Shah Inayat Qadiri

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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.
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