# Sultan Bahu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sultan_Bahu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sultan_Bahu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Bahu > Source revision: 1344652235 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Punjabi poet, Sufi mystic, and scholar (1630–1691) Sultan Bahu سُلطان باہوُ Shrine of Sultan Bahu Born 17 January 1630 Shorkot, Subah of Lahore, Mughal Empire Died 1 March 1691(1691-03-01) (aged 61) 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 Parents Bayazid Muhammad (father) Mai Rasti-Quds-Sara (mother) Website https://www.sultanbahoo.net/ Part of a series on Islam Sufism Ideas Abdal Al-Insān al-Kāmil Baqaa Dervish Dhawq Fakir Fana Hal Haqiqa Ihsan Irfan Ishq Karamat Kashf Lataif Manzil Ma'rifa Maqam Murid Murshid Nafs Nūr Qalandar Qayyum Qutb Silsila Sufi cosmology Sufi metaphysics Sufi philosophy Sufi poetry Sufi psychology Salik Tazkiah Wali Yaqeen Practices Anasheed Dhikr Haḍra Khalwa (Sufism) Muraqabah Qawwali Sama Whirling Tawajjuh Ziyarat Sufi orders Akbari Alians Azeemia Ba 'Alawi Badawi Bayrami Bektashi Burhani Chishti Darqawi Galibi Haqqani Hurufi Idrisi Inayati Issawiyya Jelveti Jerrahi Khalwati Khatmiyya Kubrawi Madari Mahdavi Maizbhandari Malamati Mevlevi Mouridi Ni'matullāhī Naqshbandi Noorbakshi Nuqtavi Qadiri Qalandari Rahmani Rifaʽi Safavi Sadiyya Salihiyya Senusi Shadhili Suhrawardi Sülaymaniye Shattari Tijani Uwaisi Zahabiya Zahedi Zikri List of sufis Notable early Notable modern Singers Topics in Sufism Tawhid Sharia Tariqa Haqiqa Ma'rifa Art History Sufi music Persecution Ziyarat Islam portal v t e **Sultan Bahu**[a] (also spelled as **Sultan Bahoo**; Punjabi: [\[sʊltaːn baːɦuː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Punjabi); 17 January 1630 – 1 March 1691), was a [Punjabi Muslim](/source/Punjabi_Muslims) poet, [Sufi](/source/Sufi_mystic), [scholar](/source/Ulama), and historian of the 17th century.[1] Renowned for his mystical poetry, he was active during the reigns of [Mughal emperors](/source/Mughal_emperor) [Shah Jahan](/source/Shah_Jahan) and [Aurangzeb](/source/Aurangzeb).[2][3] Little is known about Bahu's life, other than what was written in a [hagiography](/source/Hagiography) called *Manaqib-i Sultani* seven generations after Bahu's own time.[4] According to these records, he was born in [Shorkot](/source/Shorkot) into the [Awan](/source/Awan_(tribe)) tribe.[5][6] He was son of Bayazid Muhammad, an officer in the [Mughal Army](/source/Mughal_Army), and Rasti.[7] He belonged to [Qadiri](/source/Qadiri) [Sufi order](/source/Sufi_order),[6] and started the mystic tradition known as [Sarwari Qadiri](/source/Sarwari_Qadiri).[3] 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](/source/Punjabi_language) poetry which had popular appeal and earned him lasting fame.[4]: 14 His verses are sung in many genres of Sufi music, including [qawwali](/source/Qawwali) and [kafi](/source/Kafi), and tradition has established a unique style of singing his couplets.[4]: 14 ## Education Sultan Bahu's first teacher was his mother, Mai Rasti. She pushed him to seek spiritual guidance from Shah Habib Gilani.[3] Around 1668, Sultan Bahu moved to [Delhi](/source/Delhi) for further training under the guidance of [Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi](/source/Syed_Abdul_Rehman_Jilani_Dehlvi), a notable Sufi saint of the [Qadiriyya](/source/Qadiriyya) order, and thereafter returned to [Punjab](/source/Punjab) where he spent the rest of his life.[3] ## 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.[8] Only the following books written by Sultan Bahu can be found today: - *Abyat e Bahu*[9] - *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*[10] - *Israr e Qadri*[10] - *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*[10] ## Spiritual lineage Sultan Bahu refers to [Abdul Qadir Jilani](/source/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](/source/Mysticism) 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](/source/Qadiriyya) tradition, Sultan Bahu has left an offshoot of his own which he named *Sarwari Qadiri*.[11] According to tradition, the lineage reaches Sultan Bahu as follows:[12] 1. [Muhammad](/source/Muhammad) 1. [Ali ibn Abi Talib](/source/Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib) 1. [Hasan al Basri](/source/Hasan_al_Basri) 1. [Habib al Ajami](/source/Habib_al_Ajami) 1. [Dawud Tai](/source/Dawud_Tai) 1. [Maruf Karkhi](/source/Maruf_Karkhi) 1. [Sirri Saqti](/source/Sirri_Saqti) 1. [Junaid Baghdadi](/source/Junaid_Baghdadi) 1. [Abu Bakr Shibli](/source/Abu_Bakr_Shibli) 1. [Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi](/source/Abdul_Aziz_bin_Hars_bin_Asad_Yemeni_Tamimi) 1. [Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi](/source/Abu_Al_Fazal_Abdul_Wahid_Yemeni_Tamimi) 1. [Mohammad Yousaf Abu al-Farah Tartusi](/source/Mohammad_Yousaf_Abu_al-Farah_Tartusi) 1. [Abu-al-Hassan Ali Bin Mohammad Qureshi Hankari](/source/Abu-al-Hassan_Ali_Bin_Mohammad_Qureshi_Hankari) 1. [Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi](/source/Abu_Saeed_Mubarak_Makhzoomi) 1. [Abdul Qadir Jilani](/source/Abdul_Qadir_Jilani) 1. [Abdul Razzaq Jilani](/source/Abdul_Razzaq_Jilani) 1. Abdul Jabbar Jilani 1. Syed Mohammad Sadiq Yahya 1. Najm-ud-Din Burhan Puri 1. Abdul Fattah 1. Abdul Sattar 1. Abdul Baqqa 1. Abdul Jaleel 1. [Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi](/source/Syed_Abdul_Rehman_Jilani_Dehlvi) 1. **Sultan Bahu** The tradition has been continued to this day by Sultan Bahu's successors. ## Shrine The [dargah](/source/Dargah) (shrine) of Sultan Bahu is located in [Garh Maharaja](/source/Garh_Maharaja), Punjab.[13] It was originally built on Bahu's grave site until the [Chenab River](/source/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.[13] It is a popular Sufi shrine, and the annual [Urs](/source/Urs) festival commemorating his death is celebrated there with great fervour on the first Thursday of [Jumada al-Thani](/source/Jumada_al-Thani) month. People come from far-off places to join the celebrations.[14][12] Sultan Bahu also used to hold an annual Urs to commemorate the martyrs of [Karbala](/source/Karbala) from the first to the tenth day of the month of [Muharram](/source/Muharram). This tradition continues to this day and every year, and thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine during this period.[12] ## External links - [https://www.sultanbahoo.net/](https://www.sultanbahoo.net/) ## See also - [Poetry portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Poetry) - [List of famous Sufis](/source/List_of_famous_Sufis) - [Sufism in Pakistan](/source/Sufism_in_Pakistan) - [Garh Maharaja](/source/Garh_Maharaja) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language): سُلطان باہُو, ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਬਾਹੂ 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Kamal Aziz, Khursheed (1993). *The Pakistani Historian*. Original from the University of Michigan. Vanguard. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Syed Ahmad Saeed Hamadani. *Sultan Bahu Life & Work*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-DT_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-DT_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-DT_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-DT_4-3) Parvez, Amjad (30 October 2019). ["Metaphysics of Sultan Bahu dedicated to those with clear concepts of philosophy"](https://dailytimes.com.pk/491621/metaphysics-of-sultan-bahu-dedicated-to-those-with-clear-concepts-of-philosophy/). *Daily Times (newspaper)*. Retrieved 18 May 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bāhū1998_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bāhū1998_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Bāhū1998_5-2) Sult̤ān Bāhū (1998). [*Death Before Dying: The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu*](https://books.google.com/books?id=GlECx1j0B4IC). University of California Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-520-92046-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-520-92046-0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Kumar, Raj (2008). [*Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern*](https://books.google.com/books?id=e8o5HyC0-FUC&pg=PA187). Gyan Publishing House. p. 187. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788178356648](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788178356648). Retrieved 6 June 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-frembgen_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-frembgen_7-1) Frembgen, Jürgen Wasim (2006). [*The Friends of God: Sufi Saints in Islam, Popular Poster Art from Pakistan*](https://books.google.com/books?id=wzzYAAAAMAAJ). Oxford University Press. p. 103. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780195470062](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780195470062). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Sultan Bahu (29 March 2015). [*Ganj ul Asrar*](https://books.google.com/books?id=12EMCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7). Translated by Hafiz Hamad Ur Rahman. Sultan ul Faqr Publications. p. 12. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789699795213](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789699795213). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ibn Ghulam Bahoo, Sultan Hamid (1961). [*Manaqib-i-Sultani*](https://books.google.com/books?id=gGIONAAACAAJ) (1st ed.). Lahore: Allah Vale Ki Qaumi Dukan. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Muhammad Sharif Sabir](/source/Sharif_Sabir). ["Complete Book of Poems by Sultan Bahu"](http://apnaorg.com/poetry/bahu/). *Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA)*. Retrieved 18 May 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rekhta_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rekhta_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-rekhta_11-2) [Sultan Bahu books on Rekhta.org website](https://www.rekhta.org/Authors/hazrat-sultan-bahu/all) Retrieved 18 May 2020 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Padam, Piara S. (1984). [*Dohrhe Sultan Bahu*](https://books.google.com/books?id=UTGhYgEACAAJ) (1st Pub. 1984 ed.). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TNI_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TNI_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TNI_13-2) ["Urs of Sultan Bahu begins"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/520931-urs-of-sultan-bahu-begins) *The News International* (newspaper), Published 2 September 2019, Retrieved 18 May 2020 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dehlvi_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dehlvi_14-1) Sadia Dehlvi (1 December 2013). [*Sufism: Heart of Islam*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zw_Q2Rbh7yIC&pg=PT185). HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 185–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-93-5029-448-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-93-5029-448-2). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Book Name: *Tareekh-e-Jhang*, Author: Iqbal Zuberi, Publisher: Jhang Adibi Academy, Jhang Sadar, Pakistan, First Edition, Date: 2002 v t e Muslim saints in South Asia 8th–9th century Abdullah Shah Ghazi 10th–11th century Ali al-Hujwiri (Data Ganj Bakhsh) 12th–13th century Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari Alaul Haq Pandavi Baba Fakruddin Baba Farid Bahauddin Zakariya Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Burhanuddin Gharib Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh Hajib Shakarbar Imam Ali-ul-Haq Ismail Qureshi al Hashmi Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari Khawaja Awais Kagha Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Makhdoom Husamudeen Manikpuri Makhdoom Sharfuddin Ahmed Yahya Maneri Makhdoom Yahya Maneri Mu'in al-Din Chishti Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi Nizamuddin Auliya Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki Pir Mangho Rukn-e-Alam Shah e Alam Syed Ahmad Sultan Tajuddin Chishti Usman Harooni 14th–15th century Abdul Quddus Gangohi Shamsuddin Sabzwari Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind Bande Nawaz Ibrahim Yukpasi Jahaniyan Jahangasht Madin Sahib Makhdoom Ali Mahimi Makhdoom Bilawal Nagore Shahul Hamid Salim Chishti Shah Sultan Balkhi Mahisawar Shah Syed Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani Shah Yaqeeq Bukhari Wajihuddin Alvi Zainuddin Shirazi Zar Zari Zar Baksh 16th–17th century Pir Baba Baba Shadi Shaheed Jamali Kamboh Muhammad Ghawth Shah Abdul Karim Bulri Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Daud Bandagi Kirmani Haji Bahadar Ali Abdullah Shah Baba Budan Madho Lal Hussain Shah Inayat Shaheed Shah Inat Rizvi Baba Shah Jamal Abdul Hamid Baba Rahman Baba Bari Imam Mir Mukhtar Akhyar Pir Hashim Shah Inayat Qadiri Muhammad Qadiri Syed Musa Pak Bulleh Shah Ali Haider Multani Mian Mir Shah Badakhshi Bibi Jamal Khatun Jahanara Begum Makhdoom Shah Muhammad Munim Pak Jan Muhammad of Jalna Muhibullah Allahabadi Shah Kalim Allah Jahanabadi Sultan Bahu Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi Zeb-un-Nissa 18th–19th century Ata Hussain Fani Chishti Bedil Bekas Fazal Ali Qureshi Ghulam Ali Dihlawi Khawaja Muhammad Zaman of Luari Khwaja Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi Khwaja Ghulam Farid Khwaja Nizam ad Din Machiliwale Shah Mahmoodullah Shah Maula Shah Maulvi Ghulam Rasool Alampuri Mewa Shah Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan Muhammad Qasim Sadiq Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri Muhammad Suleman Taunsvi Muhammad Usman Damani Murtada al-Zabidi Noor Muhammad Maharvi Rohal Faqir Sachal Sarmast Sakhi Shah Chan Charagh Saleh Muhammad Safoori Sayyad Laal Shah Hamdani Sayyid Sahib Husayni Shams Ali Qalandar Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah Syed Misri Shah Syed Shah Afzal Biabani Syed Shah Murid Ali al-Qadri al-Jilani Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin Waris Ali Shah 20th–21st century Ahmad Hussain Gilani Sufi Muhammad Barkat Ali Ludhianvi Farid-ud-Din Qadri Pir Irani Syed Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri This table only includes figures venerated traditionally by the majority of Muslims in the Subcontinent, whence persons honored exclusively by particular modern movements are not included. 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