Farad Faqir (1704/1720–1790, 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]
Khawaja Farad Faqir | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1704/1720 |
| Died | 1790 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
Early life edit
Faqir was born in 1704 in a small area of Gujrat.[7][8][9][10]
Works edit
- Kasab-Nama
- Si-harafi
- Bashindgan
- Roshan Dil
- Barah Mah
References edit
- ^ "Pakistan Quarterly Volumes 12–13". Pakistan Quarterly. 12–13. Pakistan Publications: 12. 1964.
- ^ shahr, Nawan. "An evening without Pak poets". The Tribune India.
- ^ Salah-ud-Din, Iqbal (1984). فہرست مقالات: موضوع وار : 31 دسمبر 1982 تائىں چھپن والے تحقىقى، تنقىدى، سوانحى، تارىخى، جغرافىائى، معاشرتى تے اخلاقى مضموناں دا پسار (in Punjabi). قبىلۂ ناشرىن ؛.
- ^ Hanif, N (2000). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis in South Asia (1st ed.). New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. p. 81. ISBN 81-7625-087-2.
- ^ Siṅgha Sekhoṃ, Santa (1993). A History of Panjabi Literature (2nd ed.). Punjab: Punjabi-University-Patiala. p. 42. ISBN 978-8173802638.
- ^ Pakistan, Research Society of (1990). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan.
- ^ Rama Krishna, Dr. Lajwanti (1973). Pañjābī Sūfī Poets (in English and Punjabi) (1st ed.). New Delhi: Indus Publications. ISBN 9789350177037.
- ^ Gurmeet Singh, Dr. (2021). Information Seeking Behaviour of Users in Punjabi Literature (1st ed.). New Delhi: KK Publications. p. 122. ISBN 978-8192003337.
- ^ Kumar Singh, Nagendra (2002). Sufis of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (1st ed.). New Delhi: Kitab Bhawan. p. 134. ISBN 978-8171513154.
- ^ "Khawaja Fard Faqir – Punjabi Poetry". Folk Punjab. Retrieved 2023-12-15.