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Baba Sheikh Farid

Birth 1173 – 1266
Location Multan,Pakistan

A renowned medieval Sufi poet and spiritual ascetic. His full name was Fariduddin Mas‘ud. He is counted among the earliest poets of Punjabi literature.

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Real Name: Fareed-ud-Deen Masood Ganj-e-Shakar
Birth: 1173 | Multan,Pakistan
Death: 1266 | Pakpattan,Pakistan
Baba Sheikh Farid Ji is a great Sufi poet among the foremost poets of Punjabi literature; his sweet verses have earned him the name Ganjshakar. Baba Farid Ji's Bani is recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib as 130 Shaloks (116 Shaloks by Farid Ji + 14 Shaloks by the Gurus).