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Fariduddin Ganjshakar (Baba Farid)

Died: 679 AH (1266)
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A leading 13th-century saint of the Chishti order, successor of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki and master of Nizamuddin Auliya. Among the earliest and most revered figures of Punjabi Sufism; verses attributed to him were later included in the Sikh Guru Granth Sahib. He died 679/1266. (Sources: Wikipedia; Punjab Auqaf.)

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