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]
Shah Inayat Qadiri | |
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شاہ عنایت قادری | |
 Manuscript containing an autograph of Shah Inayat Qadiri, 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 |
| Main interest(s) | |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Philosophy | Sufism |
| Tariqa | Qadri Shattari |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Influenced | |
Name
editBaba 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
editEarly life and education
editShah Inayat was born in Kasur in 1643 (circa), into a 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
editHe was the student of Shah Raza and teacher of Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah.[citation needed]
Persecution and migration
editHe 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
editShah 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
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Mian Akhlaq Ahmad (1984). Tazkera Hazrat Shah Inayat Qadiri Shattari.
- ^ a b Ahmed, Ishtiaq (16 June 2023). Pre-Partition Punjab's Contribution to Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-90590-8.
- ^ Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.
- ^ Yarshater, Ehsan Persia or Iran, Persian or Farsi Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Iranian Studies, vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989)
- ^ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. "The Special Sufi Paths (Tariqas)". Muslim Communities of Grace: The Sufi Brotherhoods in Islamic Religious Life. New York: Columbia UP, 2007. 86–96.
- ^ Shah, Idries (1999). The Sufis. Octagon Press. ISBN 0-86304-074-8. See Appendix II: The Rapidness. First published in 1964.
- ^ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia Of Untouchables : Ancient Medieval And Modern. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
- ^ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia Of Untouchables : Ancient Medieval And Modern. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
External links
edit- Dastur ul Amal on Google Books.
- Chopra R. M. (1999) Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab, Iran Society, Calcutta.