Discuss the contribution of Amir Khusrau in the fields of music and literature.
Yet Amir Khusrau was a literary person of Persian language but he was a great supporter of Hindi (Hindavi). He loved India and gave the status of Aristotle to Indian Brahmanas. He was born at Patiala in 1252 AD. He gave more importance to this country in comparison with heaven. Following is given his contribution in the fields of music and literature.
(i) Khusrau composed many anthologies which include historical Premakhyan. He used all the forms of poetry and then formed new Persian form which later on called as Sabak-e-Hindi or Indian form of poetry.
(ii) Amir Khusrau gave a unique form to the Chishti Sama by introducing the qaul, a hymn sung at the opening or closing of qawwali. Qawwals at the shrine of Shaikh Nizammuddin Auliya always started their recital with the qaul.
(iii) Amir Khusrau was himself a great musician and took part in many religious sabhas. These sabhas were organised by sufi saint Shaikh Nizammuddin Auliya. It has been said that Amir Khusrau died on the second day after the death of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya.
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