Shrine of Baba Farid
Sufi shrine in Pakistan
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Overview
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The Shrine of Baba Farid is a Sufi dargah in Pakpattan, in Pakistan's Punjab province, dating to the 13th century. It is dedicated to Baba Farid, a Punjabi mystic and poet. It is regarded as one of the most important shrines in Pakistan and was among the earliest Islamic holy sites in South Asia, giving the region's Muslims a local centre of devotion. Sikhs also revere the site, as Baba Farid's verses are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, which they regard as their eternal Guru. Today it is considered the most significant shrine in Punjab, and its annual urs festival draws up to two million visitors. The shrine stands on Kamir Road in Pakpattan.
History
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Over the course of several centuries the shrine played a central role in the conversion of local people to Islam. At one time the chiefs of this highly venerated shrine governed a politically autonomous state. It was defended by soldiers drawn from local clans who pledged their loyalty to the shrine and to the descendants of Baba Farid.
From Wikipedia
The Shrine of Baba Farid (Punjabi: مزار بابا فرید دا, romanized: Mazār Bābā Farīd Dā; Urdu: بابا فرید درگاہ, romanized: Bābā Farīd Dargāh) is a 13th-century Sufi dargah shrine located in Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan dedicated to the Punjabi Sufi mystic and poet Baba Farid. The shrine is one of the most important in Pakistan,
and was among the first Islamic holy sites in South Asia – providing the region's Muslims a local focus for devotion. The shrine is also revered by Sikhs, who include Baba Farid's poetry into the Guru Granth Sahib – regarded by Sikhs to be the eternal Guru.
The shrine played a central role in the conversion of locals to Islam over the course of several centuries. Chiefs of the highly revered shrine once controlled a politically autonomous state that was defended by soldiers drawn from local clans that pledged loyalty to the shrine and descendants of Baba Farid. Today the shrine is considered to be the most significant in Punjab, and attracts up to two million visitors to its annual urs festival.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Baba_Farid
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%DB%81_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF