Waris Shah acknowledged himself to be a disciple of an ustad from Kasur, namely Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza from whom he received his education.

After completing his education, Waris moved to Malka Hans, a village twelve kilometres north of Pakpattan.

Here he resided in a small room (or Hujra), adjacent to a historic mosque now called Masjid Waris Shah, until his death.

One of the oldest and most accurate copy of Qissa Waris Shah published by Kripa Ram [8] in 1916 is available in the Punjab Public Library in Lahore.

[4] The renowned Punjabi writer and poet Amrita Pritam is best remembered for her famous work Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu (lit: "Today I Invoke Waris Shah") about the horrors of the partition of the Punjab during the Partition of India.