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Masjids
& Shrines Baba
Farid Mazar: Hazrat
Baba Fariduddin Ganj-e-Shakar r.a. was born on the 29th Sha'ban
in 569 A.H. [April 4, 1179 C.E.] in Khotwal, a village near
Lahore [Pakistan]. He was a direct descendant of Hazrat Umar
Farooq r.a., the second Caliph of Islam., Parentage and
Ancestry. On
the 5th of Muharram, during the Isha prayer [evening prayer] ]
while in the act of Sajdah, [prostration during prayer]
he uttered "Ya Hayo Ya Qayum" [O
Self-Subsisting, O Eternal -- two names of God] and with these
words on his lips his soul disappeared into the eternal bliss of
his beloved Allah. Immediately a "Nida" or
Divine Voice declared: "Dost ba Dost Pewast" -
Friend has merged into the unity of "Friend" (Allah). His
Mazar Sharif [noble shrine] is in Pak Patan, Pakistan.
Hazrat Sabir Pak, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Hazrat Jamaluddin
Hansi rehmatulla alaihim [may Allah have mercy upon them]
are among his favourite Murids and Khalifas.
It is generally recognized that he had three wives and many
children. Hazrat Baba Farid r.a. was indeed one of the
most brilliant stars of the Chishtiyya Silsila and is held in high esteem by one and all.
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