Pir Budhan Shah Explained

Religion:Islam
Pir Buddan Shah
Death Date:1643
Death Place:Kiratpur Sahib
Known For:Associate of the Sikh Gurus
Native Name Lang:Urdu

Pir Budhan Shah (died 1643;[1]), also called Baba Budhan Ali Shah, Peer Baba, and Sayyed Shamsuddin,[2] [3] was a venerated Sufi pir[4] who held a religious discourse with Guru Nanak in Rawalpindi and later accepted Gurmat thought during the times of Guru Hargobind.[5] [6] He was a Sufi Muslim by birth he was born in Talwandi, the same village as Guru Nanak. He is venerated by Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus. It is believed that he lived for around 500 years.

Renunciation

Buddan Shah, a Muhammedan,[7] belonged to a family of chieftains, but left everything to become a Sufi mystic.[8] He lived near Rawalpindi. Guru Nanak met him during his travels.[9] [10] He is believed to have arrived in Jammu sometime during the 15th century.

He was very close to Bidhi Chand Chhina, as were his followers.[11] His disciple, Sunder Shah, died together with Bidhi Chand at Devnagar near Ayodhya on the banks of the Gomti River in 1638.[12]

Death

Budhan Shah lived up to the time of Guru Hargobind[13] and died in 1643. His mausoleum is located on hilltop in Kiratpur, about 200 meters east of the ashram of Baba Gurditta. His tomb is visited by both the Sikhs and Muslims of the region. A dargah (shrine) dedicated to him is located in Jammu City, across the Tawi River from the local Jammu Airport.

Notes and References

  1. Page 5, Guru Tegh Bahadur: Testimony of Conscience, Mohindar Pal Kohli
  2. Page 76, Islam Means Peace : Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today, Amitabh Pal
  3. Book: Understanding culture and society in India : a study of Sufis, saints and deities in Jammu Region . 2021 . Abha Chauhan . 978-981-16-1598-6 . Singapore . 66–75 . 4 - The Dargah of Peer Baba Budhan Ali Shah in Jammu City . 1258652121.
  4. Page 93, The Book of Nanak, Navtej Sarna
  5. Book: Singh, Teja . A short history of the Sikhs. Volume one, 1469-1765 . 1999 . Publication Bureau, Punjabi University . Ganda Singh . 9788173800078 . 3rd . Patiala . 45 . 1345653121.
  6. Book: Rai, Mridu . Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects : Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir. . 2004 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-20722-3 . Princeton . 77 . 1129216166.
  7. Page 479, A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province
  8. Page 76, Islam Means Peace : Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today, Amitabh Pal
  9. Page 34,Punjab Today, Mandeep Singh, H. Kaur
  10. 2006 . Gods Warrior Saint . The Sikh Review . Sikh Cultural Centre . 54 . 1–6 . 33.
  11. Book: Gandhi, Surjit Singh . History of Sikh gurus retold . 2007 . Atlantic Publishers & Distributors . 978-81-269-0859-2 . New Delhi . 1090 . 190873070.
  12. Book: Singha, H. S. . The encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 entries) . 2000 . Hemkunt Publishers . 81-7010-301-0 . New Delhi . 37 . 243621542.
  13. Book: Singh, Trilochan . Guru Tegh Bahadur, Prophet and Martyr: A Biography . Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee . 1967 . 82–83.

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