Literary Works
There are many works of Syed Naushāh Ganj Bakhsh. As time passes they are compiled and published from manuscripts. At present there are five books of poetry and prose:
- Kulliyāt-i Naushāh: (Urdu poetry) consisting of 76 Risala's and 2400 verses;
- Kulliyāt-i Naushāh: (Punjabi poetry) In this work 126 Risala's of about four thousand verses are alphabetically arranged.
- Ma‘ārif-i Tasawwuf: (Persian poetry) dealing with assignments on the spiritual path;
- Mawā‘iz-i Naushāh Pīr: (Punjabi prose) comprises delivered speeches and advices;
- Ganj-ul-Asrār ("the treasure of mysteries"): a short Risala in prose ascribed to him.
According to Professor Ahmed Qureshi the following books are also written by Syed Naushah Pir: Diwan Urdu, Diwan Punjabi (two poems in respectively Urdu and Punjabi) and Mathnawi-ye Ganj ("The Mathnawi of Naushah Ganj Bakhsh").
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