The famous book “Kashf-ul-Mahjoob” was written by:

Correct answer: Ali Hajveri. Ali Hajveri (Data Ganj Bakhsh) wrote Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, a classic Persian work on Sufism.

Background: Ali Hajveri (Data Ganj Bakhsh) was an 11th-century Sufi scholar who settled in Lahore. Kashf-ul-Mahjoob is among the earliest Persian works on Sufism.

• Muhammad Bakhsh: Muhammad Bakhsh wrote the Punjabi epic Saif-ul-Malook.
• Farid ud Din: Farid ud Din (Baba Farid) is known as a Punjabi Sufi poet.
• Shah Waliullah: Shah Waliullah wrote Hujjatullah al-Balighah.

Did you know? His shrine in Lahore, Data Darbar, is one of the most visited in Pakistan.

Memory trick: Kashf = Hajveri = Data Sahib of Lahore.