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In the high hills of the Afghan nation, in the provincial area of Mohamed, a child was born, by the name of Abdul Raman. Abdul Raman would become one of the greatest poets in the history of the Pashto literature. Abdul Raman was a man of character and great charisma. As a child, he loved to study and always occupied himself in getting a good education, no matter what it took. He spent much time and effort trying to teach himself. At a young age, he started studying and reading poetry and became fond of it. He had a gift, poetry, which he would not realize, until later in his life. As he grew older, he started having doubts upon what he was doing, which was studying and writing poetry. He felt lost and not sure about what he was writing, why he was writing and to whom he was writing. Because of this, he entirely abandoned material needs of this world and gave himself to the mercy of God. |
Louis Dupree, in his book "Afghanistan", pointed out to Raman Baba' steaching: "Rahman Baba was a mystic then warrior. But his mysticism, born ofSufism, also touches the Pashtun cultural essence. Not so proud and fiercelymilitant as Khushal Khan Khatak1, Rahman Baba continually warned theambitious and proud of their base earthly origin." Rahman Baba himself explain here:
Live not with thy head showing in theclouds,
Thou art by birth the offspring of this earth,
The stream that passed the sluice cannot again flow back,
Nor can again return the misspenttime that sped,
Consider well the deeds of the good and bad,
Whether inthis thy profit lieth or in that.
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Rahman Baba loved music and dancing. He specially loved to play the Rabab (anAfghan musical instrument similar to a guitar). By loving beauty of every kind,no matter if it was a human, an animal, or nature, he would describe the eternalbeauty of God as a final stage. Considering the beauty here on earth as merely small portion of the beauty to come, he always focused on eternalgreatness and beauty which to him was his love, God.
Dr. Abdul Hay Habibi PHD, a great scholar of Afghanistan, described RahmanBaba's poetic structure in these terms. He stated the following:
1. In this structure a poet accepts eternal believes, which are completelydislodged with this world, and are speaking of a world, great and wonderful,with all its greatness.
2. Poets are away from all the misery of this world and are speaking of peaceand humanity, and are usually away from all the troubles of this world.
3. Feelings and presentation of this structure are pure and wonderful, and thewords chosen are simple and to the point.
4. All types of poetry speaks of pure love and morals.
5. Believe in the true love and avoid evil and use fantasy is a common theme.
6. Poets believe in love being the center of human life, which depends onintellectual wisdom.
Rahman Baba's poetry is still a great value to Pashto literature and stillthere are numerous student of his structure today. His fans and students of hisschool come to his grave side in Peshawar( N.W.F.P) to remember him on his birthdate each year. Poets from all over come to honor him in this special occasionby reciting poems and speeches on his honor, and this will continue forages
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