Bari Imam

Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, (Urdu شاہ عبد الطیف کاظمی المعروف سرکار بری امام ) often referred to as Barī Imām or Barī Sarkār (1617 – 1705), was a 17th-century Sufi ascetic from Punjab who was one of the most prominent Sufi of the Qadiriyya order. He is venerated as the patron saint of Islamabad, Pakistan. Born in Karsal, Chakwal District to a family descended from Muhammad through the linage of Musa al-Kadhim, the life of Bari Imam is known "essentially through oral tradition and hagiographical booklets and celebrated in numerous songs" of Indian and Pakistani Sufism.In the present day, Bari Imam is one of the most popular and widely venerated saints of Punjab.

Bari Imam

Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, (Urdu شاہ عبد الطیف کاظمی المعروف سرکار بری امام ) often referred to as Barī Imām or Barī Sarkār (1617 – 1705), was a 17th-century Sufi ascetic from Punjab who was one of the most prominent Sufi of the Qadiriyya order. He is venerated as the patron saint of Islamabad, Pakistan. Born in Karsal, Chakwal District to a family descended from Muhammad through the linage of Musa al-Kadhim, the life of Bari Imam is known "essentially through oral tradition and hagiographical booklets and celebrated in numerous songs" of Indian and Pakistani Sufism.In the present day, Bari Imam is one of the most popular and widely venerated saints of Punjab.