Sultan Bahu
Sultan Bahu (also spelled as Sultan Bahoo; lang; 17 January 1630 – 1 March 1691), was a Punjabi Muslim poet, Sufi, scholar, and historian of the 17th century. Renowned for his mystical poetry, he was active during the reigns of Mughal emperors Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Little is known about Bahu's life, other than what was written in a hagiography called Manaqib-i Sultani seven generations after Bahu's own time.
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Sultan Bahu

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- Name
- Sultan Bahu
- Born
- 17 January 1630
- Birthplace
- Shorkot, Subah of Lahore, Mughal Empire
- Died
- 1 March 1691
- Place of death
- Jhang, Subah of Lahore, Mughal Empire
- Known for
- Sufi poetry
- Occupation
- poet · writer
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Sultan Bahu (also spelled as Sultan Bahoo; lang; 17 January 1630 – 1 March 1691), was a Punjabi Muslim poet, Sufi, scholar, and historian of the 17th century. Renowned for his mystical poetry, he was active during the reigns of Mughal emperors Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Little is known about Bahu's life, other than what was written in a hagiography called Manaqib-i Sultani seven generations after Bahu's own time.
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Biography
Biography
According to these records, he was born in Shorkot into the Awan tribe. He was son of Bayazid Muhammad, an officer in the Mughal Army, and Rasti. He belonged to Qadiri Sufi order, and started the mystic tradition known as Sarwari Qadiri. More than forty books on Sufism are attributed to him (mostly written in Persian), largely dealing with specialised aspects of Islam and Islamic mysticism. However, it was his Punjabi poetry which had popular appeal and earned him lasting fame. His verses are sung in many genres of Sufi music, including qawwali and kafi, and tradition has established a unique style of singing his couplets.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Sultan Bahu • Born — 17 January 1630 • Birthplace — Shorkot, Subah of Lahore, Mughal Empire • Died — 1 March 1691 • Place of death — Jhang, Subah of Lahore, Mughal Empire • Resting Place — Darbar Sultan Bahu, Garh Maharaja • Citizenship — Mughal Empire • Known for — Sufi poetry • Successor — Syed Mohammad Abdullah Shah Madni Jilani • Father — Bayazid Muhammad • Mother — Mai Rasti-Quds-Sara • Website — https: www.sultanbahoo.net/ Notable early
Education
Education
Sultan Bahu's first teacher was his mother, Mai Rasti. She pushed him to seek spiritual guidance from Shah Habib Gilani. Around 1668, Sultan Bahu moved to Delhi for further training under the guidance of Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi, a notable Sufi saint of the Qadiriyya order, and thereafter returned to Punjab where he spent the rest of his life.
Literary works
Literary works
The exact number of books written by Sultan Bahu is not known, but it is assumed to be at least one hundred. Forty of them are on Sufism and Islamic mysticism. Most of his writings are in the Persian language except Abyat-e-Bahu which is in Punjabi verse. Only the following books written by Sultan Bahu can be found today: • Abyat e Bahu • Risala e Ruhi • Sultan ul Waham • Nur ul Khuda • Aql e Baidar • Mahq ul Faqr • Aurang e Shahi • Jami ul Israr • Taufiq e Hidayat • Kalid Tauheed • Ain ul Faqr • Israr e Qadri • Kaleed e Jannat • Muhqam ul Faqr • Majlis un Nabi • Muftah ul Arifeen • Hujjat ul Israr • Kashf ul Israar • Mahabat ul Israr • Ganj ul Israr • Fazl ul Liqa • Dewaan e Bahu
Spiritual lineage
Spiritual lineage
Sultan Bahu refers to Abdul Qadir Jilani as his spiritual master, even though Jilani died long before the birth of Sultan Bahu. However, most Sufis maintain that Abdul Qadir Jilani has a special role in the mystic world and that all orders and saints are always indebted to him directly or indirectly in some way. Thus, whilst referring to Jilani's Qadiriyya tradition, Sultan Bahu has left an offshoot of his own which he named Sarwari Qadiri. According to tradition, the lineage reaches Sultan Bahu as follows: • Muhammad • Ali ibn Abi Talib • Hasan al Basri • Habib al Ajami • Dawud Tai • Maruf Karkhi • Sirri Saqti • Junaid Baghdadi • Abu Bakr Shibli • Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi • Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi • Mohammad Yousaf Abu al-Farah Tartusi • Abu-al-Hassan Ali Bin Mohammad Qureshi Hankari • Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi • Abdul Qadir Jilani • Abdul Razzaq Jilani • Abdul Jabbar Jilani • Syed Mohammad Sadiq Yahya • Najm-ud-Din Burhan Puri • Abdul Fattah • Abdul Sattar • Abdul Baqqa • Abdul Jaleel • Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi • Sultan Bahu The tradition has been continued to this day by Sultan Bahu's successors.
Shrine
Shrine
The dargah (shrine) of Sultan Bahu is located in Garh Maharaja, Punjab. It was originally built on Bahu's grave site until the Chenab River changed its course causing the need to relocate twice and as witnessed by those present at the time of relocation, claims that his body was still intact at the time. It is a popular Sufi shrine, and the annual Urs festival commemorating his death is celebrated there with great fervour on the first Thursday of Jumada al-Thani month. People come from far-off places to join the celebrations. Sultan Bahu also used to hold an annual Urs to commemorate the martyrs of Karbala from the first to the tenth day of the month of Muharram. This tradition continues to this day and every year, and thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine during this period.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1630
Sultan Bahu was born in 1630.
1691
Sultan Bahu died at Jhang.
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Kamal Aziz, Khursheed. The Pakistani Historian. Vanguard. 1993.
- 2.Syed Ahmad Saeed Hamadani. Sultan Bahu Life & Work.
- 3.Sult̤ān Bāhū. Death Before Dying: The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu. University of California Press. 1998. 978-0-520-92046-0.
- 4.Kumar, Raj. Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Gyan Publishing House. 187. 2008. 9788178356648.
- 5.Frembgen, Jürgen Wasim. The Friends of God: Sufi Saints in Islam, Popular Poster Art from Pakistan. Oxford University Press. 103. 2006. 9780195470062.
- 6.Sultan Bahu. Ganj ul Asrar. Sultan ul Faqr Publications. 12. 29 March 2015. 9789699795213.
- 7.Parvez, Amjad. Metaphysics of Sultan Bahu dedicated to those with clear concepts of philosophy. Daily Times (newspaper). 30 October 2019.
- 8.ibn Ghulam Bahoo, Sultan Hamid. Manaqib-i-Sultani. Allah Vale Ki Qaumi Dukan. 1961.
- 9.Muhammad Sharif Sabir. Complete Book of Poems by Sultan Bahu. Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA).
- 10.Sultan Bahu books on Rekhta.org website Retrieved 18 May 2020
- 11.Padam, Piara S. Dohrhe Sultan Bahu. 1984.
- 12."Urs of Sultan Bahu begins" The News International (newspaper), Published 2 September 2019, Retrieved 18 May 2020
- 13.Sadia Dehlvi. Sufism: Heart of Islam. HarperCollins Publishers. 185–. 1 December 2013. 978-93-5029-448-2.
- 14.Book Name: Tareekh-e-Jhang, Author: Iqbal Zuberi, Publisher: Jhang Adibi Academy, Jhang Sadar, Pakistan, First Edition, Date: 2002
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The authorities additionally record the headings Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo and Sultan Bahoo. His recorded languages were Punjabi and Persian. His recorded confession was Islam.
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