Bulleh Shah

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Bulleh Shah was an 18th-century Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist whose mystical verses profoundly shaped Punjabi literature and spiritual thought.

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Bulleh Shah canonical 3

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instanceOf Punjabi poet
Sufi poet
historical figure
humanist
mystic
associatedWith Kasur
Punjab Sufi shrines
birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

southern Punjab, Pakistan
surface form: Uch, Punjab region
burialPlace western Punjab region
surface form: Kasur, Punjab region
century 18th century
countryOfCulturalOrigin India
Pakistan
culturalImpact revered by Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims
widely sung in qawwali traditions
deathPlace western Punjab region
surface form: Kasur, Punjab region
era late Mughal period
ethnicity Punjabi
form ghazal
kafi
quatrain
fullName Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri
genre devotional poetry
mystical poetry
givenName Abdullah
honorificSuffix Qadiri
surface form: Qadri
influenced Punjabi literature
Islamic music
surface form: Sufi music

spiritual thought in Punjab
languageOfPoetry Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
legacy considered one of the greatest Punjabi Sufi poets
literaryTradition Punjabi Sufi poetry
movement Sufism
name Bulleh Shah self-link
notableWork Kafis
Qawwalis based on his poetry
occupation Sufi scholar
philosopher
poet
philosophicalFocus critique of religious orthodoxy
divine love
humanism
region Punjab
religion Islam
sufiOrder Qadiri
theme inner spirituality over ritual
love beyond religious boundaries
unity of humanity

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Bulleh Shah name Bulleh Shah self-link
Khawaja Ghulam Farid influencedBy Bulleh Shah