Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Death Before Dying: The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu. "Metaphysics of Sultan Bahu dedicated to those with clear concepts of philosophy". ^ a b c d Parvez, Amjad (30 October 2019).The Friends of God: Sufi Saints in Islam, Popular Poster Art from Pakistan. Original from the University of Michigan. Instead, it focuses on practising mental exercises.Īccording to tradition, the lineage reaches Sultan Bahu as follows: Unlike many other Sufi orders, the Sarwari Qadiri tradition does not prescribe a specific dress code, ascetic practices, breathing exercises, etc. While acknowledging that he is a follower of Jilani's Qadiriyya tradition, Sultan Bahu initiated an offshoot of his own which he named Sarwari Qadiri.īahu's Sarwari Qadiri tradition (or Sufi order) is similar in its overall philosophy to the Qadiri order. However, most Sufis maintain that Abdul Qadir Jilani plays a special role in the mystic world and that all orders and saints are forever indebted to him in some way either directly or indirectly. In his writings, Sultan Bahu refers to Abdul Qadir Jilani as his spiritual master, even though Jilani died long before the birth of Sultan Bahu. : 14 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. However, it was his Punjabi poetry which had popular appeal and earned him lasting fame. He lived during the reigns of Mughal emperors Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb in the 17th century. More than forty books on Sufism are attributed to him (mostly written in Persian), largely dealing with specialised aspects of Islam and Islamic mysticism. Sultan Bahu was born in Shorekot, Jhang, in the current Punjab Province of Pakistan. Sultan Bahu's father was Bayazid Muhammad, an officer in the Mughal Army. Little is known about Bahu's life, other than what is written in a hagiography called Manaqib-i Sultani, which was written by one of Bahu's descendants seven generations after Bahu's own time. He belonged to Qadiri Sufi order, and started the mystic tradition known as Sarwari Qadiri.
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Sultan Bahu ( Punjabi: سُلطان باہُو also spelled Bahoo 17 January 1630 – 1 March 1691), was a Sufi mystic, poet, scholar and historian active during the Mughal empire mostly in the Punjab region (present-day Pakistan).