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Noori Jam Tamachi (Sindhi: نوري ڄام تماچي) is included in seven popular tragic romances from Sindh and Baluchistan.[1][2] The other six are Momal Rano, Umar Marvi, Sohni Mahiwal, LiLa Chanesar, Sassi Punnun and Dhaj, Ror Kumar commonly known as Seven Queens (Sindhi: ست مورميون) of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.[3] Heer Ranjha and Mirza Sahiba, including Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun are the four other tales from Punjab, narrated in Punjabi. These four include Sassi Punnun and Sohni Mahiwal again, as they are culturally included in both Punjabi and Sindhi traditions. These nine tragic romances from South Asia (all from now days Pakistan)have become part of the cultural identity of Pakistan.[4][5]
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Overview
Noori Jam Tamachi is in Sindhi language folk tale which happened in the region of Sindh, Pakistan. It is a tragic love story, similar to Romeo and Juliet, between King Jam Tamachi, belonging to Unar tribe, Noori, belonging to community of fishermen (Muhanas).
According to the legend, Noori was buried in the Kalri Lake. Today there is a mausoleum in the middle of the lake for Noori that is visited by hundreds of devotees daily.
The legend has been retold countless times, and is often presented as metaphor for divine love by Sufis. One of its most famous renderings is in Sindhi poetry by Shah Abdul Latif Bhita'i in his Shah Jo Risalo. The legend of Noori Jam Tamachi took place around the Kalri Lake in Pakistan, and to this day there is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noor's grave. Everyday hundreds of devotees visit the shrine.
See also
- Jam Tamachi
- Heer Ranjha
- Momal Rano
- Umar Marvi
- LiLa Chanesar
- Sohni Mahiwal
- Sassi Punnun
- Sindhi literature
- Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
References
- ^ http://www.thesindhuworld.com/lila_chanesar.html
- ^ http://balochistan.bestforum.ca/t16-sassui-punnun
- ^ http://balochistan.bestforum.ca/t16-sassui-punnun
- ^ http://punjabiworld.com/Creative-Punjab/Legends-of-Punjab/love-legends-of-punjab.html
- ^ http://fmurdu.blogspot.com/2009/05/mirza-sahib-popular-tragic-romances-of.html
External links
- Noori Jam Tamachi(by , Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai).
- Legend of Nuri Jam Tamachi
- Shah Jo Risalo - The Selection, translated by: Elsa Kazi in English Language
Categories:- Sindhi literature
- Sufi literature
- Pakistani folklore
- Sindhi people
- Fictional duos
- Sindhi folklore
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