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How did Baba Farid come to be known as Ganj e Shakar?
There are various explanations of why Hazrat Baba Farid (AD) was given the title Shakar Ganj (‘Treasure of Sugar’). One legend says; his mother used to encourage the young Farīd to pray by placing sugar under his prayer-mat.
Who is Sheikh Farīd Ji?
Baba Sheikh Farid ji descended from Farrukh Shah, who was king of Kabul and kings of Ghazni and other states were subject to him. Baba Farid’s Great Grandfather was son of Farrukh Shah, the emperor of Kabul.
Where is shrine of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar?
Pakpattan, Pakistan
The Shrine of Baba Farid (Punjabi and Urdu: بابا فرید درگاہ) is a 13th-century Sufi shrine located in Pakpattan, Pakistan, that is dedicated to the Sufi mystic Fariduddin Ganjshakar, popularly known as Baba Farid.
Where is the tomb of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar?
Shrine of Baba FaridFariduddin Ganjshakar / Place of burial
Who is buried next to Baba Farid?
Inside the mausoleum are two white marbled graves – one belonging to Baba Farid, and the other to his eldest son. The space inside the tomb space is limited; not more than ten people can be inside at one time.
When was Baba Farid Ji died?
7 May 1266
Fariduddin Ganjshakar
| Farīd al-Dīn Ganj-i-Shakar فرِیدُالدّین گنج شکَر | |
|---|---|
| Shrine of Baba Farid in Pakistan | |
| Born | c. 4 April 1173 Kothewal, Multan, Punjab, Ghurid Sultanate |
| Died | c. 7 May 1266 Pakpattan, Punjab, Delhi Sultanate |
| Venerated in | South Asian Sunni Muslims & Sikhs |
What is the old name of Pakpattan?
Ajodhan
The old name of pakpattan was Ajodhan. The great saint sofi Baba Groo Nanak of Sikh faith also visited here.
What was the full name of Baba Farid?
mystic Fariduddin Ganjshakar
Where is Baba Farid shrine?
What is the best book about Baba Farid-ud-din Masood Ganj Shakar?
Hazrat Baba Farid-ud-Din Masood Ganj Shakar, by Sheikh Parvaiz Amin Naqshbandy. Umar Publications, 1993. Baba Farid di dukh–chetana, by Sarawan Singh Paradesi. 1996, Ravi Sahitya Prakashan, ISBN 81-7143-235-2.
What did Ibn Battuta say about Fariduddin Ganjshakar?
The great Arab traveller Ibn Battuta once visited this Sufi saint. Ibn Battuta says that Fariduddin Ganjshakar was the spiritual guide of the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate, and that the Sultan had given him the village of Ajodhan. He also met Baba Farid’s two sons.
Who is Bābā Farīd?
He is known reverentially as Bābā Farīd or Shaikh Farīd by Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus of the Punjab Region, or simply as Farīduddīn Ganjshakar . Fariduddin Masud was born in 1175 (571 AH) in Kothewal, 10 km from Multan in the Punjab region, to Jamāl-ud-dīn Suleimān and Maryam Bībī (Qarsum Bībī), daughter of Wajīh-ud-dīn Khojendī.