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'Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Masood Ganjshakar' () commonly known as 'Baba Farid'(بابا فرید) (ਬਾਬਾ ਫ਼ਰੀਦ) was a 12-th century Sufi preacher and saint of Punjab. He is recognised as the first acclaimed poet of Punjabi language.

Contents

His Ancestors

His Life

His Shrine

His Master

His Students

His descendants

His place in Sikhism

Verses

Trivia

See also

External links

His Ancestors

He was the grandson of Shaykh Shoaib who was the grandson of Farrukh Shah Kabuli, the king of Kabul and Ghazni, who was the grandson of Saint Ibrahim Bin Adham who was the descendant of Caliph Umar bin al-Khattab.
#Umar Bin Khattab, second Caliph
#Abdullah Bin Umar
#Nasir
#Sulaiman
#Adham, King of Balkh and Bukhara
#Ibrahim Bin Adham aka Abou Ben Adham
#Ishaq
#Abul Fatah
#Abdullah Waa'iz Kobra
#Abdullah Waa'iz Soghra
#Masood
#Sulaiman
#Ishaq
#Mohammad
#Naseeruddin
#Farrukh Shah Kabuli, King of Afghanistan
#Shahabuddin Kabuli
#Mohammed
#Yousuf
#Ahmed, died fighting Hulagu Khan
#Shoaib
#Jamaluddin Sulaiman
#Baba Fareed

His Life

Baba Fareed was born in 1188 or 1173 AD (584 Hijri) at Kothewal village of Multan in the Punjab region. Shaikh Shoaib Sultan was his father and Maryam Bibi was his mother. Shaikh Shoaib was nephew of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi. Baba Farid married Hazabara, daughter of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud. He died Tuesday, 7th May 1266 AD (679 Hijri).
Baba Farid was a very pious and religious man, of impeccable character, humble,and people's poet. He was poor and led a simple life. His piety and his character attracted people to Islam.

His Shrine

His mazar (shrine) is the pride of Pakpattan. Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia constructed his tomb. Mazar has two doors, namely Noori darwaza and Bahishti darwaza. Bahishti darwaza opens once a year and during the fair thousands of people pass through it. It (door) is made of silver and floral designs are laid in gold sheet. Thousands of devotees come to visit the shrine daily from within the country and from abroad. His ''urs'' (death anniversary) is celebrated every year on the 5th, 6th and 7th of Muharram.

His Master

He was the spiritual disciple and ''Khalifa'' (spiritual successor) of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki who was the disciple and ''Khalifa'' of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti who was the disciple and ''Khalifa'' of Sheikh Usmaan Haruni.


There is only One Master.

His Students

He was the spiritual master of Nizamuddin Auliya (who was the Master of Amir Khusro and Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi), his sister's son Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari(Master of Shamsuddin)

His descendants

His descendants, also known as Fareedi, Fareedies and Faridy, mostly carry the name Farooqi. They are all over South Asia and can also be found all over the world. However those still looking after his shrine are better known as Diwans.

His place in Sikhism

His verses have been collected in Guru Granth Sahib under the chapter Farid's Sayings by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Verses

Out of all of the verses found in Gurbani (SGGS or Guru Granth Sahib), some include:

★ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਭੂਮਿ ਰੰਗਾਵਲੀ ਮੰਝਿ ਵਿਸੂਲਾ ਬਾਗੁ ॥
Fareed, this world is beautiful, but there is a thorny garden within it.

★ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜੋ ਤੈ ਮਾਰਨਿ ਮੁਕੀਆਂ ਤਿਨ੍‌ਹਾ ਨ ਮਾਰੇ ਘੁੰਮਿ ॥
Fareed, do not turn around and strike those who strike you with their fists.

★ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜਾ ਲਬੁ ਤਾ ਨੇਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਲਬੁ ਤ ਕੂੜਾ ਨੇਹੁ ॥
Fareed, when there is greed, what love can there be? When there is greed, love is false.

Trivia

In his honour Punjab Government established Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Faridkot in July of 1998.

See also

★ Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki

★ Nizamuddin Auliya

★ Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari

★ Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi

★ Faridi

★ Farooqi

★ Chishti

★ Sufism

★ Sikhism

External links

★ Sheikh Farid

★ Faridia Islamic University

★ Austere rhythms of Farid, by Najm Hosain Syed

★ Complete kalam of Baba Farid

★ Biography, Sufi Study Circle of Toronto

★ The South Asian

★ Punjabilok Biography

★ Shrine of Baba Farid

★ Baba Farid's short bio

★ Sri Farid Sholaks

★ Short Documentary on Baba Farid