish”

Abstract

"Wasael e Bakhshish" which was published in 2014 is Naatiya Diwan of Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri Razavi. This Naatiya collection consists of 169 Naats. At the beginning of the collection, 28 Hamd o Munajat (praises of Allah & supplications) are included. Additionally, it contains 32 Manaqab, 8 Salam (salutations), 32 miscellaneous poems, and 4 Masnavi (narrative poems), all of which are part of Wasail-e-Bakhshish. Apart from this Diwan, there are many other Naatiya books of Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri. Almost every naat of this Diwan is in different meter (Bahr), so a unique diversity of Bahoor (بحور)is seen in this collection. In this article, Muhammad Tahir Siddiqui has highlighted the specialization of this book by analyzing the technical and presentational aspects of this book. This article has been written in a research style. The author has done a stylistic study by identifying different Naats according to the alphabet. The author's style and method is also unique like the content of the book. The linguistic aspects of Wasael e Bakhshish Naatiya Diwan Indicates that the verity of meters is used in this book.

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