By Afshan S. Khan, *Azeemi’s pencil sketches on display at RAC* - The News international - Karachi, Pakistan; Friday, April 08, 2011The love for ‘sufi’ saints compelled the artist to depict their magnanimity on paper with the help of pencil sketches. The portraits of different ‘sufi’ saints of the subcontinent were drawn with devotion by the artist. It is quite significant to add here that these black and white portraits truly depict the passion of the saints for Islam.
A mathematician by profession, Asif Javed Azeemi started artwork only three years back and the way his sketch work has improvised truly illustrates the devotion and the love he has in his heart for ‘sufi’ saints. This is his third solo exhibition with at least 45 pieces of art.
The portraits include the names of late ‘sufi’ saints as well as ‘pirs’ and ‘gaddi nasheens’ of recent times. They include Hazrat Syed Mohammad Abdullah (Baba Bulleh Shah), Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Masood Ganjshakar, Azeem Barkhiya Abdul Haq Qalendar Baba Aulia, Hazrat Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi, Hazrat Dr. Tahir Al Qadri, Huzoor Qudwat-ul-Aulia Syedna Tahir Alauddin Gillani Baghdadi, Qazi Maqsood Ahmed Azeemi, Hazrat Zinda Pir Sahib, Baba Tajuddin of Nagpur, Waris Shah, Hazrat Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Hazrat Mehr Ali Shah and many more.
Talking to ‘The News,’ Asif Javed said: “The idea behind this work is that we need to give something to our younger generation that they are totally unaware of. ‘Sufism’ is a vast subject our generation doesn’t know about and we need to explore their simple lifestyles and the way they preached Islam. At least our youth should know the names of ‘sufi’ saints and follow their mission, which was to spread love and harmony among humankind. We need to learn more about them and follow their footsteps so that we know our religion in a better way because they were the blessed souls of their times.”
The exhibition will continue at the Rawalpindi Arts Council, Cultural Complex, Shamsabad, till April 12.
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Wonderful :) Is there a website where we can view the artwork of the Sufi saints? Are they listed by name and order?
Ya Haqq!
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