Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi poet of punjabi”. Today it says “sufi poet from punjab”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Family; Education; Bay'at or Pledging Spiritual Allegiance; Post Bay'at Life; Miracles and manifestations”.
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Khawaja Syed Shahudin Gillani (1867–1948) ( خواجہ سید شاہ الدین گیلانی) was a Sufi poet of Punjabi . He was a follower of the Sufi Order Sarwari Qadiri and was a disciple of Syed Asghar Ali Shah of Artala Sharif, Sialkot .1
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Khawaja Shahudin (1867–1948) (خواجہ شاہ الدین) was a Sufi poet of Punjabi. He was a follower of the Sufi Order Sarwari Qadiri and was a disciple of Syed Asghar Ali Shah of Artala Sharif, Sialkot .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Khawaja Shahudin (1867–1948) (خواجہ شاہ الدین) was a Sufi poet of Punjabi . He was a follower of the Sufi Order Sarwari Qadiri and was a disciple of Syed Asghar Ali Shah of Artala Sharif, Sialkot .
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Punjabi Sufi poet (1867–1948) Khawaja Syed Shahudin Gillani (1867–1948) was a Sufi poet from Punjab , India, and a follower of the Sarwari Qadiri . He was a disciple of Syed Asghar Ali Shah of Artala Sharif, Sialkot .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi poet of punjabi”. Today it says “sufi poet from punjab”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Family; Education; Bay'at or Pledging Spiritual Allegiance; Post Bay'at Life; Miracles and manifestations”. Read the current article and compare.
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sufi poet of punjabi
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sufi poet from punjab
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Family
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Bay'at or Pledging Spiritual Allegiance
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Miracles and manifestations
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