Ghulam Haidar (1939 – 10 June 2020), known by his pen name as Haidari Wujodi, was an Afghan poet and scholar[2][3] who primarily wrote mystical and Sufi poetry in Persian language throughout his life. He wrote numerous books, of which fourteen to fifteen were published. He also used to write columns for domestic newspapers aimed at literature.[4][5]
Haidari Wujodi | |
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| Born | Ghulam Haidar 1939 Panjshir Province, Afghanistan |
| Died | 10 June 2020 (aged 80–81) Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Poet, Writer[1] |
| Language | Persian |
| Subject | Literature |
| Years active | 19??–2020 |
| Children | 3 |
He was born in Panjshir Province of Afghanistan. He did his fifth and sixth grade education from a school in his hometown. He had one son, two daughters and four siblings.[6][7]
Biography
editAt fifteen, Haidari went to Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan where he established his literary associations with Sufi Ashqari at his bookbinding shop. Ashqari later introduced him to a group of poets who used to exchange verses while gathering in his shop. Later, he subsequently joined a public library and started working for earning purposes. During the early 1990s, the Islamic government following the Afghan Soviet withdrawal, offered him a job at an educational foundation where he used to work at periodicals section every day for one hour.[8]
Prior to start writing poetry, he served a six-year military career with the Afghan Army before starting administrative work for the government in 1964? and remained associated with military service for six years, and later was appointed head of the Kabul Library where he served until 2020. After he retired from the literary service at public library, he wrote a letter to former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, requesting to construct doors and walls at a literary workplace and wished to work there for free. The president, however, accepted the offer and also issued a decree granting him permanent pay and retention.[9]
Death
editHaidari died of COVID-19 on 10 June 2020, in Kabul, Afghanistan.[6]
Literary work
edit| † | Remarks denote a short description of the work where available. |
| # | Title[a] | Year[9] | Type/Credited as | Remarks |
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| 1 | عشق و جوانی (Love and Youth) | 1970 | Book | — |
| 2 | راهنمای منظوم پنجشیر (Panjshir Poem Guide) | 1972 | Book | — |
| 3 | نقش امید (The Role of Hope) | 1976 | Book | — |
| 4 | با لحظه‌های سبز بهار (With Green Moments of Spring) | 1985 | Book | Its second edition was published in 2009 |
| 5 | سالی در مدار نور (Year in the Circle of Light) | 1987 | Book | Second edition was published in 2000 |
| 6 | سایه معرفت (Shadow of Knowledge) | 1996 | Book | Sixth edition was published in 2012 |
| 7 | صور سبز صدا (Evergreen Voices) | — | Book | — |
| 8 | ارغنون عشق (Purple love) | 1998 | Book | Second edition was published in 2008 |
| 9 | میقات تغزل (Meeqath Sessions)[b] | 1999 | Book | — |
| 10 | رباعیات و دوبیتی‌ها (Quartets and couplets) | 2000 | Book | Second edition was published in 2008 |
| 11 | غربت مهتاب (Displaced Moonlight) | 2003 | Book | Second edition was published in 2008 |
| 12 | لحظه‌هایی در آب و آتش (Moments in Water and Fire) | 2004 | Book | — |
| 13 | آوای کبود (Blue Voice) | 2004 | Book | — |
| 14 | شکوه قامت مقاومت (Glory to the Resistance) | 1958 | Book | Second edition was published in 2004 |
| 15 | دیوان حیدری وجودی (Dewan-e-Haidari Wujodi)[c] | 2015 | Book | — |
References
edit- ^ Sirat, Sohrab (11 June 2020). "عشق و شور حیدری وجودی؛ 'ای دل پاک گناه تو خوشم می‌آید'" [Heidari's existential love and passion; 'O pure heart, I like your sin']. BBC News (in Persian). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "درگذشت حیدری وجودی؛ حکومت افغانستان مرگ او را ضایعه بزرگ خواند - 10.06.2020". DW.COM (in Persian). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ ولی‌پور, ندا (10 June 2020). "حیدری وجودی شاعر افغان درگذشت". ایسنا (in Persian). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Afgan mistik şair ve tanınmış bilgin Haidari Wujodi COVID_19'dan öldü". www.dunyabulteni.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "SPECIAL PROGRAM: Afghans Mourn Death of Poet Haidari Wujodi | TOLOnews" – via tolonews.com.
- ^ a b "Afghan mystic poet and well-known scholar, Haidari Wujodi dies of COVID_19". The Khaama Press News Agency. 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Afghan mystic poet and well-known scholar, Haidari Wujodi dies of COVID_19 - The Khaama Press News Agency". Baztab News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Mashal, Mujib (25 October 2019). "In a Quiet Corner, an Old Afghan Poet Polishes 'the Heart's Mirror'". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "حیدری وجودی شاعر نامدار افغانستان در گذشت". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 10 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.