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Sachidino, Sachoo(the truthful) and Sachal Sarmast were all names given to Mian Abdul Haq Farooqi because of the radical sufi pursuits with which he challenged the rigid mindset of the clergy of his times.
His shrine is in the village of Daraza near ranipur, Khairpur District, Pakistan.
- Born
- 1739
Daraza - Nationality
- Died
- 1829
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Sachal Sarmast, one of the great mystics of Sindh, is known as the second Mansoor Hallaj because of his poetry and philosophy.
He never remarried.
He took the name Sachal (Truth). His father died when he was a young child, and Abdul Wahab was raised by his uncle, who also became his spiritual master.
His soul was deeply moved by music. He married, but the youngwoman died two years later. He also used it in his own poetry. Also called 'shair-e-haft zaban' because he wrote poetry in seven languages - Sindhi, Urdu, Persian, Punjabi and Balochi among them - Sachal's time saw the decline of the Kalhora dynasty and the rise of the Talpur rule in Sindh.
The clergy held tremendous power over the impoverished masses and the persecution of religious minorities was the order of the day. Sachal Sarmast revolted against the mullah order with his poetry and philosophy, based on the doctrine of Anal haq - I am the truth. He was born in Daraza near Ranipur, Sindh. His real name was AbdulWahabFarouqi and "Sachal" or "Sachoo" were his nicknames.
Later people added Sarmast (Ecstatic Master) to his name in appreciation of his spiritual poetry. Listening to music sent him into a state of rapture with tears pouring down his face.
Abdul Wahab married, but his young wife died two years later. We are waiting for a book of inspired translations of Sachoo.
Poems by Sachal Sarmast
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Sachal Sarmast: The Great Sufi Poet of Sindh
http://www.sachalsarmast.org/Home/sachal.html
A brief biography and several examples of Sachal Sarmast's poetry in English.
Though his verses immortalized him, he was denounced as an infidel and sentenced to death - a decree that was never carried out due to his popularity in the court of Talpur rulers...Sachal belonged to the sufi sect whose doctrine was martyrdom.
Sachal's immediate disciples were the saints Bedil and Bekas, a father and son team from Rohri.
From "The Call of the Sufi" by Hassan Mujtaba Newsline August 1996.
Sachumeanstruthful in SindhiwhileSarmastmeansmystic in Sindhi and Urdu. He taught a Sufi vision of Unity called Wahdat al-Wujud, which has been compared to the great nondualist teachings of Advaita Vedanta within Hinduism and Zen/Chan within Buddhism.
Sachal Sarmast was born Abdul Wahab in the Sindh region of what is today Pakistan. He is sometimes called Sachoo, The Truthful.
Sachal Sarmast lived a humble, ascetic life, preferring solitude, simple meals of daal and yogurt.
Sarmastlived a humble, ascetic life, preferring solitude, simplemeals of daal and yogurt.