Hz. Mullah Shah Badakhshi R.A Popularly known as Mullah Shah He is the spiritual guide and teacher of Dara Shikoh. He belonged to Badakhshan. In the prime of his youth he left his home in the search of the truth. He visited Kashmir. From Kashmir he proceeded to Agra. During his stay in Agra he heard a great deal about the spiritual perfection of Hazrat Mian Mir. He left Agra for Lahore. He wanted to be accepted as a spiritual disciple. Hazrat Mian Mir advised him to acquire knowledge and learning first and to come to him thereafter. Consequently he was engaged in the pursuit of knowledge for ten years continuously. Afterwards he was accepted as a spiritual disciple by Hazrat Mian Mir. In a very short time he attained spiritual perfection. Hazrat Mullah Shah was very pious and saintly. He did not marry. He was also a good poet. His poems have been collected in a book entitled “Divan-e-Mulla Shah”. He took to renunciation. For thirty long years he lived in the darkness. When one night Dara Shikoh came to him, he had the lamp lighted in the house after these thirty long years… For more about Sufism click our website link: www.thesufi.com

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