Description of writer Baba Sheikh Farid ji and their contributions to Punjabi language and all the poems and stories and about their life??
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He was ‘one of the earliest Sufis who consolidated the humanitarian thought, and traditions of Sufism in India'. In the course of time, he also became a bridge of moral and spiritual thought between Muslims and non-Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. His teachings were of general moral nature exhorting men to be God-fearing, humble, contented, liberal and compassionate. These did not smack of any sectarian bias and superior attitude. All that endeared him not only to his followers but also to the common folk for hundreds of years.
Sheikh Farid was also a great and noble poet who sang about his love of God, nature and man with great passion in 'words of immortal beauty'. His lyrical effusions consist of 4 beautiful hymns and 123 couplets, called Shabads and Slokas, as preserved in Guru Granth Sahib. Some of his verses have become household words and are frequently used even by the common folk. It is so because these have been composed in a form which is close to folklore; and couched in simple language and idiom of daily use in Punjab, the Land of Five Rivers.
The reasons for such abiding significance of the contribution of his lyrical utterances, their widespread popularity and continuing influences in Punjab and on Punjabi language, literature and culture are quite obvious. The most prominent of these is Farid's adoption of the mother-tongue (viz. Panjabi) of the common Panjabis for the expression of his thought and conveyance of his message to them directly and effectively. According to the available evidence, Farid was the first to do that. He was also the first Punjabi poet of Sufism who initiated an original and distinct stream of poetry in the Land of Five Rivers, called Sufi Kavya-Dhara of Punjab which inherits a rich and long literary tradition, carrying its continuing influence and impress even on the modern poetry of Punjab. He thereby, also laid the base of the literary tradition of Panjabi language and hence has often been called the Patriarch or Father of Punjabi with a deep sense of pride.
Through him and his mystical pourings, the Punjab and Punjabi are justly proud of inheriting a rich and fine literary tradition which is at least eight centuries old. Sheikh Farid's message had a wide humanitarian base and a broad human approach. In an age marked by theological bigotry and great brutality, he brought the touch of humanity and fellow-feelings to all. It was he who exhorted one and all to be forgiving, considerate and compassionate in the following golden words of the language of the Punjab of his days: (Do not utter even a single unpolite word to any one, as the true Master abides in one and all. Do not break the heart of any one, as every heart is a priceless jewel.) It was because of such a universal message and the aforesaid great qualities that Guru Nanak and his Apostolic successors, the Gurus, themselves initiating a great movement of humanity, moral regeneration and peace among warring sects, incorporated his compositions in their Sacred Book.