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The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu

  • Dr. Fateh Muhammad Malik/
  • December 12, 2018
Keywords
Folk Literature, Poetry, Pakistan, Language, Mystic, Punjab, Sufi poetry
Abstract

Pakistan’s folk literature can be proud of some of the most exhilarating poetry composed in different Pakistani languages. One such example is the poetry composed by Sultan Bahu, a mystic, poet and scholar from Punjab. The article discusses how Sultan Bahu’s Sufi poetry is an expression of disillusionment with the tradition or formal forms of religion as it emphasises the individual and personal relationship with God, a spiritual experience that he amply describes in his ecstatic poetry. This paper discusses how Sultan Bahu emphasises the power of love and stresses  love is more important than the learning in formal or traditional sense. With examples from Sultan Bahu’s Punjabi poetry, the author concludes that Sultan Bahu lives on not only in Punjabi Sufi poetry but his views are also reflected in the poetry of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

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Malik, D. F. M. (2021). The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu. اردو, 94(2), 3–10. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1e0254c8d24/page

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[1]Malik, D.F.M. 2021. The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu. اردو. 94, 2 (June 2021), 3–10.
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Malik, D.F.M. (2021) “The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu”, اردو, 94(2), pp. 3–10. Available at: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1e0254c8d24/page (Accessed: 17 May 2026).

            

                    
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[1]D. F. M. Malik, “The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu”, اردو, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 3–10, June 2021, Accessed: May 17, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1e0254c8d24/page

            

                    
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Malik, Dr. Fateh Muhammad. “The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu”. اردو, vols. 94, nos. 2, June 2021, pp. 3–10, https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1e0254c8d24/page.

            

                    
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Malik, Dr. Fateh Muhammad. “The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu”. اردو 94, no. 2 (June 11, 2021): 3–10. Accessed May 17, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1e0254c8d24/page.

            

                    
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1.Malik DFM. The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu. اردو [Internet]. 2021 June 11 [cited 2026 May 17];94(2):3–10. Available from: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1e0254c8d24/page

            

                    
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1.Malik DFM. The Mystic Melodies of Sultan Bahu. اردو. 2021;94(2):3–10. Accessed May 17, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1e0254c8d24/page

            

            






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Dr. Fateh Muhammad Malik

        
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