Fariduddin Ganjshakar (Farid-ul-Din Masaud Shakar Ganj) c. 1173-c. 1266, was a respected SufiSheikh and noted Punjabipoet. He is also referred to as "Baba Farid" or "Shaikh Farid". He is buried near Pak Pattan in present-day Pakistan and revered by Muslims as well as the Sikhs as one of the Sikh Bhagats because the Sikh Gurus included several of his verses in the Guru Granth Sahib.Every Year thousands of people gather around at his shrine at Pak Pattan to pay their respects and to take blessings. He was the spiritual master of Nizamuddin Awliya. He was also the spiritual disciple and khalifa (spiritual successor) of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki in the Chishtiyya sufi order. Sufism (Arabic: تصوÙ, tasÌ£awwuf) is a mystic tradition of Islam. ... Shaikh (Arabic: شيخ ),(also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning elder of tribe, lord or a revered old man. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjÄbÄ« in ShÄhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjabi people and the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... A poet exists within a cultural and intellectual tradition and usually writes in a specific language, but the qualities of good poetry are to some extent timeless and address issues common to all humanity. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... Sikh Bhagats refers to the Saints and holy men of various faiths whose teachings are included in the Sikh holy book the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. ... Sikhism was established by ten Gurus, teachers or masters, over the period 1469 to 1708. ... Illuminated Adi Granth folio with nisan (Mool Mantar) of Guru Gobind Singh. ... Nizamiddun Bawli Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 - 1325 AD) also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, is a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in India. ... Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki was a renowned Muslim Sufi saint and scholar in the Chishti Order from Delhi, India. ... The Chishti Order was founded by Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami (the Syrian) (d. ...
The Chishti Order was founded by Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami (the Syrian) (d. ... Sufism (Arabic: تصوÙ, tasÌ£awwuf) is a mystic tradition of Islam. ... The Golden Temple is a sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism (Punjabi: , ), is a panentheistic religion based on the teachings of ten Gurus who lived in northern India during the 16th and 17th centuries. ...
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