^ Bulleh Shah ^

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Abdullah Shah, known as Baba Bullah Shah
1680 - 1758

His ancestral village was Uch Gilaniyan in Bahawalpur. From there his family first shifted to Malakwal (district Multan) and then to Pandoke (near Kasur).
Bulleh Shah was the diciple of a Qadiri Sufi, Shah Inayat Hussein.

Bulleh Shah composed a lot of poetry in Saraiki/Punjabi. his style of poetry is called Qafi.
He personifies courage of conviction. He is a man of God but a poet of people.
Posted 06 Jan 2006

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