Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Amir Khusro : Ab'ul Hasan Yāmīn al-Dīn Khusrow (1253-1325 CE) {Dehli}

Amir Khusro : Ab'ul Hasan Yāmīn al-Dīn Khusrow (1253-1325 CE) better known as Amir Khusro Dehlavi or Amir Khusraw Balkhi in Afghanistan and Iran (in Persian ), is one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. A Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Amir Khusro (or Khusrau or Khusraw) was not only one of India's greatest poets, he is also credited with being the founder of both Hindustani classical music and Qawwali (the devotional music of the Sufis). He was born of a Turkish father, Saif Ad-din, and an Indian mother, in India.
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