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Muslim / Sufi
17th Century
Pakistan/India
(Indian Subcontinent)

 

Sultan Bahu

Timeline (1628 - 1691)

 

Poems by Sultan Bahu
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Hazrat Faqir Sultan Bahu Awan was the founder of the Sarwari Qadiri Sufi order and is one of the most beloved Sufi poet saints of the Punjab region in what is today Pakistan. He lived during the period of Mughal rule in India.

He wrote more than forty books on Sufi philosophy and Islamic mysticism in Persian and Punjabi, but he is best known for his poetry, which is often performed as qawaals (devotional songs).

Sultan Bahu's tomb is an popular pilgrimage spot today in Pakistan.

 

Poems by Sultan Bahu

  I knew God well when love flashed before me.
  So what if love's idol is hidden? One's heart will never be far away.

Recommended Books

Death Before Dying: Sufi Poetry of Sultan Bahu, by Sultan Bahu / Translated by Jamal Elias

Amazon.com

Related Links:

  Wikipedia: Sultan Bahu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Bahu
A brief biography and list of written works.
  HazratSultanBahu.com
http://www.hazratsultanbahu.com/
Samples of Sultan Bahu's writings, a picture gallery, forum, books in print.
  Hazrat Sultan Bahu Books
http://www.yabahu.com/Bookshelf/Bookshelf.htm
Several books available for free in pdf format on Hazrat Sultan Bahu, including a good biography in English.
 


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