Baba Shah Inayat Qadiri Shatari (, also called Enayat Shah (1643–1728) was a Sufi scholar and saint of the Qadiri-Shatari silsila (lineage). Shah Inayat Qadiri is famous as the spiritual guide of the universal Punjabi poets Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah. Name Baba is an honorific term used as a sign of respect to Sufi saints. It is a term similar to "father" or "wise old man". Shah is another honorific referring to a king. Inayat is an Islamic male first name. Qadiri is an Islamic surname. Shatari or Shattari refers to a tariqah, a Sufi mystical order. Background Shah Inayat was born in an Arain house, his ancestry is with the Arabic tribes of Damascus who arrived in the Indian subcontinent with Muhammad Bin Qasim.” Shah Inayat was a Sufi scholar of the Qadiri-Shatari silsila (lineage). All Qadiri Sufi orders trace their lineage to Abdul-Qadir Gilani (1077 CE - 1166 CE). Shah Inayat was the son of Mawlawi Pir Mohammad of Kasur, who was an Imam. Work Shah Inayat is remembered as a preacher, a religious scholar, a philosopher and a saint. Shah Inayat was a scholar of mysticism. He wrote mostly in Persian. His works include: Dasturul Amal Islahul Amal Lataif-e-Ghaibya, and Ishartul Taliban See also List of Sufi saints References External links Dastur ul Amal on Google Books. Chopra R. M. (1999) Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab, Iran Society, Calcutta. 1643 births 1728 deaths Mughal Empire Sufis People from Kasur District Punjabi people Punjabi Sufi saints