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Bulleh Shah
Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri (Punjabi: سید عبداللہ شاہ قادری (Shahmukhi); ਸੱਈਦ ਅਬਦੁੱਲਾਹ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਕ਼ਾਦਰੀ (Gurmukhi); 1680–1757), known popularly as Baba Bulleh Shah (or Bullhe Shah) (Punjabi: بُلّھے شاہ (Shahmukhi); ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ (Gurmukhi)) and Bulleya, was a Punjabi philosopher, reformer and Sufi poet during 17th-century Punjab. He was a mystic poet and is universally regarded as “The Father of Punjabi Enlightenment”. He was a “revolutionary” poet who spoke against powerful religious, political and social institutions and, thus, his influence can be seen on many noted socialists and rights activists. He lived and was buried in Kasur in present day Pakistan.
