Shah Hussain

Shah Hussain (1538-1599) was a Punjabi poet and Sufi saint. He was born in Lahore (present-day Pakistan). His tomb and shrine lies in Baghbanpura, adjacent to the Shalimar Gardens.

His urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year. It is known as “Mela Chiraghan” (”Festival of Lights”) and is the second largest festival in Lahore after Basant. It used to be the biggest festival of the Punjab. Shah Hussain’s love for a Brahmin boy called “Madho” or “Madho Lal” is famous, and they are often referred to as a single person with the composite name of “Madho Laal Hussain”. Madho’s tomb lies next to Hussain’s in the shrine.

Shah Hussain was the pioneer of the kafi form of Punjabi poetry.

Kalam by Shah Hussain

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• Baba Farid
• Bulleh Shah
• Khawaja Ghulam Farid
• Mian Muhammad Bakhsh
• Sachal Sarmast
• Shah Hussain
• Shiv Kumar Batalvi
• Sultan Bahu
• Waris Shah

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• Abida Parveen
• Alam Lohar
• Allah Ditta Lonay Wala
• Amrita Pritam
• Asa Singh Mastana
• Asad Amanat Ali Khan
• Attaullah Khan Essakhilvi
• Hamid Ali Bela
• Hans Raj Hans
• Inayat Ali
• Inayat Hussain Bhatti
• Iqbal Bahu
• Jagjit Singh
• Juman Khan
• Mansoor Malangi
• Mistri Abdullah
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Pathanay Khan
• Reshman
• Sain Akhtar
• Sajid Multani
• Satnam Singh
• Shaukat Ali
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