21/06/2026
Today i.e. 5 Muharram 1448H, marks the 784th Urs Mubarak (Death Anniversary) of the renowned Sufi saint ‘𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙖 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙟-𝙚-𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧’
Baba Fariduddin Masood Ganj-e-Shakar was born in Multan modern-day Pakistan (1179). His father’s name was Hazrat Jamaluddin Sulaiman. The ancestry of lineage traces its origin from the second caliph of Islam “Hazrat Umar Farooq”. He was one of the five renowned Chishti Sufi of North India in 12th-13th century.
He was especially fond of sugar, and a famous story associated with his mother earned him the title ‘Ganj-e-Shakar’ (Treasure of Sugar).
From his childhood, Baba Farid was inclined towards the path of fiqh (Sufism). Finally he got opportunity to be trained under the guidance of the renowned Sufi of Delhi “Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyaar Kaki”, who later on appointed him as his chief disciple. Baba Farid spent most of the time with his spiritual mentor in Delhi.
He later on appointed his disciples named — Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya (Delhi), Hazrat Alauddin Ali Ahmad Sabir Kalyari (Kaliyar, Uttarakhand) and Hazrat Jamaluddin Hanswi (Hansi, Haryana).
Baba Fariduddin Ganj-e-Shakar left this temporary abode on 5 Muharram 661H (1262). He lies resting in Pakpattan, Pakistan.
Baba Farid is known for offering Chillah (meditation) at numerous places such as Delhi, Ajmer, Hansi and many more. Above are the two places associated with him, located in Mehrauli, Delhi.
1)- In the premises of the shrine of his mentor — Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyaar Kaki
2)- Auliya Masjid — where he performed prayers alongside his spiritual mentor ‘Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyaar Kaki’ and his grand mentor’Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’ (Ghareeb Nawaz).
