RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Fariduddin Ganjshakar

1178 - 1265

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Farīduddīn Masūd Ganjshakar (c. 4 April 1188 – 7 May 1266), commonly known as Bābā Farīd or Sheikh Farīd (also in Anglicised spelling Fareed, Fareed ud-Deen, Masood, etc.), was a 13th-century Punjabi Muslim mystic, poet and preacher. Revered by Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs alike, he remains one of the most revered Muslim mystics of South Asia during the Islamic Golden Age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fariduddin Ganjshakar is the 889th most popular religious figure (up from 1,336th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Fariduddin Ganjshakar ranks 889 out of 3,187. Before him are Anders Arborelius, Carlo Maria Martini, Stefan Wyszyński, Timothy M. Dolan, Georg Ratzinger, and Stanislaus Kostka. After him are Leonard of Noblac, Ibn Qutaybah, Saint Maurus, Avvakum, Caesar Baronius, and Robert de Sorbon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1178, Fariduddin Ganjshakar ranks 2. Before him is Suleyman Shah. After him are Thomas, Count of Savoy, Emperor Antoku, Guillaume de Chartres, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León, Armand de Périgord, and Constance of Toulouse. Among people deceased in 1265, Fariduddin Ganjshakar ranks 3. Before him are Hulagu Khan, and Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. After him are Doquz Khatun, Simon Stock, Mubarak Shah, Jean de Chelles, Ulrich I, Count of Württemberg, Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia, Kilij Arslan IV, and Arsenios Autoreianos.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Fariduddin Ganjshakar ranks 29 out of 217. Before him are Abdus Salam (1926), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), Dev Anand (1923), Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952), Aga Khan III (1877), and Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944). After him are Asif Ali Zardari (1955), Kabir Bedi (1946), Ranjit Singh (1780), Har Gobind Khorana (1922), Khushal Khattak (1613), and Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Pakistan

Among religious figures born in Pakistan, Fariduddin Ganjshakar ranks 2. Before him are Guru Nanak (1469). After him are Hafiz Saeed (1950), Naropa (1016), Lokaksema (147), Valerian Gracias (1900), and Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950).

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