Farīd al-Dīn Mas'ūd Ganj-i Shakar (c. 4 April 1173 – 7 May 1266), commonly known as Bābā Farīd or Shaykh Farīd (also in Anglicised spelling Fareed), was a 13th-century Punjabi Muslim[3] preacher, poet and mystic,[4] who remains one of the most revered and esteemed Muslim mystics of the Medieval India and the Islamic Golden age.[5] He is revered by Punjabi Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs alike.[6]
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^Singh, Paramjeet (7 April 2018). Legacies of the Homeland: 100 Must Read Books by Punjabi Authors. Notion Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-64249-424-2.
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