Halaat e Zindagi 

Aap subcontinent ke aik azim Sufi buzurg aur Punjabi zaban ke pehle mustanad shair tasleem kiye jate hain۔ Aap ka taluq Chishti silsile se tha aur aap Hazrat Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kakiؒ ke khalifa thay۔

Walaadat :

Aap ki wiladat 1173 mein Multan ke qasbe Khothwal mein

hui۔

Aap ka asal naam Masood aur laqab Fariduddin hai۔

Aap ke walid ka naam Qazi Jalaluddin aur walida ka naam Qulsoom Khatoon tha۔

Aap 5 saal ki umar mein yateem ho gaye thay۔

Laqab “Ganjshakar” ki Wajah:

Aap ki walida aap ko namaz ki targheeb dene ke liye musalle (ja-namaz) ke neeche shakar ki puriya rakh deti thin۔

Ek din woh puriya rakhna bhool gayin lekin Allah ke hukm se wahan shakar maujood thi، tab se aap ka naam Ganjshakar (Shakar ka khazana) mashhoor ho gaya۔

Roohani Safar aur Taleemat:

Aap Hazrat Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kakiؒ ke mureed thay aur unhi ke hukm par aap ne deen ki tableegh ke liye kafi safar kiye۔

Aap ne Multan، Qandahar، Bukhara aur Baghdad jaise shehron se faiz hasil kiya۔

Aap ko Punjabi zaban ka pehla shair mana jata hai، jinhon ne mohabbat aur insaniyat ka dars diya۔

Wafat aur Mazar:

Aap ne 92 saal ki umar mein 5 Muharram ko wafat payi۔

Aap ka mazar-e-aqdas Pakpattan mein waqia hai۔

Aap ki Nasihatein (Teachings):

Insaan mein sab se bura woh hai jo sirf khane peene aur pehnne mein mashghool rahe۔

Jis dil mein Allah ka zikr jari rehta hai، woh dil hamesha zinda rehta hai۔

Itminan-e-qalb (dil ka sukoon) chahiye to hasad (jealousy) se door rah

Shairy aur Fikr:

• Insaniyat aur Mohabbat: Baba Faridؒ ki shairy (Shalok) mein insaan dosti, ajzi aur Allah se mohabbat ka dars milta hai۔

• Sadgi: Aap ne bohat sada lekin pur-asar zaban istemal ki taake aam aadmi bhi tasawwuf ke gehre maani samajh sake۔

• Adbi Maqam: Aap ke 134 shalok Sikhon ki muqaddas kitab “Guru Granth Sahib” mein bhi shamil hain, jo aap ki aafaqi maqbooliyat ka saboot hai۔

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Mashhoor Kalam (Sample):

Farida je tu aqal lateef hain, kaale likh na likh Apne gariwan mein, sar niwa kar dekh

(Translation: Aye Farid! Agar tu aqal rakhta hai to doosron ke aib mat likh, balkay apne gireban mein sar jhuka kar apne amaal dekh۔)

Urs Mubarak

• Tarikh: Aap ka Urs har saal 5 aur 6 Muharram-ul-Haram ko Pakpattan Sharif mein manaya jata hai۔

• Bahishti Darwaza: Urs ki sab se bari khususiyat “Bahishti Darwaza” ka khulna hai۔ Yeh darwaza saal mein sirf Urs ke mauqay par khola jata hai aur hazaron ki tadad mein zayereen is se guzarte hain۔

• Riwayat: Kaha jata hai ke is darwaze se guzarna huzoori aur maghfirat ki alamat samjha jata hai۔

• Zayereen: Pakistan ke konay konay aur dunyabahar se log is mubarrak mauqay par hazri dete hain aur mehfil-e-samaa (Qawwali) ka khas ihtimam hota hai۔