Why Sufism didn't flourish in west?

[muqawwee123]

Re: Why Sufism didn’t flourish in west?

@ajazali

for most, yes. The message of bhulleh shah and shah latif is almost same. But you could find only a few punjabi who would know shah latif poetry but same is not the true for poetry of sikh poets, among punjabis. Similarly following of punjabi sufi poets in sindh is hardly seen. Even though i think the level of punjabi literature produced by guru nanak is hard to grasp then understanding sidhi poetry but punjabi sufis would still praising guru nanak.

Well, I think its getting offtopic.

Don’t worry about off topic.

I think its a different thing to follow a message than actually understanding the language / medium which convey such message. I mean if the message of two sufis from different languages is same, then just knowing the fact that falan sufi also said the same thing will create respect for that sufi. We can see many Punjabis visiting Qalandar Shahbaz as many Sindhis going to Data Ganj Bux in Lahore or Bahaudin Zakariya in Multan.

Apart from all this, a little effort can make you understand the other language. Just one example is Abida Parveen who not only sung Shah Latif, but also Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain from Punjab and Kabir from India.