Shrine of Baba Farid

The Shrine of Baba Farid (Punjabi and Urdu: بابا فرید درگاہ‎) is a 13th-century Sufi shrine located in Pakpattan, Pakistan, that is dedicated to the Sufi mystic Fariduddin Ganjshakar, popularly known as Baba Farid. The shrine is one of the most important in Pakistan, and was among the first Islamic holy sites in South Asia – providing the region's Muslims a local focus for devotion. The shrine is also revered by Sikhs, who include Baba Farid's poetry into the Guru Granth Sahib - regarded by Sikhs to be the eternal Guru. The shrine played a central role in the conversion of locals to Islam over the course of several centuries.

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