If he would have surfaced in England, they would have made him a Poet Laureate– and nobody would have known Shakespeare, Byron, Keats or Shelley. Had he been born in the Middle East– somewhere near Mecca or Bethlehem–they would have proclaimed him a prophet. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s poetry is not just a paramount but a soul. The ancients made no difference between Poet and Prophet, and perhaps in the case of no other poet can these remarks be more applicable than this Shah Latif who may not be identified as prophet but in every way, can be surely identified as Saint. He is a heroic figure belonging to all ages, all groups, all races, all classes, all occasions having been among the villagers, among the gypsies, among the ascetics, among the soldiers, among the learned doctors, among the religious congregations, among the sensualists. He is adored irrespective of people’s religious beliefs and intellectual standing, not only as the greatest and a celebrated poet but also as a saint, a missionary, a Sufi and a spiritual guide as well. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, born about 300 years ago and lovingly called 'Shah Bhittai, is not only known throughout the length and breadth of Sindh (Pakistan), but as well in the places all over the world.
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