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Baba Farid, as he is commonly known, has his poetry included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the most sacred scripture of Sikhism, which includes 123 (or 134) hymns composed by Farid. [12] Guru Arjan Dev Ji , the 5th guru of Sikhism, included these hymns himself in the Adi Granth , the predecessor of the Guru Granth Sahib . [ 1 ]
The Shrine of Baba Farid (Punjabi: مزار بابا فرید دا, romanized: Mazār Bābā Farīd Dā; Urdu: بابا فرید درگاہ, romanized: Bābā Farīd Dargāh) is a 13th-century Sufi shrine located in Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan dedicated to the Punjabi Sufi mystic and poet Baba Farid.
The revered sanctuary is dedicated to Hazrat Baba Farid-ud-Din Masood Ganj Shakar, a prominent 13th-century Sufi saint of the Chishti Order. Known for his spiritual teachings and Punjabi poetry, Baba Farid's shrine attracts thousands of visitors annually, particularly during the Urs (death anniversary) celebrations.
Descent from Fariduddin Ganjshakar, It was established that Shaikh Farid was a great-grandson of Shaikh Salim Chisti.Shaikh Salim Chisti was a prominent Sufi saint of the Chishti order, and he was himself a descendant of Fariduddin Ganjshakar (also known as Baba Farid), a major figure in the Chishti lineage.
Langar, the practice and institution, was first started by Baba Farid, a Muslim of the Chishti Sufi order. [4] [5] The institution of the langar was already popular in the 12th and 13th century among Sufis of the Indian subcontinent. The practice grew and is documented in the Jawahir al-Faridi compiled in 1623 CE. [6]
Moinuddin was followed by Qutab-ud-Din Bakhtyar Kaki and Farīduddīn Mas'ūd 'Baba Farid'. After Fariduddin, the Chishti Order of South Asia split into two branches. Each branch was named after one of Fariduddin's successors. Nizamuddin Auliya – the Chishti Nizami branch; Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari – the Chishti-Sabiri branch
Ghulam Farid Sabri (b. 1930 in Kalyana, East Punjab – d. 5 April 1994 in Karachi; lead vocals, harmonium, leader of the ensemble till his death in 1994); Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (b. 12 October 1945 in Kalyana- d. 21 September 2011 in South Africa; [3] leading member of the ensemble, lead vocals, harmonium, music composer, sole leader of the ensemble after Ghulam Farid Sabri's death in 1994 until ...
Baba Fakruddin (1169–1295, buried in Penukonda) [9] Baba Kuhi of Shiraz (948–1037) Baba Shadi Shaheed (17th century, first Chib Rajput to convert to Islam, married a daughter of Babur) Sheikh Bedreddin (1359–1420, buried in Istanbul in 1961, revolted against Mehmed I) Baha' al-Din Naqshband (1318–1389, buried in Bukhara, founder of the ...