Shah Inayat Shaheed

Shah Inayatullah (; 1655 – 1718), popularly known as Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed, Shah Shaheed or Shah Inayat of Jhok, was a 17th-century Sindhi Sufi saint and revolutionary from Jhok.

Early life Shah Inayat was born in 1655/56 A.D to a Sindhi Langah family in Miranpur, Sindh near Jhok where Thatta-Tando Mohammad Khan-Hyderabad road stands in modern times. His father Makhdum Fazlullah provided his early education. He travelled the subcontinent to find a spiritual guide (murshid). He arrived in Burhanpur and became initiated into the Qadiriyya order. He travelled to Bijapur and from there to Delhi. In Bijapur, he was a disciple of Shah Abdul Malik ibn Shah Ubaidullah Jilani Qadiri. When his learning was complete, he took leave from his murshid. Before his departure, Shah Abdul Malik placed four things before his disciple: a tasbeeh, a prayer mat, a karaa, and a sword. Shah Inayat chose the sword (a symbol of martyrdom), to which his murshid asked: 'O fakir what price will you pay for this gift?' He replied: "The price is my head."

He established a monastery (khangah) at Miranpur and distributed his land among the landless tillers (harees). He expressed opposition to the landlords (zamindar) as well as orthodox theologians. The landlords and orthodox mullahs then aligned against him and complained to Azam Khan, governor of Thatta Sarkar that Shah Inayat was trying to overthrow the government.

Shah Inayat Shaheed's silsilah also includes common figures with the Qadiri-Barkati-Rizvi Silsilah of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, namely, Sayyid Ali, Sayyid Musa, Sayyid Hassan, Sayyid Ahmad and Khwaja Bahauddin.

Custodians and successors Sufi Attaullah Sattari is the present Sajjada Nashin of Dargah Jhok Sharif. He succeeded his father and murshid Sufi Irshad Sattari in 1974. At a young age of 22, he took over the responsibilities of shrine.

Line of successors:

Izzatullah Shah Gundpir Muhammad Zahid Shah Kalaan Muhammad Ibrahim Shah Qataal Izzatullah Shah Sakhi Pir Muhammad Ibrahim Shah Banglay-Dhareen Muhammad Zahid Shah alias Wasan Sain Abdul Sattar Shah I Ghous Baksh Shah alias Hadi Sain Abdul Sattar Shah II Sufi Ghous Muhammad alias Sufi Irshad Abbas Sahib Karim Sufi Ataullah Sattari