10 Facts About Sultan Bahu

Sultan Bahu was son of Bayazid Muhammad, an officer in the Mughal Army, and Rasti.

Sultan Bahu belonged to Qadiri Sufi order, and started the mystic tradition known as Sarwari Qadiri.

Sultan Bahu's verses are sung in many genres of Sufi music, including qawwali and kafi, and tradition has established a unique style of singing his couplets.

Sultan Bahu pushed him to seek spiritual guidance from Shah Habib Gilani.

Around 1668, Sultan Bahu moved to Delhi for further training under the guidance of Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi, a notable Sufi saint of the Qadiriyya order, and thereafter returned to Punjab where he spent the rest of his life.

The exact number of books written by Sultan Bahu is not known, but it is assumed to be at least one hundred.

Only the following books written by Sultan Bahu can be found today:.

Sultan Bahu refers to Abdul Qadir Jilani as his spiritual master, even though Jilani died long before the birth of Sultan Bahu.

The dargah of Sultan Bahu is located in Garh Maharaja, Punjab.

Sultan Bahu used to hold an annual Urs to commemorate the martyrs of Karbala from the first to the tenth day of the month of Muharram.