Poetry and Beliefs
Shah Abdul Latif gave a pantheistic meaning to many Quranic expressions such as,
- He is the first, He is the last, The Apparent and the Hidden (57:3)
- Wheresoever you may turn there is the face of God (2:115)
- He is nearer to you then your jugular vein (50:16)
- Every moment he discloses himself in fresh glory (55:29)
Shah sang,Separation and union are one and the same, God, the best of proposers, will unite the lover and the loved one. Shah Abdul Latif knew of the works of Ibn Arabi and his doctrine of Wahdat-ul-Wujood and based his life on those principles. He wrote 93 books.
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