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Peer Rokhan پير روښان

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Bāyazīd Khān Ansārī Pīr Rōshān ( Pashto : بايزيد پير روښان) or Pīr Rōkhān ‎ (1525–1585) was an Afghan [3] warrior, poet, Sufi, and revolutionary leader. He wrote mostly in Pashto , but also in Persian , Hindustani , and Arabic , while he also spoke Ormuri . He is known for founding the Roshani movement , which gained many followers in the Pashtunistan region and produced numerous Pashto poets and writers. Pir Roshan created a Pashto alphabet , derived from the Arabic script with 13 new letters. A modified version of this alphabet continues to be used to write Pashto. Pir Roshan wrote Khayr al-Bayān , one of the earliest known books containing Pashto prose." Khayr al-Bayān  is a book written  in 1651. Khair-ul-Bayan is believed to be the first book in  Pashto language , beginning  Pashto literature . It was written in  Pashto ,  Persian ,  Arabic , and  Urdu , and is considered the first book of Pashto prose. The book was thought to be lost unti...