History Of Baba Bulleh Shah
Bulleh Shah
Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri[1] (Punjabi: سید عبداللہ شاہ قادری) (Shahmukhi), ਸਈਅਦ ਅਬਦੁੱਲਾ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਕਾਦਰੀ (Gurmukhi); 1680–1757) popularly known as Bulleh Shah (بلھے شاہ (Shahmukhi); ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ (Gurumukhi)), was a Punjabi humanist and philosopher. His first spiritual teacher was Shah Inayat Qadiri, a Sufi murshid of Lahore. Bulleh Shah gathered spiritual treasures under the guidance of his murshid and was known for the karamat (miraculous powers) he had.
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An artistic depiction of Bulleh Shah
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| Born | 1680 Uch, Multan Subah, Mughal Empire (now Punjab, Pakistan) |
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| Died | 1757 (aged 77) Kasur, Bhangi Misl, Sikh Confederacy (now Punjab, Pakistan) |
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| Major shrine | Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Influences | Shah Hussain, Sultan Bahu, Shah Sharaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Influenced | Countless Sufi poets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PoetryBulleh Shah lived after the Pashto Sufi poet Rahman Baba (1653–1711) and lived in the same period as Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689–1752). His lifespan also overlapped with the Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722–1798), of Heer Ranjha fame, and the Sindhi Sufi poet Abdul Wahab (1739–1829), better known by his pen name Sachal Sarmast. Amongst Urdu poets, Bulleh Shah lived 400 miles away from Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810) of Agra.Bulleh Shah practised the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like Shah Hussain (1538–1599), Sultan Bahu (1629–1691), and Shah Sharaf (1640–1724). The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is the Kafi, popular in Punjabi (Saraiki) and Sindhi poetry. Bulleh Shah's writings represent him as a humanist, someone providing solutions to the sociological problems of the world around him as he lives through it, describing the turbulence his motherland of Punjab is passing through, while concurrently searching for God. His poetry highlights his mystical spiritual voyage through the four stages of Sufism: Shariat (Path), Tariqat (Observance), Haqiqat (Truth) and Marfat (Union). The simplicity with which Bulleh Shah has been able to address the complex fundamental issues of life and humanity is a large part of his appeal. Many people have put his kafis to music, from humble street-singers to renowned Sufi singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pathanay Khan, Abida Parveen, the Waddali Brothers and Sain Zahoor, from the synthesised techno qawwali remixes of UK-based Asian artists to the Pakistani rock band Junoon. FilmsBulleh Shah's verses like "Tere Ishq Nachaya" have also been adapted and used in Bollywood film songs including "Chaiyya Chaiyya" and "Thayya Thayya" in the 1998 film Dil Se.., and "Ranjha Ranjha" in the 2010 film Raavan. The 2007 Pakistani movie Khuda Kay Liye includes Bulleh Shah's poetry in the song "Bandeya Ho". The 2008 Bollywood film, A Wednesday, included a song titled "Bulle Shah, O Yaar Mere". In 2014, Ali Zafar sung some of his verses as "Chal Buleya" for Bollywood soundtrack album Total Siyapaa, and the song was reprised by Zafar same year in Pakistan Idol. The 2016 Bollywood film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil features a song titles "Bulleya", sung by Amit Mishra, which is short for Bulleh Shah.Coke Studio (Pakistan)In 2009, the second season of Coke Studio featured "Aik Alif" performed by Sain Zahoor and Noori. Ali Zafar also used some verses in his "Dastan-e-Ishq".[7] In 2010, the third season featured "Na Raindee Hai" and "Makke Gayaan Gal Mukdi Nahi" performed by Arieb Azhar. In 2012, Bulleh Shah's poetry was featured again, with Hadiqa Kiani performing "Kamlee".[8][9] In 2016, Ahmed Jahanzeb and Umair Jaswal performed "Khaki Banda";[10] and Rizwan Butt and Sara Haider performed "Meri Meri".[11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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