Shah Burhanuddin Janam Chishti was the son and caliph of Shamsul-Ushshaq, the saint Mira Ji of Bijapur. Born in 1543, even before the time of Surdas, he was a serious scholar and saint like his father. He was an eminent writer and prolific contributor to Sufi literature, particularly within the Chishti silsila. His shrine, Dargah Khwaja Syed Burhanuddin Janam Chishti, is located in Vijayapura (Bijapur), Karnataka. Among his notable works are Sukh-Suhela, Irshad Nama, Hujjat-ul-Baqa, Kalimat-ul-Haqaiq, Wasiyat-ul-Hadi, Muftah-ul-Iman, Nuqta-e-Wahid, Nasim-ul-Kalam, Bashrat-ul-Zikr, and Panj Ganj. Irshad Nama, written in 1582–83 A.D., is composed in a highly Sanskritized form of Dakhni and is a catechistic exposition of Chishti philosophy. Later, Kalimat-ul-Haqaiq recapitulated its contents in a more Persianized style. His language is noted to be refined and progressive, and he wrote extensively in both prose and verse, including many distichs scattered across his works. His literary output reflects deep engagement with religious philosophy and technical aspects of Chishti Sufi teachings. One of his disciples, Shah Dawal, authored Kashf-ul-Wajud. His son, Aminuddin Aala, was also a revered Sufi known for his meditative silence and reclusive nature, seldom accepting disciples, though his successors were more open in this regard. Among his few known disciples was Meeranji Khudanuma of Hyderabad.

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