Title: Death before dying
Subtitle: the Sufi poems of Sultan Bahu
First published: 1998
Description: Death Before Dying offers a window on the Sufi mystical tradition, providing a rare glimpse into the religious lives of rural Muslims during the days of the Mughal Empire. The poetry of Sultan Bahu has inspired Sufis of the Punjab for countless generations, embodying essential characteristics of the mystical tradition, especially in its emphasis on complete and unrestricted devotion to God coupled with skepticism toward the formal, legalistic, and institutionalized elements of organized religion.
Subjects: Translations into English, Panjabi Sufi poetry, Sufi poetry
LC classification: PK2656.5.E5 A6 1998