Baba Farid is the most respected and elder of Silsia-e-Chistiya.
Celebration of Urs in Ajmer is on its high
In India so many celebrations during Muharram but the special feature for pilgrims is that they can visit at Chilla of Baba Farid in Ajmer. This opens only once in a year that’s why millions of pilgrims come to Ajmer from across the country to visit here. This holy place opens on Muharram 4th at 4 o’clock and closes at 7th after closing of Astana Sharif. Specialty of this holy place is that Baba Farid himself worshiped here.
About Baba Farid: –
The most elderly personality among Silsia-e-chisty is Sheikhey Alam Baba Fariuddin Masood Ganj, (R.A.), real name Masood and surname Fariduddin. Baba Farid born on about 1173 A.D., Hizari year 589 at Khotewal, Multan. Education started from a mosque of Multan. Here they visited Hazarat Bakhtiar kaki (R.A.) and they inspired from them. After guidance and order of Piro Murshad Baba Farid travelled to Kandhar and other cities all around for gaining social knowledge at last they reached to Delhi. After death of Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar (R.A.) Baba Farid got the opportunity to become supreme of Silsia-e-chistiya. After them it transfers to their favorite Khalifa Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya.
Shayari by Baba Farid:-
In shayari of Baba Farid a effect of Punjabi appears. In their poetry we can see love and social-Islamic atmosphere effects clearly. As well as uses of
Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit words are there.
Shakar Ganj called due to: –
Mother of Baba Farid told them for worship and namaz. She described them that if they will do worship and namaz, Allah will give them sugar as sweet gift.Mother of Baba Farid always kept sugar near their Jaa-namaz. Once their mother forgotten to keep a sugar packet next day she asked to them that you got packet of sugar. Baba Farid replied “Yes”. Their Mother just thak to god that my son is rewarded by Allah. As well as said that Masood from now you are Ganjshakkar. Till present they known by the same name which was keep by their mother.
Salvation:-
Moharram 5th UL Harram 1265, Hizari year 666 AH,at the age of 92 Baba farid got vafat. Baba Farid tomb exists in Pak Pattan. This was built by follower of Baba Farid, King Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
At the Last Time:-
It is said that on Muharram 5th Baba Farid with their peers after namaz and vjaif fell unconscious. After some time Baba Farid asked to Maulana Badruddin Ishak that I done Namaz-e-esha they replied that “yes, you have read it with witter. You’ll then fell unconscious again asked after some times told that they will read namaz again because don’t know they will get a chance for next time or not? According to Maulana sahab they read namaz three times at night. Fourth time they get ready for namaz after wajoo when they were in sajda they read ‘’Ya Hyyo ya Qayyum ‘ at last. So every year on the date you Morhrm 5 Urs is celebrated all over the world.
Relationship with Ajmer:-
Baba Farid has so much affinity with Ajmer city. This city is the city of your Grand Peer. Baba Farid mentioned about Sufia-Sagar so many times in their Ashar and Kalam. Baba Farid worship place is near Dargah Sharif of Garib Nawaz after Sandali Mosjid is called Chilla-Baba Farid. It is said the the Baba Farid worship and prayed here.
Every year this holy placed opens on muhrram 4th till 7th of Namaz-e-essha. To reach here pilgrims have to go down about eight and half feet stairs. Here a platform is almost 4-8 foot. Here pilgrims came and offers roses. By the Dargah Khwaja sahib committee and Khuddame Khwaja sahib In 1975 a small dome was constructed on the entrance gate where pilgrims tied red thread and worshipped.
Attached: file photo of Chilla-Baba Farid.
Sheikh Alim
Chairman
Dargah Committee,Ajmer Khawaja Sahab,
Ajmer