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Sheikh Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar, popularly known as Baba Farid Ji (1178-1271 CE), is one of the fifteen Bhagat contributors to the Guru Granth Sahib. He is also known as the pioneer of Panjabi-Sufi literature. Guru Nanak Sahib (1469-1539 CE) received Sheikh Farid Ji’s compositions from his successor, Sheikh Ibrahim, and preserved them. Later, Guru Arjan Sahib (1563-1606 CE) recorded them in the Guru Granth Sahib, along with the compositions of fourteen other Bhagats. There are four Sabads and one hundred and twelve saloks revealed by Sheikh Farid Ji recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib. Their details are as follows. Sabad 1: dilahu muhabati jinn̖ seī saciā. This Sabad is recorded in Rag Asa on page 488 of the Guru Granth Sahib. It has four ...