Abyat of Hazrat Sultan Bahu

by Sultan Bahu, Maqsood Saqib (Editor), J.R. Puri

Abyat of Hazrat Sultan Bahu. Punjabi text with English translation

Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Sultan Bahu (also spelled Bahoo) was an Sufi mystic, poet and scholar active mostly in the present-day Punjab province of Pakistan. He belonged to the Sufi order known as Qadiri, and the mystic tradition he started has been known as Sarwari Qadiri.

Little is known of Bahu's life, other than a hagiography written by a descendant of his seven generations later, entitled Manaqib-i Sultani. Sultan Bahu was born in Shorkot, Jhang in the current Punjab Province of Pakistan. More than forty books on Sufism are attributed to him, mostly in Persian, and largely dealing with specialised aspects of Islam and Islamic mysticism.

However, it is his Punjabi poetry which had popular appeal and earned him lasting fame. His verses are sung in many genres of Sufi music including qawwali and kafi, and tradition has established a unique style of singing his couplets.

Literary Works

The exact number of books written by Sultan Bahu is not known but it is assumed to be more than one hundred, forty of them on Sufism and Islamic mysticism alone. Most of his writings are in the Persian Language except Abyat-e-Bahoo which is written as Punjabi poetry.

Reviews

[Anshum · Rating 4 out of 5]

The one way conversations between a saint and his lord. When you read this, you ll be drawn over with the depth of mystic love that a person's heart can hold for someone who is not even visible but can only be felt. Happy reading :)