Sufism is also called Tassawuf in Arabic and generally means spiritual dimension of Islam. Sufi saints practiced Islamic values strictly for heart cleansing. They have strong spiritual power which is granted to them by Allah Almighty. After the demise of Holy Prophet (PBUH), his followers and Sufi saints preached Islam in the world. They presented the concept of “Tuheed” Oneness of Allah Almighty. In Tehsil Shorkot Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) was a Sufi Saints and preached Islam with love. They presented different miracles to the people with the help of Allah Almighty and people were impressed and became Muslim. After the death of Sufi Saints people have strong belief on Sufism and the teachings of the Sufi Saints. Therefore, present research study was conducted in sociology. Present study was conducted in Tehsil Shorkot on the shrine of Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) to investigate the reasons why people follow teachings of Sufism and present condition of the Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) shrine. For this purpose 100 followers of Hazret Sultan Bahu (RA) were selected.Sufi Saint’s played a vital role in the preaching of Islam in Shorkot.
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