Farad Faqir Explained

Religion:	Islam
Birth Date:	1704/1720
Death Date:	1790
Birth Place:	Gujrat, Punjab
Era:	Contemporary
Denomination:	Sunni
Jurisprudence:	Hanafi
Creed:	Maturidi
Honorific Prefix:	Khawaja

Farad Faqir (1704/17201790,) 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]}

Early life

Faqir was born in 1704 in a small area of Gujrat.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Works

• Kasab-Nama
• Si-harafi
• Bashindgan
• Roshan Dil
• Barah Mah

External links

• Farad Faqir on folkpunjab.org

Notes and References

1. David D.. Anderson . 1964. Karachi . Contemporary Pakistani Literature . 6340940 . Pakistan Quarterly . Pakistan Publications . 12–13 . 12.
2. News: shahr . Nawan . An evening without Pak poets . .
3. Book: Salah-ud-Din, Iqbal . فہرست مقالات: موضوع وار : 31 دسمبر 1982 تائىں چھپن والے تحقىقى، تنقىدى، سوانحى، تارىخى، جغرافىائى، معاشرتى تے اخلاقى مضموناں دا پسار . 1984 . قبىلۂ ناشرىن ؛ . pa.
4. Book: Hanif, N . Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis in South Asia . Sarup & Sons . 2000 . 81-7625-087-2 . 1st . New Delhi . 81 . English.
5. Book: Siṅgha Sekhoṃ, Santa . A History of Panjabi Literature . Punjabi-University-Patiala . 1993 . 978-8173802638 . 2nd . Punjab . 42 . English.
6. Book: Pakistan, Research Society of . Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan . 1990 . en.
7. Book: Rama Krishna, Dr. Lajwanti . Pañjābī Sūfī Poets . Indus Publications . 1973 . 9789350177037 . 1st . New Delhi . English, Punjabi.
8. Book: Gurmeet Singh, Dr. . Information Seeking Behaviour of Users in Punjabi Literature . KK Publications . 2021 . 978-8192003337 . 1st . New Delhi . 122 . English.
9. Book: Kumar Singh, Nagendra . Sufis of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh . Kitab Bhawan . 2002 . 978-8171513154 . 1st . New Delhi . 134 . English.
10. Web site: Khawaja Fard Faqir – Punjabi Poetry . 2023-12-15 . Folk Punjab . en.