Hazart Sultan Bahu was born in 1039 Hijri. For his piousness, wisdom and knowledge of religion, emperor Shah Jehan awarded the father of Sultan Bahu with Kergan village, besides 15000 Bighas of land. Hazart Sultan Bahu belonged to the Awan tribe and traces back his relationship with Hazrat Ali RA through 31 generations. He was a great scholar and the greatest mystic Sufi Poet. He was a prolific writer and is said to have written as many as 140 books on Islamic Philosophy, Sufism and other related subjects. He had written his Dewan in Urdu, Persian and Punjabi. His poems are popular among the locals.
