Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fariduddin Ganjshakar

12th-century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic, also known as Baba Farid

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1178

Place of Birth: Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1265

Profession: writer, author

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Farid al-Din Mas?ud Ganj-i-Shakar (c.
4 April 1179 – 7 May 1266) was a 12th-century Punjabi Muslim preacher and mystic.
who went on to become "one of the most revered and distinguished ...
Muslim mystics" of the medieval period.
He is known reverentially as Baba Farid or Shaikh Farid by Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus of the Punjab Region, or simply as Fariduddin Ganjshakar.