Presenting an evening of talk on the philosophy of Bulleh Shah by Inayat Ali Shah, PhD student from MANUU. With given name Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri, Bulleh Shah was a poet, humanist and philosopher who practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry.

The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is the Kafi, popular in Punjabi, Sindhi and Saraiki poetry.

Bulleh Shah's writings represent him as a humanist, someone providing solutions to the sociological problems of the world around him as he lives through it, describing the turbulence his motherland of Punjab is passing through, while concurrently searching for God. His poetry highlights his mystical spiritual voyage through the four stages of Sufism: Shariat (Path), Tariqat (Observance), Haqiqat (Truth) and Marfat (Union). The simplicity with which Bulleh Shah has been able to address the complex fundamental issues of life and humanity is a large part of his appeal.

Many people have put his kafis to music, from humble street-singers to renowned Sufi singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pathanay Khan, Abida Parveen, the Waddali Brothers, Sain Zahoor and band Junoon.

Bulleh Shah's verses have been an inspiration to painters as well like Geeta Vadhera.

All are welcome to this evening of Sufism. Entry - Free.