Bulleh Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, believed to have lived from 1680 to 1758. As is a common practice in Indian poetry, his poems include a signature line which contains his name. Bulleh Shah was settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan. His spiritual master was Shah Inayat Qadiri of Lahore. Bulleh Shah Sufi Poet This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Punjabi (sometimes spelled Panjabi) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Kasur, located 55 km southeast of Lahore, is one of the oldest cities in Pakistan. ... Lahore (لاةور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

The ancestral village of Bulleh Shah was Uch Gilaniyan in Bahawalpur, now a part of Pakistan. From there his family first shifted to Malakwal (District Multan, Pakistan) and then to Pandoke, which is about 14 miles southeast of Qasur (Pakistan). Bulleh's real name was Abdullah Shah, but Bulleh was his nickname at home, and that is the name he chose to use as a poet. His family background was religious, his father being a highly religious person. Bulleh wrote primarily in Punjabi, but also in the local spoken language, Seraiki, which is a dialect of Sindhi. His style of poetry is called Kafi, which was already an established style with Sufis who preceded him. Several of his songs are regarded as an integral part of the traditional repertoire of Qawwali, the musical genre which represents the devotional music of the Sufis. The tomb of Bulleh Shah is in Kasur, and he is held in reverence by all Sufis of India and Pakistan. Sindhi refers to an ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ... Qawwali (), also spelt qawaali or quwalli, is a Sufi devotional musical genre. ...

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• List of Punjabi language poets
• Punjabi language
• Sufism

This is a List of Punjabi poets: Farid Ganjshakar Hashim Shah Hussain Waris Shah Bulleh Shah Sachal Sarmast Guru Nanak Sultan Bahu Khwaja Ghulam Farid Shiv Kumar Batalvi Amrita Pritam Mohan Singh Pash Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari Nanak Singh Ustad Daman Related Articles Punjabi language, Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi Punjab India Pakistan... Punjabi (also Panjabi, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi, پنجابی in Shahmukhi) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy associated with Islam. ...

External Links

• Articles on Bulleh Shah's life and poetry (apna.org)
• Article on Bulleh Shah's life and poetry (kasur.20fr.com)