Ahmad Shah Gujjar
Ahmad Shah Gujjar, commonly known as Ahmad Gujjar, was a 16th and 17th-centuries Punjabi Muslim poet, during the regime of the Mughal emperor Jahandar Shah. He was the first Punjabi-Muslim writer to create a poetic version of the famous Hir-Ranjha story. His book, "Hir Ahonad", offered a unique twist on the tale, differing from earlier writer Damodar's version. Later Muslim poets mostly preferred Shah's interpretation. It is also plausible that Ahmad Shah Durrani was named after or at least took inspiration from this famous Gujjar poet.
The story of Heer Ranjha was first written by Damodar Das Gulati. Later, Ahmad Shah Gujjar wrote his version, "Hir Ranjha", around 1682. Later other Punjabi poets, including Waris Shah and Shah Jahan Muqbal, were inspired by Ahmad's version. Waris Shah's famous version of "Heer Ranjha" came about thirty years after Ahmad's version.
Early life
Ahmed Shah was born in approximately 1617 A.D into a Punjabi speaking family of the Muslim Gujjar tribe.Poetic works
- Ahmed Shah Gujjar is best known for writing "Kissa Heer". He followed Damodardas Arora's version and created his own interpretation, "Hir-Ranjha" or "Ahomond". Ahmed Shah was the first Punjabi Muslim to write this famous story, between.