Soch Kral
Faqeer Soch Kral R.A. | |
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Shrine of Soch Kral | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Ismail 1782 Yendragam, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. |
| Died | 29 November 1854 (aged 71–72) |
| Resting place | Pulwama |
| Era | Early 19th Century |
| Region | Kashmir Valley |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism, Tasawuf |
| Other names | Soch Seab |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Ishq, (Sufi) |
Soch Kral (1782 – 29 November 1854), was a Kashmiri Sufi poet, and is a Sufi saint. He was born in 1782 in the village of Inder, in present-day Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. He was a potter by profession. He lived a simple life devoted to spirituality, monotheism and mysticism. He was the son of the Sufi poet Arif Kral.
Soch Kral may have migrated to the village of Devsar in the Anantnag district, where his descendants are still living. He married but divorced his wife, and died on 29 November 1854 in Inder. He was a contemporary of Kashmiri Sufi poets such as Mahmud Gami, Wahab Khar, Karam Buland, and Shah Qalandar. Soch Kral was mentored by Sufi saint Moomin Sahib of Babgam, Pulwama.