2. *He was a great 19th century sufi poet of Sub-
Continuent.
*He was born in 1261 A.H. (26, November, 1845AD)
at Kot Mithan, Chacharan Sharif.
*His real name was Khursheed Alam.
*He was true lover of GOD&MUHAMMAD.
3. *He was a great scholar of Islam,he memorized Holy
Quran in the age of 8.
*He learnt Quran, Hadees, Tafseer, Logic, Fiqh,
Geography, Music, Astrology. He also learnt Arabic,
Urdu, Hindi, Persian and Marwari language.
* In 1876 A.D Khwaja Ghulam Farid (R.A) went for Hajj.
During his Hajj, he wrote Kafian (his particular form of
poetry).
4. Literary Works
*He was a great sufi poet and He knew Arabic, Persian,
Urdu, Sindhi, Panjabi, Braj Bhasha.
*He was a great sufi poet of Sariki, Punjabi and Persian.
*He also wrote some poems in Sindhi,Urdu and Braj
Bahsha.
*His poetry was in special term known as Kafi.
(Kafi is a classical farm of sufi poetry ,mostly in punjabi
and sindhi languages and orginating from the Punjab
and Sindh reigons of the South Asia)
5. Poetry Collections&Books
He wrote several books which are;-
1:Dewan-e-Farid (Saraiki poetry in 1882)
2:Dewan-e-Farid (Urdu Poetry in 1884)
3:Manaqabe Mehboobia (Persian prose)
4:Fawaid-e-Fridia (Persian prose)
5:Bhaag Suhaag (Book)
6. Khawaja Ghulam Farid As a Preacher;
Khawaja Ghulam Farid rendered numerous services for
spreading Islam and left behind disciples in Lacs.
His most notable disciples are noted below:-
1. Nawab Qaisar Khan Magassi of Balochistan and his subjects
2. Nawab Sadiq Khan 4th of Bahawalpur State and his subjects.
3. Mirza Ahmad Akhtar, the grand son of Bahadur Shah Zafar.
4.Most of followers of Khawja Ghulam Farid liked to call them
“Faridi” and the 20th century saw development of an entire
branch of literary studies into the life and work of Khwaja Ghulam
Farid, named “Faridiyat”.
7. Political View of Khawja
Ghulam Farid
1:Nawab of Bahawalpur Nawab Sadiq Khan was the follower of
Khawja Ghulam Farid he always counsults with Khawja Sahib in any
problem or issue.
2:He raised voice against English Govt. Before The Quaid and Iqbal.
This is the example for above statement.
8. Govt. Do a little for the long live of
Khawaja Ghulam Farid
Today, many religious and educational institutions in Pakistan
and India are named after him e.g;
•Govt Khawaja Farid College in Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
•Khawaja Farid University of Engineering and Technology RYK.
•Govt. Khawja Farid High School In Kot Mithan.
•Khawja Farid Park In Kot Mithan.
•Govt. Social Security Hospital Multan
9. •Govt. made a award on the name of Khawaja Ghulam Farid, which is
awarded by the govt. of Pakistan in literature .It’s recipients are
Ismaile Ahmdani, Noshi Gilani and others.
•In 2001, on Khwaja Ghulam Farid's birth centenary, Pakistan Post
issued a memorial stamp of five rupees.
13. Sub-Continent Most Famous
Singers Sing The Kalam of
Khawja Ghulam Farid.
•Abida Parveen
•Attaullah Easa Khaelve
•Mansoor Malngi
•Pathane Khan
• Zahida Parveen
•Arieb Azhar
•Ali Sheety
•Mehdi Hassan and lot of others singers.
14. Here is some audio Kalams Of Khawja
Ghulam Farid
15. There is a Khawaja Farid Museum and Library in Kot Mithan and I got
few Pics Relating to Khawaja Ghulam Farid from K.F Museum Kot
Mithan.
There are two ironic combs and a Subbi Used By Khawja Ghulam Farid in his
times.
16. A part of their old type of Wasket.
The Cover of Holy Quran used by Khawja Ghulam Farid.
17. The Hats and Turbans of Khawja Ghulam Farid.
Faridi Romaal
18. That hair which u let to cut when you were going to Hajj in 1296 Hijri.These
were cut in Chachran Sharif.
19. The Indus Queen of Khawaja Ghulam Farid gifted by Nawab of
Bahawalpur.
20. Death and Shrine
• Khwaja Ghulam Farid (R.A) died on 6th Rabi ul Sani 1319 Hijri (24th July
1901 A.D). He got an age of 54 years. Khwaja Sahib is burried in Mithan Kot
where a great shrine is built.
•Every year a Great Urs and Mela is arranged on the shrine of Khawja
Ghulam Farid.Lacs of people come from different parts of sub-continuent
to attend the urs.
•Urs is held every year on 5,6 and 7th Rabi Ul Saani(Islamic Months)
Here are some pictures of Shrine.
