Where is Baba Farid Shakar Ganj?
Where is Baba Farid Shakar Ganj?
Pakpattan
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….Shrine of Baba Farid.
| Shrine of Baba Farid بابا فرید درگاہ | |
|---|---|
| District | Pakpattan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Year consecrated | 1265 |
| Location |
Why is Baba Farid called Ganj Shakar?
There are various explanations of why Hazrat Baba Farid (AD) was given the title Shakar Ganj (‘Treasure of Sugar’). Once, when she forgot, the young Farīd found the sugar under his Prayer-mat, an experience that gave him more spiritual fervour and led to his being given the name.
Who was Baba Farid a disciple of?
Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki was Born around 1150 A.D. and studied under Abu Hifz, a celebrated doctor of Ush, he went to Ajmer and became a disciple of Muayan-ul-Din Hasan Chisti. In due time he proceeded to Dihli where Baba Farid met him and became his disciple. Emperor Sultan Shams-ul-Din Altmish was also his disciple.
Who is Baba Farid in Punjabi?
Baba Farid (1173 -1266) was a Punjabi poet and saint of the Chisti order of Sufism. He was among the first known Punjabi poets. He was born in Kothewal village in Multan, Punjab and his ancestors were from a town called Aush, south of Fergana.
Where was Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Shakar born?
Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganj-e-Shakar r.a. was born on the 29th Sha’ban in 569 A.H. [April 4, 1179 C.E.] in Khotwal, a village near Lahore [Pakistan]. He was a direct descendant of Hazrat Umar Farooq r.a., the second Caliph of Islam.
Why was Baba Farid given the title Shakar Ganj?
There are various explanations of why Baba Farid 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 are the children of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar?
His nephew and disciple and successor Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari was amongst the greatest Sufi saints and from him Sabiriya branch under Chisty order started. Baba Farid had three wives and eight children (five sons and three daughters). One of his wives, Hazabara, was the daughter of Sulṭān Nasīruddīn Maḥmūd .
Why did Baba Fareed call Sabir Pak Sabir?
Baba Fareed called upon him and asked the reason. Sabir Pak replied “You ordered me to distribute the food and not to partake from it”. Baba Fareed embraced him happily and remarked “He is sabir (Patient)”. From that day forth He became famous with the name of “Sabir”. ^ Sheikh Farid, by Dr. Harbhajan Singh. Hindi Pocket Books, 2002.