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{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
| religion | | religion = [[Islam]] | ||
| name | | name = Pir Buddan Shah | ||
| image | | image = Equestrian miniature painting of Pir Budhan Shah, a venerated Sufi and associate of the Sikh Gurus, circa 18th or 19th century.jpg | ||
| alt | | alt = | ||
| caption | | caption = Equestrian miniature painting of Pir Budhan Shah. Gouache and gold on paper, circa 18th or 19th century | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = | ||
| death_date | | death_date = 1643 | ||
| death_place | | death_place = Kiratpur Sahib | ||
| resting_place | | resting_place = | ||
| known_for | | known_for = Associate of the [[Sikh Gurus]] | ||
| parents | | parents = | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| | | children = | ||
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|پیر بدھن علی شاہ}} | |||
| native_name_lang = Urdu | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Sufism}} | {{Sufism}}{{Not to be confused with|text=Pir Buddhu Shah (13 June 1647–21 March 1704), another Sufi who was an ally and contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh}} | ||
'''Pir Budhan Shah''' ( | '''Pir Budhan Shah'''{{Efn|His name is also [[romanised]] as Peer Buddan Shah.|group=note|name=note 1}} (died 1643;<ref>Page 5, Guru Tegh Bahadur: Testimony of Conscience, Mohindar Pal Kohli</ref> {{Script/Nastaliq|پیر بدھن علی شاہ}}), also called '''Baba Budhan Ali Shah''', '''Peer Baba''', and '''Sayyed Shamsuddin''',<ref>Page 76, Islam Means Peace : Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today, Amitabh Pal</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Understanding culture and society in India : a study of Sufis, saints and deities in Jammu Region |date=2021 |others=Abha Chauhan |isbn=978-981-16-1598-6 |location=Singapore |pages=66–75 |chapter=4 - The Dargah of Peer Baba Budhan Ali Shah in Jammu City |oclc=1258652121}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=Bamotra |first=Kamlesh |title=The Mystic Sufi Saint in Jammu: Peer Baba Budhan Ali Shah |date=2021 |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-16-1598-6_4 |work=Understanding Culture and Society in India |pages=59–82 |editor-last=Chauhan |editor-first=Abha |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer Singapore |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-981-16-1598-6_4 |isbn=978-981-16-1597-9 |s2cid=237998790 |access-date=2023-03-02|url-access=subscription }}</ref> was a venerated [[Sufi]] [[Pir (Sufism)|pir]]<ref>Page 93, The Book of Nanak, Navtej Sarna</ref> who held a religious discourse with [[Guru Nanak]] in [[Rawalpindi]] and later accepted [[Gurmata|Gurmat]] thought during the times of [[Guru Har Gobind|Guru Hargobind]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Teja |title=A short history of the Sikhs. Volume one, 1469-1765 |date=1999 |publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University |others=Ganda Singh |isbn=9788173800078 |edition=3rd |location=Patiala |pages=45 |oclc=1345653121}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Rai |first=Mridu |title=Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects : Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir. |date=2004 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-20722-3 |location=Princeton |pages=77 |oclc=1129216166}}</ref> He was a Sufi Muslim by birth he was born in [[Nankana Sahib|Talwandi]], the same village as Guru Nanak.<ref name=":0" /> He is venerated by Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus.<ref name=":0" /> It is believed that he lived for around 500 years.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Renunciation== | ==Renunciation== | ||
Buddan Shah, a [[Mumin#Difference_between_Muslim_and_Mu'min|Muhammedan]],<ref>Page 479, A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province</ref> belonged to a family of chieftains, but left everything to become a Sufi mystic.<ref>Page 76, Islam Means Peace : Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today, Amitabh Pal</ref> He lived near Rawalpindi. Guru Nanak met him during his travels.<ref>Page 34,Punjab Today, Mandeep Singh, H. Kaur</ref><ref> | [[File:Pir Buddan Shah.jpg|thumb|Painting of the Pir located at his mausoleum in Kiratpur]] | ||
Buddan Shah, a [[Mumin#Difference_between_Muslim_and_Mu'min|Muhammedan]],<ref>Page 479, A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province</ref> belonged to a family of chieftains, but left everything to become a Sufi mystic.<ref>Page 76, Islam Means Peace : Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today, Amitabh Pal</ref> He lived near Rawalpindi. Guru Nanak met him during his travels.<ref>Page 34,Punjab Today, Mandeep Singh, H. Kaur</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2006 |title=Gods Warrior Saint |journal=The Sikh Review |publisher=Sikh Cultural Centre |volume=54 |issue=1–6 |pages=33}}</ref> He is believed to have arrived in [[Jammu]] sometime during the 15th century.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
He was very close to [[Bhai Bidhi Chand Chhina]]. His disciple Sunder Shah, died together with | He was very close to [[Bhai Bidhi Chand Chhina|Bidhi Chand Chhina]], as were his followers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gandhi |first=Surjit Singh |title=History of Sikh gurus retold |date=2007 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-269-0859-2 |location=New Delhi |pages=1090 |oclc=190873070}}</ref> His disciple, Sunder Shah, died together with Bidhi Chand at Devnagar near [[Ayodhya]] on the banks of the [[Gomti River]] in 1638.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singha |first=H. S. |title=The encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 entries) |date=2000 |publisher=Hemkunt Publishers |isbn=81-7010-301-0 |location=New Delhi |pages=37 |oclc=243621542}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Budhan Shah lived up to the time of | [[File:Pir Buddan Shah Mausoleum at Kiratpur Sahib.jpg|thumb|Mausoleum of Pir Buddan Shah at Kiratpur]] | ||
Budhan Shah lived up to the time of [[Guru Hargobind]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Trilochan |title=Guru Tegh Bahadur, Prophet and Martyr: A Biography |publisher=Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee |year=1967 |pages=82–83}}</ref> and died in 1643. His [[Mazar (mausoleum)|mausoleum]] is located on hilltop in [[Kiratpur Sahib|Kiratpur]], about 200 meters east of the [[ashram]] of [[Baba Gurditta]]. His tomb is visited by both the [[Sikh]]s and [[Muslim]]s of the region. A ''[[dargah]]'' (shrine) dedicated to him is located in [[Jammu|Jammu City]], across the [[Tawi River]] from the local [[Jammu Airport]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Pir Budhan}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Pir Budhan}} | ||
[[Category:History of Sikhism]] | [[Category:History of Sikhism]] | ||
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![]() Equestrian miniature painting of Pir Budhan Shah. Gouache and gold on paper, circa 18th or 19th century | |
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| Religion | Islam |
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Pir Budhan Shah[note 1] (died 1643;[1] پیر بدھن علی شاہ), also called Baba Budhan Ali Shah, Peer Baba, and Sayyed Shamsuddin,[2][3][4] was a venerated Sufi pir[5] who held a religious discourse with Guru Nanak in Rawalpindi and later accepted Gurmat thought during the times of Guru Hargobind.[6][7] He was a Sufi Muslim by birth he was born in Talwandi, the same village as Guru Nanak.[3] He is venerated by Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus.[3] It is believed that he lived for around 500 years.[3]
Renunciation[edit | edit source]

Buddan Shah, a Muhammedan,[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 in Jammu sometime during the 15th century.[3]
He was very close to Bidhi Chand Chhina, as were his followers.[12] His disciple, Sunder Shah, died together with Bidhi Chand at Devnagar near Ayodhya on the banks of the Gomti River in 1638.[13]
Death[edit | edit source]

Budhan Shah lived up to the time of Guru Hargobind[14] 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.[4][7]
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Page 5, Guru Tegh Bahadur: Testimony of Conscience, Mohindar Pal Kohli
- ↑ Page 76, Islam Means Peace : Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today, Amitabh Pal
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "4 - The Dargah of Peer Baba Budhan Ali Shah in Jammu City". Understanding culture and society in India : a study of Sufis, saints and deities in Jammu Region. Abha Chauhan. Singapore. 2021. pp. 66–75. ISBN 978-981-16-1598-6. OCLC 1258652121.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bamotra, Kamlesh (2021), Chauhan, Abha (ed.), "The Mystic Sufi Saint in Jammu: Peer Baba Budhan Ali Shah", Understanding Culture and Society in India, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 59–82, doi:10.1007/978-981-16-1598-6_4, ISBN 978-981-16-1597-9, S2CID 237998790, retrieved 2 March 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ↑ Page 93, The Book of Nanak, Navtej Sarna
- ↑ Singh, Teja (1999). A short history of the Sikhs. Volume one, 1469-1765. Ganda Singh (3rd ed.). Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 45. ISBN 9788173800078. OCLC 1345653121.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Rai, Mridu (2004). Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects : Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-691-20722-3. OCLC 1129216166.
- ↑ Page 479, A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province
- ↑ Page 76, Islam Means Peace : Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today, Amitabh Pal
- ↑ Page 34,Punjab Today, Mandeep Singh, H. Kaur
- ↑ "Gods Warrior Saint". The Sikh Review. 54 (1–6). Sikh Cultural Centre: 33. 2006.
- ↑ Gandhi, Surjit Singh (2007). History of Sikh gurus retold. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 1090. ISBN 978-81-269-0859-2. OCLC 190873070.
- ↑ Singha, H. S. (2000). The encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 entries). New Delhi: Hemkunt Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 81-7010-301-0. OCLC 243621542.
- ↑ Singh, Trilochan (1967). Guru Tegh Bahadur, Prophet and Martyr: A Biography. Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. pp. 82–83.

