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Bulleshah is a famous Sufi dervish of Punjab and a great Sufi poet of Punjabi. He composed a lot of poetry in Punjabi, especially his 'kafis' which are very popular and are often sung by Qawwals in Sufi festivals. Bulleshah's real name was Abdullah. His father's name was Sakhi Muhammad Darvesh. Bulleshhah was born in 1680 in the village of Pandoke near the city of Kasur in District Lahore (now in Pakistan). Bulleshah's father used to teach namaz in the village mosque and also taught Arabic, Urdu and Persian languages to the children of the village.

Bulleshah received his primary education from his father. Along with studying at an early age, he also worked as a cattle herder. When he grew up, he left the village and went to Kasur city for higher education. Going to Kasur, Bulleshah became the disciple of Hazrat Ghulam Murtaza, a scholar of Arabic Persian of high rank. Staying here, Bulleshah got a very high education. Bulleshah was a scholar who had extensive knowledge of Punjabi language and literature as well as Arabic, Persian languages, Indian and Islamic philosophy, mysticism, history and mythology.

Bullesh Shah was a dervish of the fakir type and his interests were spiritual but as Waris Shah has said:

Without mentors, there is no way,

Kheer miyan is not cooked without milk.

In the same way, Bulleshah also felt the need of such a Kamal Murshad (Perfect Guru) who could explain to him the hidden mysteries of this world and the God who created it and also tell him the Guru of attaining that God. So Bulleshah started searching for Murshad. It was learned that there is a Shah Inayat Qadri at Lahore who is a very old man. Bulleshah attended their service. At that time, Shah Inayat was digging the cheese from one side and putting it on the other side. Seeing Bulleshah, Shah asked, 'Juana! For what work have you come, what do you want from us?' Bulleshah pleaded like a true inquisitor, saying, 'Shahji, I have come to ask the way of God, how does one find God?' Shah Inayat said with a smile, 'Bullhya, what is the use of God, digging here and planting there.' Shah's meaning was clear that one can attain God only by removing his mind from the entanglements of worldliness and placing it on the side of God. This Ramz (hint) made a deep impression on Bulleshah's heart. Bulleshah fell at the feet of Shah Inayat and adopted him as his mentor. Shah Inayat belonged to the Qadri sect of Sufis. The most famous and great elder of this Qadri sect in Punjab was Sai Mian Mir. Shah Inayat and Mian Mir are said to be closely related. Being a follower of Qadri, Bulleshah was also a Qadri Sufi. Shah fell at Inayat's feet and took him as his mentor. Shah Inayat belonged to the Qadri sect of Sufis. The most famous and great elder of this Qadri sect in Punjab was Sai Mian Mir. Shah Inayat and Mian Mir are said to be closely related. Being a follower of Qadri, Bulleshah was also a Qadri Sufi. Shah fell at Inayat's feet and took him as his mentor. Shah Inayat belonged to the Qadri sect of Sufis. The most famous and great elder of this Qadri sect in Punjab was Sai Mian Mir. Shah Inayat and Mian Mir are said to be closely related. Being a follower of Qadri, Bulleshah was also a Qadri Sufi.

Bulleshah belonged to the Sayyid family who considered themselves superior to others. Bulleshah's Murshad belonged to the Arain caste. When the family and relatives of Bulleshah came to know that he had adopted an Arayan as his mentor, they explained to Bulleshah that he should not make a man of a small caste as his mentor, but Bulleshah from the beginning had all kinds of religious and He was against caste discrimination, so he did not care about anyone and remained a mureed (disciple) of Shah Inayat all his life. Bulleshhah was well aware that there is no such thing as caste division in Islam. Bulleshah had immense respect for his mentor, he considered him as his guide and the one who crossed the ocean of world form:

Mera Murshad Shah Inayat, Oho Langhaye Par.

After the death of his mentor, Bulleshah sat on his throne for 30 years and gave spiritual teachings to the people. Along with Shah Inayat, Bulleshah considers Hazrat Muhammad as his special trick and guide.

Bulleshhah was the leading Sufi poet of the eighteenth century. The Kalam he composed in Punjabi includes his 156 khafis, 49 couplets, 40 knots, 3 seeharfis, an athwara and a baramaha. All this poetry of Bulleshah is available in the book Kulliyat-e-Bulleshah edited in Persian characters by Fakir Muhammad Fakir and Kalam Bulleshah edited by Gurdev Singh.

The poetry of Bulleshah has a large number of poems and the reason for his popularity is also his poems. The poems of Bulleshah contain mystical ideas and the rest of the work is a representation of Birha's emotions. The ideas presented in his entire work are briefly as follows:

According to Bulleshah, God/Allah/God is One who created this whole world and all human beings. Ishq or love with that God is central to his thoughts. According to Bulleshah, remembering God with a sincere heart and loving His people is to worship God and this is acceptable in God's dargah. Connecting one's heart to God is His true Ibadat or Bhakti. He does not like such deeds which are done only to show off to the people. According to him, love and compassion towards other human beings is the real duty of man.

Bulleshah says that this world is perishable, man cannot live in this world forever. This life is given to a person only once which can be made successful by following the path of God. Therefore, a person should be cautious in this world. In the Qur'an, God says that I am closer to man than his heart. According to Bulleshah, God is everywhere, He resides in every particle of the world, no need to wander outside to get Him, just connect your heart to Him. You can have visions of Him through everything.

When a person truly remembers God, loves Him and makes Him dwell in his heart, then man's self is destroyed. A person sees only God inside and outside, his 'I do not remain, only You (God) remains. Bulleshah says:

Ranjha did not do Ranjha, I got Ranjha myself.

In the eyes of Bulleshah, all human beings are equal because all are created by God. According to him, the difference of religions is not the difference of people, so everyone should live together with love. People should give up all religious differences. He strongly opposes such people who create hatred among people in the name of religion and mislead the gullible people by giving desired meaning to religion. Bulleshah has given the message of religious tolerance, generosity, human community and tolerance in his Kalam.

In terms of art, all of Bulleshah's works are excellent. Rhythm and flow are present in all his Kalam. Many of his poems can easily be sung along with music. Bulleshah has kept his poetry very close to public life. He has taken symbols and symbols from domestic life to explain his ideas. Bulleshah uses symbols such as Shahu, Piya, Var, Mahi, Ranjha etc. for God and Heer, Bardi, Kamli etc. for himself or the living being. By symbolizing these symbols and examples of rural scenes of Punjab, such as young women filling water at wells and women spinning wheel, the color of Punjabiness can be clearly seen in his poetry. The language of Bulleshah's Kalam is at the level of common people and can be easily understood. This Punjabi Sufi poet died at Kasur in 1758 and his tomb is there. But being the bearer of high human ideals, Bulleshah and his words are immortal even today.
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