Bulleh Shah‘s real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Muslim
Sufi poet, a humanist and philosopher. Born: 1680 Uch,
Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan Died: 1757 (aged 77) Kasur, Punjab,
Pakistan Early life and background Bulleh Shah is believed to
have been born in 1680, in the small village of Uch, Bahawalpur,
Punjab, now in Pakistan. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara
in modern Uzbekistan. When he was six months old, his parents
relocated to Malakwal. There his father, Shah Muhammad Darwaish,
was a preacher in the village mosque and a teacher. His father
later got a job in Pandoke, about 50 miles southeast of Kasur.
Bulleh Shah received his early schooling in Pandoke, and moved
to Kasur for higher education. He also received education from
Maulana Mohiyuddin. His spiritual teacher was the eminent Sufi
saint, Shah Inayat Qadiri. Little is known about Bulleh Shah’s
direct ancestors, except that they were migrants from
Uzbekistan. However, Bulleh Shah’s family was directly descended
from the Prophet Muhamma