Amir Khusro Khadi Boli was an Adi poet of Hindi. Amir Khusro is born between 1255 AD to 1324 AD. According to the book 'Amir Khusro' written by Pradeep Khusro in 2016 AD, this period is from 1253 AD to 1325 AD. Amir Khusro's father's name was Amir Saifuddin Mahmud. Mir Saifuddin Mahmud was the chieftain of the Lachin clan in Turkistan. Amir Saifuddin settled in a village called Patiali on the banks of the Ganges in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh. Saifuddin's third son's name was Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Muhammad. This is what Abul Hasan became famous as Amir Khusro.
Amir Khusro's real name was Abul Hasan Yameenuddin Muhammad. Amir Khusro's father named him. But his Khusro became famous and he became famous by the name Amir Khusro.
His mother Maya Devi aka Daulat Naz or Sayyda Mubarak Begum was from a thriving Hindu Rajput family in Rajasthan. The father's name was Amir Emadulmulk Rawat Aj. Sultan Balban's minister of war, Emadulmulk, became a new Muslim due to political pressure. In spite of acquiring Islam, Hindu customs were practiced in his house with seriousness. There was an atmosphere of singing and playing in his house.
It means that Khusro had a coordinated influence on the mind and heart of Nana's family and father's house. His father died when Amir Khusro was nine years old. After the father's death, Nana was responsible for Amir Khusro's education.
Creations by Amir Khusro
The compositions of Amir Khusro are as follows-
- Masnavi Kiranussadain
- Masnavi Nayuwnwar
- Masnavi Shor and Khusru
- Masnavi Laila Majnu
- Masnavi Aaina-e-Sikandari
- Masnavi hashtabhisht
- Masnavi espanama
- Masnavi Khizrnama or Khizr Khan Deval Rani or Ishqiya
- Masnavi nuh siphar
- Masnavi Tughlaqnama
- Khazayanulfutuh or Date Alai
- Insahekusaru or Khyalate Khusru
- Rasayluyej or Ejaje Khusravi
- Afzalulfbaid
- Rahatulmuji
- Khalikbari
- Jawahirulbahru
- Mukal
- Kissa Chahar Darvesh
- Diwan Tuhfutussagr
- Diwanavastulhayat
- Diwan girthalkamal
- Crazy new '
Hindi poem of Amir Khusro
Amir Khusro's Hindi compositions are:
- Khalikbari or Nisab.a.zrifi or Manjum-e-Khusro- This is the Hindi Persian Dictionary.
- Diwan.A Hindavi or Kalam-e-Hindavi - It has puzzles, dhoksale compiled.
- Tarana.A.Hindavi or Kalam.A.Hindavi- It has songs, ghazals, qawwali in riddles, dhoksalas, nisbatans, two sukhanas, mukhammas, saavan, barkha, shaadi etc.
- Luali.a Uman or Jawahar-e-Khusravi- is a compilation of Khusro's poems.
Puzzles of Amir Khusro
Some examples of Amir Khusro's puzzles are presented: -
A tooth is a tooth. Thin thin bark
When Ba Tirahi is hungry. Dried green chewed stance.
Whatever you tell, Balihari. Khusrau says, saw the saw.
- saws (comprehension puzzle)
A platter filled with beads, fell on everyone's head.
That plate was turned around, not a single piece of pearl fell.
- Skies (pearls. Stars, unintelligible puzzles)