Shah Inayat Qadiri

Shah Inayat Qadiri
شاہ عنایت قادری
Manuscript containing an autograph of Shah Inayat Qadiri, dated to 1127 A.H. (circa 1715 C.E.)
Personal life
Bornc.1643
Diedc.1728 (aged 84 or 85)
Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Resting placeMozang Chungi, Lahore
Main interest(s)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
PhilosophySufism
TariqaQadri Shattari
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Shah Inayat Qadri (Punjabi: [ʃaːɦ ɪnaː'jət qaːdɾi]; c.1643 1728) was a Punjabi Muslim Sufi scholar, saint and philosopher of the Qadri Shattari silsila (lineage). He mostly wrote his philosophical works in Persian. Shah Inayat Qadiri is famous as the spiritual guide of the universal Punjabi poets Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah.