Rahman Baba’s most loyal follower

Islam Gul Afridi

Islam Gul Afridi Source: Islam Gul Afridi

The name Baba explains everything about the legend sofi poet.Rahman Baba was a renowned Pashtun Sufi Dervish and poet from Peshawar in the Mughal Empire (modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan He, along with his contemporary Khushal Khan Khattak is considered one of the most popular poets among the Pashtuns in Pakistan and Afghanistan His poetry expresses a peaceful mystical side of local culture which is becoming increasingly threatened by less tolerant interpretations of Islam.Islam Gul Afridi has more please listen to the full report



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