This week I would like to retell stories about the Punjabi Sufi Bulle Shah (1680-1735), also called Bulleya and Bulla. The Qadiri Sufis of the old Punjab were renowned for their philosophical studies. And it was a Qadiri Sufi, Shah Inayat, who was Bulle Shah’s pir or spiritual guide. Shah Inayat Qaditi worked with outward simplicity as an arain or market gardener. He, himself, practised haqiqat, a Sufi’s spiritual reality, under the cover of tariqat, the established path, meaning orthodox Islam.

Source: Indian Express January 29, 2024 07:54 UTC