Biography:Soch Kral
Faqeer Soch Kral R.A. | |
|---|---|
 Shrine of Soch Kral | |
| Other names | Soch Seab |
| Personal | |
| Born | Ismail 1782 Yendragam, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. |
| Died | 29 November 1854 |
| Resting place | Pulwama |
| Religion | Islam |
| Ethnicity | Kashmiris |
| Era | Early 19th Century |
| Region | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Denomination | Ishq, (Sufi) |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism, Tasawuf |
| Other names | Soch Seab |
Soch Kral (1782 – 29 November 1854), was a Kashmiri Sufi poet, and is a Sufi saint.
Soch Kral was born in 1782 in the village of Inder, in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a potter by profession. He lived a simple life devoted to spirituality, monotheism and mysticism. His father was the Sufi poet Arif Kral,[1] and he was a disciple of Kashmiri poet Momin Sahab R.A.[citation needed]
Soch Kral may have migrated to the village of Devsar in the Anantnag district, where his descendants are still living. He married but divorced his wife,[1] and died on 29 November 1854 in Inder.[1]
Legacy
According to a blogger on Blogspot.com, Soch Kral used poetry as a tool to enlighten the minds of people,[2][failed verification] and his work promoted Sufism in Kashmiri poetry.[3]
The Soch Kral Memorial College of Education in Pulwama was named after him.[1]
In about 2009 the state government set aside Rs 50 lakh for the development of a heritage site near the Soch Kral's shrine. By 2012 construction had not started.[4]
In 2016, at Pulwama Degree College, singer Dhananjay Kaul grouped Lal-Ded, Mahjoor, Wahab Khar, and Soch Kral as among the "Sufi greats that Pulwama has produced", and sung their poetry which he set to music.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Soch Kral a Sufi Poet". SKM College. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404223505/http://skmcollege.com/about-the-college/the-name-souch-kral.html. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Kashmri rooster". http://arafiqi.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Tributes paid to Soch Kral". Greater Kashmir. 24 July 2011. http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/tributes-paid-to-soch-kral/99448.html. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ Maqbool, Zahid (6 March 2012). "Construction of Soch Kral heritage site hits roadblock". Greater Kashmir. https://www.greaterkashmir.com/article/news.aspx?story_id=115047&catid=2&mid=53&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (8 June 2016). "Pandit couple spread notes of harmony in Kashmir". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Pandit-couple-spread-notes-of-harmony-in-Kashmir/article14391440.ece. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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