Khawja ghulam farid

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1. 1. A short introduction and Biography.
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.
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4. 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. 
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6. * In 1876 A.D Khwaja Ghulam Farid (R.A) went for Hajj. During his Hajj, he wrote Kafian (his particular form of poetry).
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8. 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. 
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10. *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)
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12. 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)
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14.  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. 
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16. 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”.
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18.  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.
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20. 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
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22.  •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.
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24.  Some beautiful Kafi’s of Khawja Ghulam Farid for for your taste:
25.  Taken from Deewan e Farid in Urdu
26. 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.
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28.  Here is some audio Kalams Of Khawja Ghulam Farid
29. 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.
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31.  A part of their old type of Wasket. The Cover of Holy Quran used by Khawja Ghulam Farid.
32. The Hats and Turbans of Khawja Ghulam Farid. Faridi Romaal
33.  That hair which u let to cut when you were going to Hajj in 1296 Hijri.These were cut in Chachran Sharif.
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35. 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.
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37.  •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.
38. The End Asad Khan Roll No. 46 Thanks Class

Khawaja Ghulam Farid Koreja (Punjabi: خواجہ غُلام فرید کُوریجہ) or Khawaja Farid (1845–1901) was a 19th-century Punjabi Sufi poet of the Indian subcontinent.^[2] He was a scholar and writer who knew several different languages. He belonged to the Chishti–Nizami Sufi order. He was known for his work which helped popularize the Punjabi language.

Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology was named after him.

Early life

His mother died when he was four years old and he was orphaned around the age of twelve when his father, Khawaja Khuda Bakhsh, died. He was then brought up by his elder brother, Khawaja Fakhr-ud-Din aka Khawaja Fakhr Jehan Sain, and grew up to become a scholar and writer. He mastered Punjabi, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, and Braj Bhasha, and also wrote kafi poems in the Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, Persian, and Braj Bhasha languages.

Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V of Bahawalpur took Khawaja Ghulam Farid Koreja to his palace at Ahmadpur Sharqia for his religious education by a scholar, when he was 8 years old. His elder brother Khawaja Fakhr-ud-Din Koreja who had brought him up after his parents' deaths, also died when Khawaja Ghulam Farid Koreja was 28 years old. Khawaja Ghulam Farid then left the Cholistan Desert (also known as Rohi) and lived there for 18 years.

Khawaja Ghulam Farid Koreja performed Hajj, Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, in 1876.

Works

His most significant works include:

• Deewan-e-Farid (poem collection in Multani Punjabi, 1882; in Urdu, 1884); Khwaja Farid composed as many as 272 poems of high literary merit.^[3]
• Manaqabe Mehboobia (in Persian prose)
• Fawaid Faridia (in Persian prose)

In his poetry, he frequently uses the symbolism of a desert. Talking about how beautiful the desert is and how it attracted him to stay there for 18 years and how he believed that made him feel close to Muhammad. Sometimes he touched the topic of political affairs, opposing the British rule in Bahawalpur state writing a letter to the Nawab of Bahawalpur and also mentioning it in some of his poetry.

Awards and Recognition

• The 20th century saw the development of an entire branch of literary studies on the life and work of Khwaja Ghulam Farid Koreja, called faridiyat.
• Today, many religious and educational institutions in Pakistan and India are named after him (e.g., Government Khawaja Farid College in Rahimyar Khan, Pakistan) as are streets and town living quarters.
• A literary award named after him, Khwaja Ghulam Farid Award is awarded yearly by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in literature, its recipients including Ismail Ahmedani (in 2013) and Irshad Taunsvi (in 2007) among others.^[4][5]
• In 2001, on Khwaja Ghulam Farid's 100th death anniversary (urs), Pakistan Post issued a memorial stamp to honor him in its 'Poets of Pakistan' series^[1]
• The public school built by Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V in Bahawalpur has a house named after Khwaja Ghulam Farid, called Farid House
• Also one of the gates surrounding the inner city of Bahawalpur was named “Bab-e-Farid” also known as “Farid Gate” after Khawaja Ghulam Farid
• The Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT)