<div>Identity and Dialogue - Baba Farid and the Sikh Gurus in Sri Guru Granth Sahib
MP Terence Samuel
http://sikhinstitute.org/oct-2009/2-samual.htm
Introduction
Baba Farid was the disciple of Khwaja Qutub-ul-Din Bakhtiar Kaki who was the spiritual successor of Sheikh Muin-ud-Din Chisti, the founder of Chisti order of Sufism in India. Under the guidance of Bakhtiar Kaki, Farid learnt theology and later assumed the mantle of his spiritual guide at Delhi after the death of Bakhtiar Kaki. After some time, he left the mantle to Jamal-ul-Din of Hansi and proceeded to Ajodhan, the present Pakpattan. Farid was instrumental in the process of democratization of Islam and he disseminated the Chisti ideology to the common masses. The Chisti ideology emphasizes love, tolerance and openness among other such virtues. The Chisti order is also known for the following principles, viz,
· Obedience to Sheikh and / or Pir
· Renunciation of the material world
· Distance from worldly powers
· Musical assemblies
· Prayer and fasting
· Service to humanity
· Respect for other devotional traditions
· Dependence of the Creator and not the creation
· Disapproval of showing of miraculous feats
One of the main reasons for Farid
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MP Terence Samuel
http://sikhinstitute.org/oct-2009/2-samual.htm
Introduction
Baba Farid was the disciple of Khwaja Qutub-ul-Din Bakhtiar Kaki who was the spiritual successor of Sheikh Muin-ud-Din Chisti, the founder of Chisti order of Sufism in India. Under the guidance of Bakhtiar Kaki, Farid learnt theology and later assumed the mantle of his spiritual guide at Delhi after the death of Bakhtiar Kaki. After some time, he left the mantle to Jamal-ul-Din of Hansi and proceeded to Ajodhan, the present Pakpattan. Farid was instrumental in the process of democratization of Islam and he disseminated the Chisti ideology to the common masses. The Chisti ideology emphasizes love, tolerance and openness among other such virtues. The Chisti order is also known for the following principles, viz,
· Obedience to Sheikh and / or Pir
· Renunciation of the material world
· Distance from worldly powers
· Musical assemblies
· Prayer and fasting
· Service to humanity
· Respect for other devotional traditions
· Dependence of the Creator and not the creation
· Disapproval of showing of miraculous feats
One of the main reasons for Farid
More...