Pir Buddan Shah | |
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پیر بدھن علی شاہ | |
 Equestrian miniature painting of Pir Budhan Shah. Gouache and gold on paper, circa 18th or 19th century | |
| Personal life | |
| Died | 1643 Kiratpur Sahib |
| Known for | Associate of theSikh Gurus |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Pir Budhan Shah[note 1] (died 1643;[1]پیر بدھن علی شاہ), also calledBaba Budhan Ali Shah,Peer Baba, andSayyed Shamsuddin,[2][3][4] was a veneratedSufipir[5] who held a religious discourse withGuru Nanak inRawalpindi and later acceptedGurmat thought during the times ofGuru Hargobind.[6][7] He was a Sufi Muslim by birth he was born inTalwandi, the same village as Guru Nanak.[3] He is venerated by Sikhs, Muslim and Hindus.[3] It is believed that he lived for around 500 year ?, However there is a contradiction about Baba Budhan Shah's age, as the authorities of the dargah continued to account for his age after his death. Furthermore, there is no clear knowledge about his history, which is not documented in any scholarly books, unlike other prominent Muslim figures such as Hazrat Khawaja Gareeb Nawaz Chisti and Nizamuddin Auliya. This raises questions about claims that Baba Budhan Shah was a Muslim who converted to Sikhism.[3]
Buddan Shah, aMuhammedan,[8] belonged to a family of chieftains, but left everything to become a Sufi mystic.[9] He lived near Rawalpindi. Guru Nanak met him during his travels.[10][11] He is believed to have arrived inJammu sometime during the 15th century.[3]
He was very close toBidhi Chand Chhina, as were his followers.[12] His disciple, Sunder Shah, died together with Bidhi Chand at Devnagar nearAyodhya on the banks of theGomti River in 1638.[13]
Budhan Shah lived up to the time ofGuru Hargobind[14] and died in 1643. Hismausoleum is located on hilltop inKiratpur, about 200 meters east of theashram ofBaba Gurditta. His tomb is visited by both theSikhs andMuslims of the region. Adargah (shrine) dedicated to him is located inJammu City, across theTawi River from the localJammu Airport.[4][7]
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