Self-Realization and Sufism in the Poetry of S. L. Peeran

By : Mashrique Jahan

Page No: 79-84

Abstract
S. L. Peeran is an important figure in the contemporary Indian English Poetry. He has surprised the poetry world during the last fifteen years by presenting eighteen noteworthy volumes of poetry. He writes on various themes which include self-realisation, spiritual consciousness, nature, humanity, love for God, love for human, family relationship, hope, sympathy, corruption, and currant issues. Being a legal practitioner and a former Judge by profession his socio-political awareness is well reflected in his poems and as a result, his tone is moralistic, compassionate, consoling, and solicitous.
‘Love for human being’ and ‘Love for God’ are the dominant themes of his poetry and almost in every collection he has presented these themes. Like Vivekananda and Aurobindo, Peeran also stressed on universal brotherhood and unity of mankind as the religion of world. One finds in an assimilation of diverse religions and cultural ideals and notions that manifest his tolerant mind. In Sufism four consciousnesses have been recognized: Naf’s-e Ammarah, Naf’s-e Mutmaeena, Naf’s-e Lawwamah and Naf’s-e Radhia. Out of four my paper is highlighting mostly on Naf’s-e Mutmaeena and Naf’s-e Radhia out of Peeran’s poetry. This paper is a benign effort to present S. L. Peeran as a contemporary Sufi Poet.

Author
Dr. Mashrique Jahan, M.A, MPhil, PhD in English, H.O.D, Deptt. of English (YSNM College, Medininagar), Palamu, Jharkhand; Authored a book named “Spiritual Consciousness in the Poetry of S L Peeran”.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2026.39.01.9