Quick Facts
Biography
Bulbul Shah (Arabic Script: بلبل شاه ) was a 14th-century Turkistani Sufi of Suhrawardi order.He introduced Islam to Kashmir by inviting and converting the King of Kashmir, Rinchan Shah to Islam.He was from a Suhrawardi order and his mentor was Mir Syed Niymatullah who ordered him to on take islamic missionary movement to Kashmir.He first came to Kashmir in 1286,secondly in 1320 with a expeditionaries counting to about 1000.Shah was mentioned by Baba Dawood Mishkati in Asrar-ul- Abrar and Rafi-ud- Din Nawadir-ul- Akhbar.
Shrine
A shrine is dedicated to his burial place on the Jhelum river which was actually a Langar , a community kitchen.In 2011 Archeological Survey of India (ASI) rejected the proposal to make it a National Monument even after the High Court ordered the Survey to accept it. Petitioner GA Lone filed a contempt petition against the official respondents. The High Court directed the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, Director, Archives and others to file a compliance report.
