was a Punjabi poet and saint of the Chishti school of Sufism. He is considered the first known Punjabi poet. Revered by Muslims and Hindus, he is also considered one of the fifteen Sikh Bhagats within Sikhism and his selected works are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Baba Farid was one of the leading protagonists of the Sufi cult in the northern India. He laid stress on love of fellow human beings as a means of attaining love of God. Service to humanity was part of the mystic discipline for him. A great poet of his time, Farid wrote his verse in musical measures so that it could be sung. There is nothing in Baba Sheikh Farid’s poetry that is strident, or offensive to the sentiments of the Indian people. His verse is singularly free from any social, historical, or sectarian prejudice. His teachings are of a moral nature.
1.Kalam e Baba Farid
Part 1
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