Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri (1680–1757), known popularly as Bulleh Shah (or Bullhe Shah), was a 17th-century Punjabi revolutionary philosopher, reformist, and Sufi poet universally regarded as the "Father of Punjabi Enlightenment" and the "Poet of the People." He spoke against powerful religious, political, and social institutions. He was born in Uch Gillanian near Multan, and his family moved to Kasur. After his early education, he went to Lahore, where he met with Shah Inayat Qadri. Bulleh Shah practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like Shah Hussain (1538–1599), Sultan Bahu (1629–1691), and primarily employed the Kafi verse form.