Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri

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Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri, better known as Bulleh Shah, was an 18th-century Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist whose verses are celebrated for their spiritual depth and critique of religious orthodoxy.

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instanceOf Punjabi poet
Sufi poet
humanist
mystic
person
alsoKnownAs Baba Bulleh Shah NERFINISHED
Bulleh Shah NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
culturalInfluence Punjabi literature
Sufi music
kafi singing
qawwali
dateOfBirth circa 1680
dateOfDeath circa 1757
denomination Sufism NERFINISHED
discipleOf Shah Inayat Qadiri NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Punjabi NERFINISHED
genre Sufi poetry
kafi
mystic poetry
givenName Abdullah Shah NERFINISHED
hasLegacy annual urs at his shrine in Kasur
honorificSuffix Qadri NERFINISHED
influencedBy Shah Inayat Qadiri NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Punjabi
mainWork Kafis NERFINISHED
movement Punjabi Sufi tradition
Sufism
notableIdea critique of religious orthodoxy
emphasis on inner spirituality
love as path to God
placeOfBirth Uch, Bahawalpur region NERFINISHED
Uch, Punjab NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Bulleh Shah Shrine, Kasur NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kasur NERFINISHED
Punjab NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Kasur NERFINISHED
Punjab NERFINISHED
religion Islam
sufiOrder Qadiri order NERFINISHED
theme criticism of sectarianism
divine love
humanism
rejection of ritualism
unity of humanity
veneratedIn Indian Punjab NERFINISHED
Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED
South Asian Sufi tradition

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Bulleh Shah fullName Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri