Samad Mir
He was born at Narwara Srinagar, kashmiri.His father Khaliq Mir was also a sofi poet.Khaliq Mir was basically a resident of Village Nambalhar (Budgam).He was a poor farmer and migrated to Srinagar in search of a better job. He started timber sawing(ari kashi)and got married at Narwara.He had three sons:Samad Mir,Rahim Mir, and Mohammad Mir.Samad Mir in his early twenties returned back to his native village Nambalhar.Rahim Mir stayed at Narwara and Mohammad Mir died in his twenties. Samad Mir got married to Khurshi Begum,who also was from Nambalhar.But she was not his cousin as is written in many books. Initially Samad Mir worked as a labourer with carpenters and masons. But later he took his parental job(aari kashi).But he never visited Handwara during this period,as is written in some books. He had three spiritual guides(Murshid)
1. Habib Najar(Wagar-Budgam)
2. Khaliq Najar(Batamaloo Srinagar
3. Ramzan Dar(Anchi doora-Annant Nag)
He started writing poetry with the permission of Khaliq Najar(murshid),when he was working as labourer at Hari Niwas Srinagar.
His first verses are
Vas kar mushkil bar gub goom
Vat raw wun peyoom
Gulaleh panas kaleh reng goom
Vat raw wun peyoom
He was totally illiterate but his poetry is a clean mixture of Islamic Sufism and shaivism.He has used shastra terms frequently
Bar sang e mohkak paaw zakh makh
Thaw path paan seth aatashus
Kam reng wochak yud wai gum khekh
Dev prathak path pash pashes
Besides usual poems he has also written Aka Nundun(only son).It has fourteen parts and all the characters are Hindus. Since Mir was illiterate,Ali shah(known as Ali Saab)a resident of Wagar village used to pen down his poetry.His poetry has been published by JK Academy of Art,Culture and languages. His birth date or year is totally unknown and what is written in books is mere postulation.He died on 9th of January 1959 at Nambalhar.He is buried on the out skirts of the village at a place called AGAR. He had two sons(Gh.Rasool Mir and Gh. Mohd Mir) and one daughter(Rehti). The close associates(Mureeds) of Samad Mir include Ahad Beigh,Nab kawadari,Sultan Gilatsaz,Ahad chalak of Sringar,Rahim Wani of Muran pulwama,Madho Ram,Sri kanth and Tulsi devi of Kremshore. He passed all his spiritual powers to Ahad Beigh of Safa Kadal
