The idea behind establishing of HSBT was in the name and replicates the great work of our Sheikh, Hazrat Sultan Bahu (Rahimahullah). The founders of HSBT are direct descendants of Hazrat Sultan Bahu (Rahimahullah) and his work has been paramount to the development, ethic and vision of the HSBT. This is who we are and is one of the sources of influence behind all the hard work and dedication behind our projects and work.

Hazrat Sultan Bahu (Rahimahullah) was one of the greatest Sufi saints of the Indian Sub-Continent. Born in the seventeenth century, his life, teachings, and legacy lives on today in all parts of the world. He was a man blessed with God-consciousness Taqwa, piety and the ability to preach the message of Islam with love and dedication. Today, numerous religious centres are continuing the mission set out by Hazrat Sultan Bahu and countless Muslims strengthen their faith by reading his prose and poetry in Persian and Punjabi.

Scholars, academics and Muslim clerics have all acknowledged the rank achieved by Hazrat Sultan Bahu (Rahimahullah). Sultan Hamid once described him as:

The Sultan of Gnostics, Guide of the wayfarers, Murshid of the seekers, Pole of the perfect, annihilated in Allah, Abiding in He (Hu), our Master and spiritual director of the Masters. Sheikh al-Masha’ikh

Muslims have gained immense benefits from the rich literature he left behind for the world. He wrote Dohas (poetry expressing love and affection as well as Ghazals (a popular form of poetry in Persian and Urdu.) He also wrote books and dissertations on Sufism in Persian; the cultural language of his time. In total, he wrote approximately 140 books.

He was a strict follower of Islamic Shari’ah. He advised the seekers of truth first to adhere to the exoteric law and then adopt the way of Faqr – spiritual poverty. Outwardly he lived like all other pious Muslims and never entertained the idea of showing distinction of his rank in the realm of Faqr amongst others.

Hazrat Sultan Bahu (Rahimahullah) was marked by a simple nature, void of the extravagance and materialism of this world. He chose to live such a lifestyle, despite the fact reports suggest his family were considerably affluent.

He died at the age of sixty-three, in the year 1691 C.E. His shrine is situated in the Jhang district of Pakistan, and is a source of pilgrimage for thousands of his devotees and disciples.