![]() ![]() The final resting place of Shah Latif is under the main-dome of the building. It is a beautiful structure covered with traditional Iranian qashani tiles, glade in the colors such as blue and turquoise. ![]() Kalhoro ordered the shrine to be built in 1772. The shrine of Bhittai, located in the center of town, was built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro, who ruled over Sindh during the late 1700s. The shrine’s inner sanctum is the site of the saint’s tomb. His shrine is located in Bhit Shah, 5km from Hala, and attracts hundreds of pilgrims everyday. Devotees sing with fervor and frenzy his love-intoxicated kafis(poetry) to the strains of yak-tara (single string instrument) mainly on the occasion of his ursheld every year. He also founded a musical tradition of his own which is still popular. ![]() His most famous written work is the Shah Jo Risalo, a treasure house of wisdom as well as romantic folkloreand fine poetry. He settled in the town of Bhit Shah in Sindh, Pakistan. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689-1752) was a great Sufi Scholar and Saint, and it considered as the greatest poet of the Sindhi Language. ![]()
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