Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza
Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza | |
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| Pir Punjab | |
| Died | Kasur, Punjab (Now, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Major shrine | Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Influences | Sheikh Abdul-Qadir Gilani, Moinuddin Chishti |
| Influenced | Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah |
Tradition or genre | Qadiri-Chishti order of Sufis |
Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza was a 17th-century Sufi saint and scholar of the Qadiri-Chishti Sufi order, living in Kasur, Punjab. He was also the teacher of the poets Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah. He was the Imam (main spiritual head) of the city of Kasur during its time as being one of the main centres of higher level Islamic learning in the Indian Subcontinent.