Shah Inayat Qadiri
Baba Shah Inayat Qadiri Shatari (Punjabi: شاه عنایت قادري , also called Enayat Shah (1643–1728) was a Sufi scholar and saint of the Qadiri-Shatari silsila (lineage). Shah Inayat Qadiri is famous as the spiritual guide of the universal Punjabi poets Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah. He Belonged to Famous Arain Tribe.
Name[]
Baba is an honorific term used as a sign of respect to Sufi saints. It is a term similar to "father" or "wise old man". Shah is another honorific referring to a king. Inayat is an Islamic male first name. Qadiri is an Islamic surname. Shatari or Shattari refers to a tariqah, a Sufi mystical order.
Work[]
Shah Inayat is remembered as a preacher, a religious scholar, a philosopher and a saint. Shah Inayat was a scholar of mysticism. He wrote mostly in Persian. His works include:
- Dasturul Amal
- Islahul Amal
- Lataif-e-Ghaibya, and
- Ishartul Taliban
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References[]
External links[]
- Dastur ul Amal on Google Books.
- Chopra R. M. (1999) Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab, Iran Society, Calcutta.
- Muslim saints
- 1643 births
- 1728 deaths
- Mughal Empire Sufis
- People from Kasur District
- Punjabi people
- Punjabi Sufi saints
- Qadiri order
- Sufism stubs