Undoubtedly, Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah is the “King of Sufi poetry”. A humanist, Sufi poet, philosopher, teacher, riot, and internationalist, Baba Bulleh Shah was actually a legend.
Early life and background
Bulleh Shah changed into born in 1680, within the small village of Uch, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara in present day Uzbekistan. He relocated to Malakwal along with his parents at a completely early age. Bulleh Shah received his early education from Pandoke and later moved to Kasur for higher education. Maulana Mohiyuddin became his instructor. Eminent Sufi saint, Shah Inayat Qadiri turned into his non secular teacher and he performed a crucial position in developing his love for Sufism. Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah and his circle of relatives descend directly from the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.).
Poetry Style of Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah
Bulleh Shah lived all through the identical length as of Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. His lifetime additionally prolonged with the Punjabi poet Waris Shah of Heer Ranjha repute, and the Sindhi Sufi poet Sachal Sarmast.
Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah practiced the Sufism of Punjabi poetry established by using poets like Shah Hussain, Sultan Bahu, and Shah Sharaf. Verses narrated through Bulleh Shah are popularly known as “Kafi”. This form of poetry is famous in Siraiki and Sindhi poetry.
Baba Bulleh Shah’s work represented him as a humanist who desires to give viable option to the social troubles of his surroundings. Bulleh Shah’s poetry highlights his mystical religious voyage thru the four ranges of Sufism: Shariat, Tariqat, Haqiqat, and Marfat. Bulleh Shah’s poetry is in simple language that has been capable of address the complex fundamental problems of existence and humanity. Islamic orthodoxy is being criticized through Bulleh Shah’s poetry & philosophy.
In contemporary instances, Bulleh Shah’s Kafi is modified to be used to music. Every style of singer like road- singers, to legends like Abida Parveen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sain Zahoor, and Waddali Brothers, UK primarily based Asian artists, and Pakistani rock band Junoon, has sung Bulleh Shah’s Kafi in a stunning way.
Popular Poetry Collections
Baba Bulleh Shah wrote and narrated many poetic verses. Some of the maximum renowned ones are: Makkeh Gaya, Gal Mukdee Naheen, Bulleya Ki Jana Main Kaun, Verhe Aa Varh Mere, Main Jana Jogi De Naal, Aa Mil Yaar, Uth Gaye Gawandon Yaar, Bas Karjee Hun Bas Karjee, Tere Ishq Nachaya, Ishq De Naween Naween Bahar, to name some.
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