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

See also

References
    • Dastur ul Amal on Google Books.
    • Chopra R. M. (1999) Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab, Iran Society, Calcutta.
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