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Encyclopedia > Sheikh Farid

Fariduddin Ganjshakar (Farid-ul-Din Masaud Shakar Ganj) c. 1173-c. 1266, was a respected Sufi Sheikh and noted Punjabi poet. He is also referred to as "Baba Farid" or "Shaikh Farid". He is buried near [Pak Pattan]] in present-day Pakistan and revered by the Sikhs because the Sikh Gurus included several of his verses in the Guru Granth Sahib. Sufism (Arabic تصوف tasÌ£awwuf) is the school of esoteric philosophy in Islam, which is based on the pursuit of spiritual truth as a definite goal to attain. ... Shaikh (شيخ, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning an elder or a revered old man. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi, پنجابی in Shahmukhi) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... Guru Arjan dictating the Adi Granth to Bhai Gurdas. ...


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The Chishti Order was founded by Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami (the Syrian) (d. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is the school of esoteric philosophy in Islam, which is based on the pursuit of spiritual truth as a definite goal to attain. ... 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. ... The Golden Temple is the most important sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ) is a religion that developed in an environment heavily influenced by conflict between the Hindu and Muslim religions. ...

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Sikh Bhagats : Baba Sheikh Farid Ji | A Gateway to Sikhism | The Complete Sikhism Resource - A Gateway to ... (4722 words)
Sheikh Farid was a disciple of Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki, the disciple and spiritual successor of Hazrat Ali who had received spiritual training from Hasan Basri; a known saint of Chishti traditon.
Farid's mother was very wise and noble, and wished for her son to acquire the best education so that he could comprehend the Truth.
Sheikh Farid was born at a time when the Muslims were trying to establish their rule in India.
Sheikh Farid - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia. (2763 words)
Baba Farid was born on the first day of the month of Ramzan in 1173 CE in the Punjab town of Kothiwal.
Genealogy of Baba Sheikh Farid ji is given in the Jawahir-e-Faridi (The gems of Farid), preserved at the shrine of Pak Pattan, by Ali Asghar of Bahadal, a town near Sirhind.
O Farid, thou hast not walked in God’s way; therefore He hath no appeared unto thee Who is there who hath knocked at God’s door for whom it hath not been opened Lost thy life on the way of the Friend if thou desire to be even as those holy men.
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