Bulleh Shah's Urs celebrations start in Kasur
Celebrations of renowned mystic poet Baba Bulleh Shah's Urs started in Kasur on Thursday.
KASUR (Dunya News) - Three days Urs of renowned Punjabi poet and sufi saint Syed Abdullah Shah popularly known as Baba Bulleh Shah started here on Thursday.
The celebrations are to continue for three days from August 24 to August 26. The shrine of Baba Bulleh Shah was bathed with rose water in an ambiance that spoke mysticism. Hundreds of people from across Punjab and other provinces have started reaching Bulleh Shah’s shrine to pay homage to their beloved Sufi.
Reportedly 2,000 police officials have been deployed for the security of the devotees. The devotees can enter the shrine from walk through gates installed at different places to avoid any untoward incident.
Bulleh Shah was born as Abdullah Shah in Uch Gilaniyan‚ a small village near Bahawalpur. His parents moved to Malakwal when he was six months old‚ where his father‚ a preacher and tutor‚ got a job in Pandoke‚ fifteen miles southeast of Kasur. Bulleh Shah moved to Kasur for higher education and eventually found a mentor in prominent Sufi saint Shah Inayat Qadri.
He practiced and added to the tradition of Punjabi mystic poetry established by Shah Hussain‚ Sultan Bahu and Shah Sharaf and was a contemporary of Punjabi mystic poet Waris Shah‚ and Sindhi mystic poets Abdul Wahed (popularly known as Sachal Sarmast) and Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai. Bulleh Shah wrote in the genre of Kafi‚ following major Punjabi Sufi and Sikh poets. Bulleh Shah wrote about 150 Kafis.
