Shrine of Baba Farid بابا فرید درگاہ | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
District | Pakpattan |
Province | Punjab |
Year consecrated | 1265 |
Location | |
Location | Pakpattan |
Country | Pakistan |
Shown within Punjab, Pakistan | |
Geographic coordinates | 30°20′28″N 73°23′15″E / 30.34111°N 73.38750°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque and Sufi mausoleum |
Website | |
http://www.ganjshakkar.com/ |
The Shrine of Baba Farid (Punjabi and Urdu: بابا فرید درگاہ) is a 13th-century Sufi shrine located in Pakpattan, Pakistan and dedicated to the Sufi mystic Baba Farid. The shrine is one of the most important in Pakistan,[1] and was among the first Islamic holy sites in South Asia[2] – providing the region's Muslims a local focus for devotion.[2] 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.[3]
The shrine played a central role in the conversion of locals to Islam over the course of several centuries.[4] 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.[2] Today the shrine is considered to be the most significant in Punjab,[1] and attracts up to two million visitors to its annual urs festival.[5]
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