BHAGAT FAREED JI
Sheikh Fareed Ji was born in 1173 AD (Islamic year 584) in the village called Kothi, Multan (Pakistan). His full name was Fareed-ud-Masoud. His father was Jamal-ud-Suleman and mother was Mariam (Karsum Bibi). His mother had a high level of religious awareness. He was the grandson of Sheikh Shoaib who was in turn the grandson of the King of Kabul and Ghazni, who was the grandson of Saint Ibrahim Bin Adham, the descendant of Caliph Umar bin al-Khattab.
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