Khwaja Ghulam Fareed Sahib (1845-1901) or Khawaja Farid (Punjabi/Saraiki: ਖ਼੍ਵਾਜਾ ਫ਼ਰੀਦ,خواجہ فرید, ख़्वाजा फ़रीद) is considered one of the greatest Saraiki poets, Chishti-Nizami mystic andSajjada 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 Saraiki. He was a poet of Saraiki and Urdu. He also wrote some poems in Sindhi, Persian, and Braj Bhasha. He was an imperialist poet. He opposed British rule inBahawalpur. 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 Saraiki nationists gathered to call for an independent Saraikistan.

Works by Khawaja Ghulam Farid

• Dewan-e-Farid in 1882. (Saraiki Poetry)
• Dewan-e-Farid in 1884. (Urdu Poetry)
• Manaqabe Mehboobia (in Persian prose)
• Fawaid Faridia (in Persian prose)

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
• Aslam Metala :He wrote several books’one of its is Zauq-i-Farid

Some books on Faridiat

There are hundred books on this topic. Name of few books are under

• Shackle Christopher :Teachings of Khawaja Farid Published : Bazm-i- Saqafat Multan
• Shackle Christopher: Fifty poems of Khawaja Farid (Translation)Publisher: Bazm-i-Saqafat Multn
• ‘’Sheikh’’ Muhammad Saeed Ahmed: ‘’Ustad Deleenday’’edition 2000: Publisher: Jhoke Kitab Ghar bazaar Kutub firoshan androon bohar gate Multan
• ‘’Metla’’ Muhammad Aslam ‘’Zauq-I-Farid’’ edition 2001: Saraiki Adbi Majlis Bahawalpur
• ‘’Anwaar Ahmed’’ ‘’Khawaja Farid ke teen Rang’’ edition 1985:Bazm-I-Saqafat. Multan
• ‘’Qureshi’’ Muhammad Akram: ‘’Auozan Dewan Farid’’: edition 2005::Bazm-I-Saqfat Multan
• ‘‘Jatoi’’ Mujahid ‘’Atwar-I-Farid’’^[3] edition 2003: Jhoke publisher Multan
• ‘’Jatoi’’ Mujahid ‘’Hiat-ul-Mahboob’’ edition 2005: Khawaja Farid foundation ‘’Mithankot’’
• ‘’Akhtar’’ Shabir Hassan: ‘’Farid Shanasi’’ edition 2001: Bazm-I-Saqafat Multan
• ‘’Feroz’’ Abu Saeed Muhammad Anwar ‘’Ghauhar Shab-I-Chiraz’’ edition third 1999 Saraiki Adbi Majlis Bahawalpur
• ‘’Chadhri’’ Hanif: ‘’Mutalea Farid Ka aik nia Rukh’’ edition2002: Saraiki Research center .B, Z.University Multan
• ‘’Chandio’’Javed:’’Khawaja Farid’’ edition 1999:Saraiki Adbi Majlis Bahawalpur
• ‘’Junejo’’Abdul Jabbar’Dr: ‘’Mera ishq bhi too’’: edition 2002 Bazm-I-Saqafat Multan
• ‘’Iqbal’’ Khalid: ‘’Bhag Suhag Farid’’ edition 2006: Sujak Adbi Sangat Shadan lund Dera_Ghazi_Khan
• ‘’Taunsvi’’ Tahir ‘Dr: ‘’Mutalea-Farid ke das saal’’ edition 2001: Book man Nila Gunbad Lahore
• ‘’Metla’’Aslam:’’Mahram Raz Deleeday’’ edition 2005: Bazm-I-Saqafat: Multan

‘’Metla’’ Aslam ‘’Zikr-I-Farid’’ edition 1994: Metla Publications: Tehsil Jahanian Khaniwal

• ’’Durani””Jamila:’’Khawaja Ghulam Farid _Shakhs and Shaer’’ edition 1996:Becon Books Gulgasht Multan
• ’’Chandio’’ Javed ‘’Armughan Khawaja Farid’’ edition 2001: Bazm-I-Saqafat Multan
• ’’Alam’’ Khursheed: ‘’Pakistan mein Mutalea Farid ki Rewayat’’ edition 1999: Saraiki Adbi Board Multan
• ‘’Chandio’’ Javed: ‘’Allah mele wal sang yara’’edition 2003: Saraiki Adbi Majlis Bahawalpur

Notes

1. ^ Results for ‘Mehr Abdul Haq’ (WorldCat.org) at http://www.worldcat.org
2. ^ The Saraiki language of Central Pakistan : a reference grammar (WorldCat.org) at http://www.worldcat.org
3. ^ Āt̤vār-i Farīd (WorldCat.org) at http://www.worldcat.org

See also

• List of mausolea worldwide
• Qari Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
• Kafi 18 (with english translation)by Qazi Muhammad Ahkam

External links

• Khawaja Farid, A Mystic and Spiritual Poet
• The complete works of Khwaja Farid in Saraiki
• Poetry of Khwaja Farid sung by traditional musicians
• http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/7104/khwaja_ghulam_farid_%28r.a.%29
• http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/61221-Khwaja-Ghulam-Farid–R-A—Kafi-18–with-english-translation-