By Abdul Manan - Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan - Sunday, July 15, 2007Thousands of people visited the shrine of Shah Inayat Qadiri on the second day of his three-day 281st urs (death anniversary).
Qadiri, whose real name was Hafiz Inayatullah was a sufi saint and mystic poet and is famous as the mentor of sufi poet Bulleh Shah. Qadiri was born in 1699 in Mozang and got his early education from his father Sher Muhammad.
Qadiri spent his life in Lahore and Kasur and adhered to the Qadiri order of Sufism.
He grew vegetables as a profession. His poetry was mostly in Persian and focused on mysticism. His major poetic works include Ghayatul Hawashi, Lataife Ghaibia, Islahul Amal and Dastorul Amal.
Qadiri died in 1735 and was buried at Mozang. Bulleh referred to his mentor as Shah Inayat. Much of Bulleh’s poetry is addressed to his spiritual guide.
Qaswar Abbas, a visitor to the urs, said he was a follower of Qadiri’s ideology. He said the saint struggled to propagate the message of love. He said Pakistan needs Sufism because it teachs contentment and love.
Mian Muhammad Hammad Qadiri, heir of the shrine, said that followers from across the country and abroad come to the shrine all year long “to quench their thirst of spiritual knowledge and peace”.
He said the various techniques for transferring peace to the people are qawali and dhamal.
[About the Qadiri Sufi Order: http://www.uga.edu/islam/sufismorders.html#Qadiri]
[picture: http://www.tourism.gov.pk/northern_areas.html]
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