Khwaja Ghulam Fareed Sahib (1845-1901) or Khawaja Farid (Punjabi/Saraiki: ਖ਼੍ਵਾਜਾ ਫ਼ਰੀਦ, خواجہ فرید, ख़्वाजा फ़रीद) is considered one of the greatest Seraiki poets, Chishti-Nizami mystic and Sajjada nashin (Patron saint) of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. He was born and died at Chacharan Shrif but buried at Kot Mithan.
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, Panjabi, Braj Bhasha, and Seraiki. He was a poet of Seraiki and Urdu. He also wrote some poems in Sindhi, Persian, and Braj Bhasha. He was an 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
On 168th birthday Urs in 2008, many Seraiki nationists gathered to call for an independent Saraikistan.
Works by Khawaja Ghulam Farid
* Dewan-e-Farid in 1882. (Seraiki Poetry)
* Dewan-e-Farid in 1884. (Urdu Poetry)
* Manaqabe Mehboobia (in Persian prose)
* Fawaid Faridia (in Persian prose)
[edit] Faridiat
Faridiat (فریدیات)(फ़रीदीयत) is 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[1]
* Christopher Shackle :His book is Teachings of Khaja Farid and other[2]
* 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
source; wikipedia
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