Khwaja Ghulam Farid
Khwaja Ghulam Farid خواجہ غُلام فرید | |
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| Born | c. 1841 |
| Resting place | Mithankot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Notable work | Diwan-e-Farid Manaqab-e-Mehboobia Fawaid Faridia |
Khwaja Ghulam Farid (also romanized as Fareed; c. 1841 – 24 July 1901) was a 19th-century saraiki sufi poet. He belonged to the Chishti Order and was a mystic from Bahawalpur, Punjab during the British Raj.[1] 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.
Early life
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
Farid performed hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) in 1876.
Works
His most significant works include:
- Diwan-e-Farid
- Manaqabe Mehboobia (in Persian prose)
- Fawaid Faridia (in Persian prose)
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
Legacy
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- The 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., 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
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar
- Punjabi literature
- Qari Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
- Pathanay Khan
- Christopher Shackle
References
- ISBN 1134370059– via Google Books.
...the Sufi poetry that was summed up by the Punjabi poet-mystic Khwaja Ghulam Farid (1841–1901) in one of his kāfī...
- 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.
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