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The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet

  • Dr. Fateh Muhammad Malik/
  • December 23, 2016
Keywords
Mystic Ideology, Sufi poet, Shiekh Fariduddin Ganj Shakar, Poetry, Manifestation, Brahmin, Islam
Abstract

Shiekh Fariduddin Ganj Shakar was a Sufi and a holy man. To him are attributed a few verses dubbed as one of the earliest samples of Urdu poetry. He also composed poetry in Punjabi. This article discusses the message of Baba Farid as spread through his poetry which is but a manifestation of his mystic ideology. The article stresses that Baba Farid's ideology brought many Hindus, once considered untouchables by the Brahmins, into the humanistic and universal fold of Islam. Quoting from Baba Farid's Urdu and Punjabi poetry, the article stresses that the spread of Islam in the subcontinent revolutionised the caste system treating everyone at par and this revolution was brought about through Sufi ideology spearheaded by Baba Farid.

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Malik, D. F. M. (2020). The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet. اردو, 91(1), 3–10. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e78bd0d91/page

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[1]Malik, D.F.M. 2020. The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet. اردو. 91, 1 (July 2020), 3–10.
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(1)Malik, D. F. M. The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi Poet. اردو 2020, 91 (1), 3–10.
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MALIK, Dr. Fateh Muhammad. The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet. اردو, v. 91, n. 1, p. 3–10, 7 July2020.
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Malik, D.F.M. (2020) “The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet”, اردو, 91(1), pp. 3–10. Available at: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e78bd0d91/page (Accessed: 20 May 2026).

            

                    
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[1]D. F. M. Malik, “The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet”, اردو, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 3–10, July 2020, Accessed: May 20, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e78bd0d91/page

            

                    
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Malik, Dr. Fateh Muhammad. “The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi Poet”. اردو, vols. 91, no. 1, July 2020, pp. 3–10, https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e78bd0d91/page.

            

                    
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Malik, Dr. Fateh Muhammad. “The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi Poet”. اردو 91, no. 1 (July 7, 2020): 3–10. Accessed May 20, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e78bd0d91/page.

            

                    
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1.Malik DFM. The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet. اردو [Internet]. 2020 July 7 [cited 2026 May 20];91(1):3–10. Available from: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e78bd0d91/page

            

                    
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1.Malik DFM. The Mystic Ideology of Baba Farid, the Sufi poet. اردو. 2020;91(1):3–10. Accessed May 20, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e78bd0d91/page

            

            






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