Shah Inayat Qadiri
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Shah Inayat Qadri | |
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شاہ عنایت قادری | |
_02.jpg) Manuscript containing an autograph of Shah Inayat Qadri, dated to 1127 A.H. (circa 1715 C.E.) | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1643 |
| Died | c. 1728 (aged 84 or 85) |
| Resting place | Mozang Chungi, Lahore |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Philosophy | Sufism |
| Tariqa | Qadri Shattari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Shah Inayat Qadri[a] (Punjabi: [ʃaːɦ ɪnaː'jət qaːdɾi]; c. 1643 – 1728) was a Punjabi Muslim 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]
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]
Life
Early life and education
Shah Inayat was born in Kasur in 1643 (circa), into a Punjabi Muslim 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.[7]
Shah Inayat and his disciples
He was the student of Shah Raza and teacher of Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah.[citation needed]
Persecution and migration
He used to work in Kasur, but because of the animosity of the city's ruler, Nawab Hussain Khan, he was forced to migrate to Lahore.[8]
Work
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