He was creator of great folk tales in Punjabi literature but his known books of poetry are Sassi Punnu, Bughamal Bishnoon, Mirza Sahibaan, Heer Ranjha, Zohra Mushtari and Chandar Badan.

Based on his extreme struggle in Sufism, his "Murshid", or spiritual teacher, awarded him the name Maula Shah.

His father's name was Kareem Bakhash, who was a member of a Rajput tribe, Jandrah, which was associated with Kashmir.

Maula Shah used verses in different styles known as Se Harfi & Kafi, Additionally, he was a sufi writer and had command in five languages Urdu, Punjabi, Persian, Arabic & English which he used in his writings Maula Shah was a very prolific author.

His books include: Maula Shah influenced many people, including; He also influenced woman Sufi saint, Babajan who died in 1931, who in turn became master of mystic Meher Baba.