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Farad Faqir

Farad Faqir

Punjabi sufi poet


Farad Faqir (1704/17201790, Punjabi: فرد فقیر) was a Punjabi Muslim[1] Sufi, author and Poet.[2] According to Baba Budh Singh,[3] "Faqir was the saint who raised the voice against injustice of the contemporary rulers."[4][5][6]

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Early life

Faqir was born in 1704 in a small area of Gujrat.[7][8][9][10]

Works

  • Kasab-Nama
  • Si-harafi
  • Bashindgan
  • Roshan Dil
  • Barah Mah

References

  1. Anderson, David D. (1964). "Contemporary Pakistani Literature". Pakistan Quarterly. 12–13. Karachi: Pakistan Publications: 12. OCLC 6340940.
  2. Hanif, N (2000). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis in South Asia (1st ed.). New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. p. 81. ISBN 81-7625-087-2.
  3. Siṅgha Sekhoṃ, Santa (1993). A History of Panjabi Literature (2nd ed.). Punjab: Punjabi-University-Patiala. p. 42. ISBN 978-8173802638.
  4. Pakistan, Research Society of (1990). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan.
  5. Rama Krishna, Dr. Lajwanti (1973). Pañjābī Sūfī Poets (in English and Punjabi) (1st ed.). New Delhi: Indus Publications. ISBN 9789350177037.
  6. Gurmeet Singh, Dr. (2021). Information Seeking Behaviour of Users in Punjabi Literature (1st ed.). New Delhi: KK Publications. p. 122. ISBN 978-8192003337.
  7. Kumar Singh, Nagendra (2002). Sufis of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (1st ed.). New Delhi: Kitab Bhawan. p. 134. ISBN 978-8171513154.
  8. "Khawaja Fard Faqir – Punjabi Poetry". Folk Punjab. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

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