The complete name of Ameer Khusro was Abdul Hassan Yamin-ud-din Khusro. He was born in the year 1253. Usually he is known by the name of Ameer Khusrow Dehalvi. Khusro was the great Sufi poet, scholar and sufi musician. He was the iconic personality in Indian sub-continent history. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. He wrote poetry in Persian and Hindavi. Sometimes Khusro is referred as the ‘voice of India’.
Khusrow is regarded as the "father of qawwali" (a devotional music form of the Sufis in the Indian subcontinent). He has introduced the ghazal style of song into India. Both qawwali and Ghazal still exist in India and Pakistan. He was expert in Persian poetry. He used 11 metrical schemes with 35 distinct divisions. He wrote in many verse forms including ghazal, masnavi, qata, rubai, do-baiti and tarkib-band. His contribution to the development of the ghazal is prominent.
Urdu Poetry & Shayari of Ameer Khusro. Read Nazams, Ghazals, Naats, Love Poetry, Sad Poetry, Social Poetry, Sufi Poetry, Friendship Poetry, Islamic Poetry of Ameer Khusro, Nazams, Ghazals, Naats, Love Poetry, Sad Poetry, Social Poetry, Sufi Poetry, Friendship Poetry, Islamic Poetry and much more. There is 1 book of the poet published on UrduPoint, including Mix Poetry Collection by Ameer Khusro. Read poetry from the books. There are total 15 Urdu Poetry collection of Ameer Khusro published online.