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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.
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]
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.
Kafi is a classical form of Sufi music in the Punjabi and Sindhi languages that originated from the Punjab and Sindh regions of South Asia.Some well-known Kafi poets are Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sachal Sarmast and Khwaja Ghulam Farid.
Pir Shams Sabzwari Multani, Pir Shahabuddin and Pir Sadardin also wrote Sindhi poetry, and some verses by Baba Farid Ganj Shakar were written in Sindhi. Pir Sadruddin was another major Sufi Sindhi poet, composing verse in Sindhi's Lari and Katchi dialects. He also wrote in Punjabi, Seraiki, Hindi, and Gujarati.
Baba ("father, grandfather, wise old man, sir") [1] is an Indo-Iranian honorific term, [2] used in several West Asian, South Asian and African cultures. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics ( sannyasis ) and Sikh gurus , as a suffix or prefix to their names, e.g. Sai Baba of Shirdi , Baba Ramdev , etc. [ 1 ] [ 3 ]
Ramkali Sadh (ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਸਦੁ) is a composition present in Guru Granth Sahib on ang 923/924, composed by Baba Sundar, [1] in Ramkali Raga. The composition has 6 stanzas. Sadh literally means Call (ਸੱਦਾ). [2] This narration tells Sikh attitude towards physical death of a Gurmukh. [3]