Hazrat Sultan Bahu / Haqbahu � Life in Details in English

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True meaning and implication of the name BAHU.

The characteristic of the name has a multidimensional qualitative feature, which identifies itself with the personality of the Saint himself. In one of his poems

he says :

`With one dot Ba-Hu becomes Ya-Hu....

and Bahu is always steeped in the

remembrance of Ya-Hu'.

At another place he says:

`Whatever you want, ask Bahu.......

for conversely Ba-Hu is Wah-hab '

In the morphology and syntax of the language used by the Saint to express his thoughts and ideas a mere change in the movement of a dot alters the meaning of a word. So by adding a dot to the first letter of the name Ba-hu, it becomes Ya-Hu and conversely Ba-Hu becomes Wah-hab (Gods attributive Name-The Giver of abundance). Here the Saint refers to his total personality being annihilated, colored and imbued with divine attributes, a goal of a Sufi and has nothing to do with the concept of `Hama- oest' i.e. God incarnate.

In the science of numerology the sum total of the name Ba-Hu is 14, the date of the full moon and the start of adolescence. It is a symbol of completion and perfection. There are so many qualities of the name Ba-Hu, that it would require a research of its own. In short, Sultan Bahu (RA.) himself says in one of his writings :

`Qualitatively my name (in its effects) is like Isme-Azam '

and at another place he says; ` My name brings light to the oblivious heart '.

It has been seen and experienced by many a true seeker that by simply mentioning or hearing his name, the seeker has gone into ecstasy proclaiming `Ya Hu Haqq Bahu'. Many a doubtful and acrimonious mind will think that because of our strong belief we have overestimated the experience of true seekers regarding the above. But even a person who is completely objective and impartial will have to acknowledge that the name `Bahu' has a unique and distinctive accentuation and intonation with multi- dimensional meanings and even a critical analysis of the experience will reveal the inherent blessings of the name Ba-Hu.