What is Fariduddin Ganjshakar?
Hazrat Sheikh '''Farīd-ud-dīn Mas'ūd Ganj Shakar''' (4 April 1179 – 7 May 1266), commonly known as Baba Farid ''Ganjshakar'' (Punjabi, lit: 'Treasury of Sugar/Sweetness'), was a renowned [[Sufi]] preacher, [[mystic]] poet and saint of the [[Chishti]] Order of [[South-central Asia]].<ref name=prg>{{cite web|title=Tales From The Past: Mystic Vision of Baba Farid|url=http://policyresearchgroup.com/sacred_space/694.html|publisher=Policy Research Group|accessdate=21 November 2014|author=Mohammad Vazeeruddin|date=29 April 2010|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308144700/http://policyresearchgroup.com/sacred_space/694.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Image:Pakpattan shrine.jpg|thumb|right|Famous 'Baab-e-Jannat' (''gateway of heaven'') Hazrat Baba Farid shrine at Pakpattan]] Fariduddin Ganjshakar is generally recognized as the first major poet of the [[Punjabi language]], and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the [[Punjab]] and indeed, one of the ''Panj Peers'', or five main/great saints of South Asia. Revered equally by [[Muslims]] and [[Hindus]], he is also considered one of the fifteen [[Sikh]] ''bhagats''. Selections from his work are included in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the Sikh holy scripture. His world-famous shrine is located in [[Pakpattan]], in present-day [[Punjab (Pakistan)]]. It was built in 1267.<ref name=prg /> Each year during the [[Islamic]] month of ''Muharram'', special festivities are held there and pilgrims from many countries come to visit. == References == {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Farid-ud-din Ganjshakar}} [[Category:1179 births]] [[Category:1266 deaths]] [[Category:Punjabi people]] [[Category:Asian Sufis]] [[Category:Mystics]] [[Category:Pakpattan District]]