Shah Abdul Latif is a great saint,poet,musician and scholar of Sindh.He was born in 1102 Hijra(1689A.D.),in a small village called Hala Haveli near Hyderabad.His ancestors had migrated to Sindh from Hirat.Shah Latif had a very sensitive mind.
While he was only a boy,he started composing poetry.His heart was soon filled with the love of God and turned more and more towards religion and devotion.He felt restless in living a normal domestic life.When his father died,he left hia home and went to live a mound at some distance from his village.There he spent most of his time in prayer,deep thinkig and composing verses to praise God.His collection of poetry is simplicity in music and invented a musical instrument called Tambooro.
Latif's message is the message of love,brothehood and equality of men and in pleasing God by good deeds.He died in 1165 Hijra (1752A.D.) on the mound where he had lived and was buried there.
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