Born in c. 1841. Farid's mother died when he was four years old and he was orphaned around the age of eight when his father, Khwaja Khuda Bakhsh, died. He was then brought up by his elder brother, Khwaja Fakhr-ud-Din, also known as Khwaja Fakhr Jehan Sain, and grew up to become a scholar and writer.
Sadeq Mohammad Khan III Nawab of Bahawalpur took Farid to his palace at Ahmedpur East for his religious education by a scholar, when he was 8 years old. His brother Fakhr-ud-Din, who had brought him up after his parents' deaths, also died when Farid was 28 years old. Farid then left for the Cholistan Desert (also known as Rohi) for chilla (retreat) where he lived for 18 years. Most of his work includes mentioning of the beauty of this place.
Farid performed hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) in 1876.
In his poetry, he frequently uses the symbolism of a desert. Namely, he discusses how beautiful the desert is and how it attracted him to stay there for 18 years and how he believed that made him feel close to Muhammad. His work however does also include slightly touching the topic of political affairs, opposing the British rule in Bahawalpur state, writing a letter to the Nawab of Bahawalpur and also mentioning it in some of his poetry.
Legacyedit
The 20th century saw the development of a branch of literary studies on Farid's life and work called Fareediyat.[citation needed]
A literary award named after Farid – the Khwaja Ghulam Farid Award – is awarded yearly by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in literature, its recipients including Ismail Ahmedani (in 2013) and Irshad Taunsvi (in 2007) among others.[3]
In 2001, on Farid's 100th death anniversary (urs), Pakistan Post issued a memorial stamp to honour him in its "Poets of Pakistan" series.[citation needed]
^Suvorova, Anna (22 July 2004). Muslim Saints of South Asia: The Eleventh to Fifteenth Centuries (Islamic calendar). Routledge. ISBN1134370059 – via Google Books.
^Asghar, Muhammad (2016). The Sacred and the Secular: Aesthetics in Domestic Spaces of Pakistan/Punjab. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 92. ISBN978-3-643-90836-0. This saint originally belonged to Thatta (Sindh), and is buried in Mithankot, a small town on the right bank of the river Indus. Khwaja Ghulam Farid (1841-1901) is the most famous Chishti Sufi saint in Pakistan and particularly revered in Southern Punjab where Seraiki language is spoken. He composed many mystical lyrics in the Seraiki language.
^PAL announces National Literary Awards Academy of the Punjab in North America website, Published 10 August 2007, Retrieved 15 April 2020
^Sumayia Asif (2 November 2015). "10 most visited shrines in Pakistan". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
External linksedit
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Khwaja Ghulam Farid also romanized as Fareed c 1841 24 July 1901 was a 19th century Sufi poet of the Riasti dialect present day dialect of Saraiki language He belonged to the Chishti Order and was a mystic from Bahawalpur Punjab during the British Raj 1 verification needed He was originally from Thatta Sindh 2 A contemporary of Mast Tawakali and Mian Muhammad Bakhsh he penned resistance through poetry against the British colonial rule Khwaja Ghulam Faridخواجہ غ لام فریدBornc 1841 2023 11 06UTC15 41 Chachran Bahawalpur British India present day Punjab Pakistan Died24 July 1901 1901 07 25 aged 59 Chachran Bahawalpur British India present day Punjab Pakistan Resting placeMithankot Punjab PakistanNotable workDiwan e Farid Manaqab e Mehboobia Fawaid Faridia Contents 1 Early life 2 Works 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn in c 1841 Farid s mother died when he was four years old and he was orphaned around the age of eight when his father Khwaja Khuda Bakhsh died He was then brought up by his elder brother Khwaja Fakhr ud Din also known as Khwaja Fakhr Jehan Sain and grew up to become a scholar and writer Sadeq Mohammad Khan III Nawab of Bahawalpur took Farid to his palace at Ahmedpur East for his religious education by a scholar when he was 8 years old His brother Fakhr ud Din who had brought him up after his parents deaths also died when Farid was 28 years old Farid then left for the Cholistan Desert also known as Rohi for chilla retreat where he lived for 18 years Most of his work includes mentioning of the beauty of this place Farid performed hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in 1876 Works editHis most significant works include Diwan e Farid Manaqabe Mehboobia in Persian prose Fawaid Faridia in Persian prose nbsp Tomb of Ghulam Farid at MithankotIn his poetry he frequently uses the symbolism of a desert Namely he discusses how beautiful the desert is and how it attracted him to stay there for 18 years and how he believed that made him feel close to Muhammad His work however does also include slightly touching the topic of political affairs opposing the British rule in Bahawalpur state writing a letter to the Nawab of Bahawalpur and also mentioning it in some of his poetry Legacy editThe 20th century saw the development of a branch of literary studies on Farid s life and work called Fareediyat citation needed Today many religious and educational institutions in Pakistan and India are named after Farid e g Khawaja Farid Government College khawaja farid University of engineering and information technology in Rahimyar Khan Pakistan as are streets and town living quarters A literary award named after Farid the Khwaja Ghulam Farid Award is awarded yearly by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in literature its recipients including Ismail Ahmedani in 2013 and Irshad Taunsvi in 2007 among others 3 In 2001 on Farid s 100th death anniversary urs Pakistan Post issued a memorial stamp to honour him in its Poets of Pakistan series citation needed Sadiq Public School the public school built by Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V in Bahawalpur has a house for the day scholars of the prep section named after Farid called Fareed House citation needed Fareed Gate is the name of one of the historic gates surrounding the old city of Bahawalpur named in Farid s honour The Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology KFUEIT in Rahim Yar Khan District was named after Farid Shrine of Khawaja Ghulam Farid in Rajanpur Punjab is among the 10 most visited shrines in Pakistan 4 The Pakistan Air Force Base Farid at Rajanpur close to Mithan Kot Dera Ghazi Khan District was named after Khawaja Ghulam Farid citation needed See also editFariduddin Ganjshakar Punjabi literature Qari Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Pathanay Khan Christopher ShackleReferences edit Suvorova Anna 22 July 2004 Muslim Saints of South Asia The Eleventh to Fifteenth Centuries Islamic calendar Routledge ISBN 1134370059 via Google Books Asghar Muhammad 2016 The Sacred and the Secular Aesthetics in Domestic Spaces of Pakistan Punjab LIT Verlag Munster p 92 ISBN 978 3 643 90836 0 This saint originally belonged to Thatta Sindh and is buried in Mithankot a small town on the right bank of the river Indus Khwaja Ghulam Farid 1841 1901 is the most famous Chishti Sufi saint in Pakistan and particularly revered in Southern Punjab where Seraiki language is spoken He composed many mystical lyrics in the Seraiki language PAL announces National Literary Awards Academy of the Punjab in North America website Published 10 August 2007 Retrieved 15 April 2020 Sumayia Asif 2 November 2015 10 most visited shrines in Pakistan The Express Tribune newspaper Retrieved 28 April 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Khwaja Ghulam Farid The complete works of Khwaja Farid in Punjabi on Academy of the Punjab in North America website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khwaja Ghulam Farid amp oldid 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