Wasif Ali Wasif
Wasif Ali Wasif (15 January 1929 – 18 January 1993) was a teacher, writer, poet and sufi intellectual from Pakistan. He was famous
for his unique literary style. He used to write short pieces of prose
on topics like love, life, fortune, fear, hope, expectation, promise,
prayer, happiness, sorrow and so on. He was the regular columnist of
Pakistani Urdu newspaper Daily Nawa-i-Waqt. His 1st column named
"Muhabbat". In his life most of his columns were combined to form books
with his own selected title. He did poetry in Urdu and Punjabi
languages. Probably no contemporary Urdu writer is more cited in
quotations than he is. Later years he used to answer questions in
specially arranged gatherings at Lahore attended by the notable
community. Some of these sessions were recorded in audio and were later
published as Guftgoo (talk) series. His mehfils never had a set subject
nor did he lecture on chosen topics. His way was to ask people if they
had questions and then he responded to these in his highly original
style. His thought was more on mysticism, spirituality and humanity.
There are about 40 books to his credit including “Shab Chiragh”, “Kiran
Kiran Sooraj”, and “Dil Darya Samundar”. It is self-evident that his
books as well as recordings of talks are a treasure trove of wisdom.
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