الشيخ السيّد نفيس الحسيني رحمة اللہ علیہ حیاتہ و آثارہ SAYYED NAFEES Al-HUSSAINI: LIFE AND WORK Section Islamic Studies

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Sayyed Nafees Al-Hussaini, may God have mercy on him, was of high lineage, a great Sufi, a talented poet, a great author, and a professor. His full name was Sayyed Anwar Hussain S/O Sayyed Muhammad Ashraf Ali. Sayyed Nafees Al-Husseini was born on Saturday 13 Dhul-Qi’dah in the year 1351 AH, corresponding to March 11, 1933 AD, in the village of Kahoriala in the Sialkot District. He did not study in Arab Islamic religious schools and was not a graduate of Islamic universities, but God Almighty gave him knowledge, extensive information from Himself, and insight. Sayyed Nafees says that he moved from Faisalabad to Lahore in the month of Zul-Hajj in the year 1370 AH/September 1951 AD. Here, after a short time, I met the writer and calligrapher Taj al-Din, known as Zarrin. Sayyed Nafees used to teach people the art of calligraphy and teach students who longed to teach writing and the art of calligraphy. Sayyed Nafees was a talented poet, and his passion for poetry was innate to him. He started reciting poetry when he was a high school student. He wrote poetry by calling him “Zaidi” and “Nafees.” The subject of his poetry was love for the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and love for his family and companions. He published collections of his poetry, “Nafa’is al-Nabi(SAAW)” and “Barg e Gul”.  Sayyed Nafees Al-Hussaini died on February 5, 2008 AD. Abd al-Rashid Qamar says about him: “There is no doubt that Sayyed Nafees al-Hussaini was elected by God. Divine power opened the door to spirituality before him during his writing. According to people of thought and theory, Sayyed was a religious leader.” I hope this article may help the readers to enhance knowledge about the great Sufi, a talented poet and a great author.