Sakhi Sarwar (saint)

Sakhi Sarwar سلطان سخی سرور
Sakhi Sarwar سلطان سخی سرور
	Miniature painting depicting Sakhi Sarwar, also known as 'Lakhdata'
Born	1128; Shahkot, Jhang, Punjab
Died	1174; Sakhi Sarwar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab
Venerated in	Sufism

Sakhi Sarwar was a Punjabi Muslim^[1] Sufi saint who is believed to have lived in the Punjab region during the 12th century.

In the colonial Punjab, the shrine of Sakhi Sarwar attracted Muslim, Hindu and Sikh devotees alike and held special significance for Sikhs of Punjab.^[2] He features prominently in the Punjabi Sufism.^[3]

^ Roy, Anjali Gera (19 January 2023), Takhar, Opinderjit Kaur; Jakobsh, Doris R. (eds.), "Speech Unites, Script Divides", Global Sikhs: Histories, Practices and Identities (1 ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 241–259, doi:10.4324/9781003281849-15, ISBN 978-1-003-28184-9
^ Gilmartin, David (2020). Blood and Water: The Indus River Basin in Modern History. University of California Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-520-35553-8.
^ Mir, Farina (2010). The Social Space of Language: Vernacular Culture in British Colonial Punjab. University of California Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-520-26269-0.

[Takhar-1] Roy, Anjali Gera (19 January 2023), Takhar, Opinderjit Kaur; Jakobsh, Doris R. (eds.), "Speech Unites, Script Divides", Global Sikhs: Histories, Practices and Identities (1 ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 241–259, doi:10.4324/9781003281849-15, ISBN 978-1-003-28184-9

[2] Gilmartin, David (2020). Blood and Water: The Indus River Basin in Modern History. University of California Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-520-35553-8.

[3] Mir, Farina (2010). The Social Space of Language: Vernacular Culture in British Colonial Punjab. University of California Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-520-26269-0.

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Sakhi Sarwar سلطان سخی سرور
Miniature painting depicting Sakhi Sarwar, also known as 'Lakhdata'
Born	1128 Shahkot, Jhang, Punjab
Died	1174 Sakhi Sarwar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab
Venerated in	Sufism