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| Once Khawaja Ghulam Fareed was sitting among his companions in the shade of some tree.A ordinary man came and requested him to provide him some financial help.And he also claimed that he is a Sayyed,at this Fareed ordered one of his companion to give him a camel alongwith some edibles.The companion did so but the other were anxious at this behavior of the saint.As the ordinary man was not a Sayyed but he was an ordinary poor man.Then Fareed said that i knew that he was an ordinary man and not a Sayyed but the Reference that he use was enough for me to help him. | |||
| ==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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| Khawaja Ghulam Farid | |
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| Born | 1845 A.D. Chachran Sharif, Punjab |
| Died | 1901 A.D. Chachran Sharif, Punjab |
| Venerated in | Islam |
| Influences | Prophets of Islam, Baba Farid |
| Influenced | Countless Pakistani Sufi poets |
| Tradition or genre | Kafi |
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Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid (Urdu, Saraiki(Seraiki script, Punjabi(Shahmukhi):حضرت خواجہ غُلام فرید, (Gurmukhi): ਹਜ਼ਰਤ ਖ਼੍ਵਾਜਾ ਗ਼ੁਲਾਮ ਫ਼ਰੀਦ, Hindi(Devanagari): हज़रत ख़्वाजा ग़ुलाम फ़रीद) or Khawaja Farid (1845-1901) is considered one of the most read and respected sufi poets in the Indian subcontinent. He belonged to Chishti-Nizami sufi order. He was born and died at Chachran Sharif and was buried at Mithankot in district Rajanpur. He traveled to different cities and preached for Islam and peace.
He was the son of Khwaja Khuda Bakhsh. His mother died when he was five years old and he was orphaned at age twelve when his father died. He was educated by his elder brother, Fakhr Jahan Uhdi.
He was a scholar of that time and wrote several books. He knew Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Braj Bhasha, and Saraiki. He is great poet of Saraiki waseb. He also wrote some poems in Sindhi, Persian, and Braj Bhasha. He was an anti-imperialist poet. He opposed British rule in Bahawalpur. He said to ruler of Bahawalpur in his poem, "You rule yourself on your state and finish police station of British from your state." اپڑیں ملک کوں آپ وسا توں۔پٹ انگریزی تھانے
Works by Khawaja Ghulam Farid
- Dewan-e-Farid in 1882 (Saraiki Poetry)
- Dewan-e-Farid in 1884 (Urdu Poetry)
- Manaqabe Mehboobia (Persian prose)
Themes of poetry and teachings
His poetry is full of love with Allah, Prophet Muhammad s.a, humanity and nature. He has used the symbolism of desert life of Rohi Cholistan and waseb at most places in his poetry.
- The beloved's intense glances call for blood
- The dark hair wildly flows The Kohl of the eyes is fiercely black
- And slays the lovers with no excuse
- My appearance in ruins, I sit and wait
- While the beloved has settled in Malheer I feel the sting of the cruel dart
- My heart the, abode of pain and grief A life of tears, I have led Farid
- -one of Khwaja Ghulam Farid's poems (translated)
Faridiat
Faridiat : फ़रीदीयत (Devanagari), فریدیات (Shahmukhi) ਫ਼ਰੀਦੀਅਤ (Gurmukhi)) is a new topic about Khawaja Farid's life, poetry and his mysticism. There are several books and hundreds articles on this topic. There are also experts of Khawaja Farid as under
- Maulana Noor Ahmed Faridi: He translated Dewan-Farid
- Mehr Abdul Haq: His books are Lughat-Faridi and Piam-Farid and other
- Christopher Shackle: His book is Teachings of Khaja Farid and other
- Javed Chandio : A trend setter critic in Fareediat with six important books and many articles on the subject. He is currently the Incharge of Khwaja Farid Chair, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur(Pakistan).
- Wahid Bakhish Sial: He translated Maqbees-ul-Majalis
- Mujahid Jatoi: His book is 'Aa pahntum jeendian makay
- Saeed Ahmed Sheikh: His book is Ustad Dileen de
- Aziz-ur-Rahman Khan: He was the first who translated 'Dewan-i-Farid
- Akram Qureshi: His book is Auzan Dewan-i-Farid
- Aslam Metala: He wrote several books'one of its is Zauq-i-Farid
Some books on Faridiat
There are hundred books on this topic. Name of few books are under
- Shackle Christopher :Teachings of Khawaja Farid Published : Bazm-i- Saqafat Multan
- Shackle Christopher: Fifty poems of Khawaja Farid (Translation)Publisher: Bazm-i-Saqafat Multn
- ‘’Sheikh’’ Muhammad Saeed Ahmed: ‘’Ustad Deleenday’’edition 2000: Publisher: Jhoke Kitab Ghar bazaar Kutub firoshan androon bohar gate Multan
- ‘’Metla’’ Muhammad Aslam ‘’Zauq-I-Farid’’ edition 2001: Saraiki Adbi Majlis Bahawalpur
- ‘’Anwaar Ahmed’’ ‘’Khawaja Farid ke teen Rang’’ edition 1985:Bazm-I-Saqafat. Multan
- ‘’Qureshi’’ Muhammad Akram: ‘’Auozan Dewan Farid’’: edition 2005::Bazm-I-Saqfat Multan
- ‘‘Jatoi’’ Mujahid ‘’Atwar-I-Farid’’ edition 2003: Jhoke publisher Multan
- ‘’Jatoi’’ Mujahid ‘’Hiat-ul-Mahboob’’ edition 2005: Khawaja Farid foundation ‘’Mithankot’’
- ‘’Akhtar’’ Shabir Hassan: ‘’Farid Shanasi’’ edition 2001: Bazm-I-Saqafat Multan
- ‘’Feroz’’ Abu Saeed Muhammad Anwar ‘’Ghauhar Shab-I-Chiraz’’ edition third 1999 Saraiki Adbi Majlis Bahawalpur
- ‘’Chadhri’’ Hanif: ‘’Mutalea Farid Ka aik nia Rukh’’ edition2002: Saraiki Research center .B, Z.University Multan
- ‘’Chandio’’Javed:’’Khawaja Farid’’ edition 1999:Saraiki Adbi Majlis Bahawalpur
- ‘’Junejo’’Abdul Jabbar’Dr: ‘’Mera ishq bhi too’’: edition 2002 Bazm-I-Saqafat Multan
- ‘’Iqbal’’ Khalid: ‘’Bhag Suhag Farid’’ edition 2006: Sujak Adbi Sangat Shadan lund Dera Ghazi Khan
- ‘’Taunsvi’’ Tahir ‘Dr: ‘’Mutalea-Farid ke das saal’’ edition 2001: Book man Nila Gunbad Lahore
- ‘’Metla’’Aslam:’’Mahram Raz Deleeday’’ edition 2005: Bazm-I-Saqafat: Multan
- ‘’Metla’’ Aslam ‘’Zikr-I-Farid’’ edition 1994: Metla Publications: Tehsil Jahanian Khaniwal
- ’’Durani””Jamila:’’Khawaja Ghulam Farid _Shakhs and Shaer’’ edition 1996:Becon Books Gulgasht Multan
- ’’Chandio’’ Javed ‘’Armughan Khawaja Farid’’ edition 2001: Bazm-I-Saqafat Multan
- ’’Alam’’ Khursheed: ‘’Pakistan mein Mutalea Farid ki Rewayat’’ edition 1999: Saraiki Adbi Board Multan
Life Stories:
Once Khawaja Ghulam Fareed was sitting among his companions in the shade of some tree.A ordinary man came and requested him to provide him some financial help.And he also claimed that he is a Sayyed,at this Fareed ordered one of his companion to give him a camel alongwith some edibles.The companion did so but the other were anxious at this behavior of the saint.As the ordinary man was not a Sayyed but he was an ordinary poor man.Then Fareed said that i knew that he was an ordinary man and not a Sayyed but the Reference that he use was enough for me to help him.
Legacy
Many religious and educational institutions are named after him. Many streets, towns and shops are also named after him.
- Government Khawaja Farid College, Rahimyar Khan, Pakistan
- Government of Pakistan issued a memorial stamp on Khwaja Ghulam Farid' centenary in 2001
- Khwaja Ghulam Farid Award is awarded by the Government of Pakistan in literature [see Ismail Ahmedani
Notes
- Results for 'Mehr Abdul Haq' (WorldCat.org) at www.worldcat.org
- The Saraiki language of Central Pakistan : a reference grammar (WorldCat.org) at www.worldcat.org
- AÌt̤vaÌr-i FariÌd (WorldCat.org) at www.worldcat.org
See also
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar
- List of mausolea and shrines in Pakistan
- List of Pakistani poets
- List of mausolea worldwide
- Saraiki literature
- Qari Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
- Pathanay Khan
- Christopher Shackle
External links
- Khawaja Farid, A Mystic and Spiritual Poet
- The complete works of Khwaja Farid in punjabi
- Sufiana Kalam of Khwaja Ghulam Farid (sung by various folk singers)
- Poetry of Khwaja Farid sung by traditional musicians
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