Baba Shah Inayat Qadiri Shatari (Punjabi: شاہ عنایت قادری, also romanized as Enayat Shah; c. 1643 – 1728) was a Punjabi Sufi scholar, saint and philosopher of the Qadri Shattari silsila (lineage).[1] He mostly wrote his philosophical works in Persian.[2] Shah Inayat Qadiri is famous as the spiritual guide of the universal Punjabi poets Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah.[2]
Shah Inayat Qadiri | |
|---|---|
شاہ عنایت قادری | |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 1643 |
| Died | c. 1728 (aged 84 or 85) |
| Resting place | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | |
| Tariqa | Qadri Shattari |
| Philosophy | Sufism |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Influenced | |
Name edit
Baba is an honorific term used as a sign of respect. It is a term similar to "father" or "wise old man".[3] Shah is another honorific referring to a king.[4] Inayat is an Islamic first name. Qadiri and Shatari are Islamic surname for the members of the Qadiriyya and Shattariyya tariqahs, which are Sufi mystical order.[5][6]
Background edit
Shah Inayat was born in Kasur in 1643 (circa), into a family belonging to the Arain tribe.[1]
He was a Sufi scholar and activist associated with the Qadiri-Shattari silsila (lineage). Shah Inayat was the son of Mawlawi Pir Mohammad of Kasur, who was an Imam.
He was the student of Shah Raza and teacher of Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah. He was a gardener or farmer by profession.[7]
He used to work in Kasur, but because of the animosity towards the city's ruler, Nawab Hussain Khan, he was forced to migrate to Lahore.[7]
Work edit
Shah Inayat is remembered as a preacher, a religious scholar, a philosopher and a saint. A brief biographical note on him was published in 1984 in Lahore.[1] Shah Inayat was a scholar of mysticism. He wrote mostly in Persian and Punjabi. His works include:
- Dasturul Amal
- Islahul Amal
- Lataif-e-Ghaibya
- Ishartul Taliban
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Mian Akhlaq Ahmad (1984). Tazkera Hazrat Shah Inayat Qadiri Shattari.
- ^ a b Ahmed, Ishtiaq (16 June 2023). Pre-Partition Punjab's Contribution to Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-90590-8.
- ^ Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.
- ^ Yarshater, Ehsan Persia or Iran, Persian or Farsi Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Iranian Studies, vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989)
- ^ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. "The Special Sufi Paths (Tariqas)". Muslim Communities of Grace: The Sufi Brotherhoods in Islamic Religious Life. New York: Columbia UP, 2007. 86–96.
- ^ Shah, Idries (1999). The Sufis. Octagon Press. ISBN 0-86304-074-8. See Appendix II: The Rapidness. First published in 1964.
- ^ a b Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia Of Untouchables : Ancient Medieval And Modern. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
External links edit
- Dastur ul Amal on Google Books.
- Chopra R. M. (1999) Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab, Iran Society, Calcutta.
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