Shaikh Brahm died on the 21st of Rajab, A.H.
Shaikh Brahm had several disciples, such as Shaikh Salim Chishti Fatahpuri, Shaikh Ahmadi of Chunian, Baba Ahmad Lanak of Dipalpur, Maulvi Jalal-ul-Din of Shaikhbad, Shah Abdul Fatah of Ghazipur, Haji Niamat Ulla of Shaikhupur &c. Two sons of Shaikh Brahm are mentioned – one Shaikh Taj-ul-Din Mahmud, a great saint, and another Shaikh Munawwar Shah Shahid. Another of Shaikh Brahm’s miracles is this: In a season of drought he took off his turban and began to whirl it about, upon which rain fell abundantly. Upon this Shaikh Brahm prayed for him he recovered his sight, and became a devout Musalman. The thief prayed for forgiveness, and promised that, if he recovered his sight, he would renounce his evil ways. The servant saw the blind thief standing helpless on the floor, and informed his master. When Shaikh Brahm arose at night to pray, he told his servant to fetch water for his abdulations. A thief once entered his house with criminal intent, but by God’s will was struck blind and could not find his way out. He is said to have performed many miracles. He is called Farid Sani or Farid the Second, Salis Farid or the arbitrator Farid, Shaikh Brahm Kalan (Shaikh Brahm the elder), Bal Raja (the child king), Sahikh Brahm Sahib, and Shah Brahm. Shaikh Brahm holds a distinguished place in the list of great saints, and bears several titles or appellations. Shaikh Brahm ( -1552 A.D) File:Shaikh Brahm genealogy.jpg During the whole month of Ramzan, it is said, the infant only took milk by night in the Muhammadan fashion and fasted by day. Farid did not suckle, and so it was apparent the fast had begun. Then a holy man arrived reporting that a wonderful son had been born to Jamal-ul-Sulaiman and if the infant suckled, the time for fasting had not yet begun, but if, on the contrary he refused the breast, then all good Muhammadans must fast. Because the moon could not be seen, it must be seen to begin Ramzan, the devotees did not know when to begin their fast. The sky that night was dark and cloudy, and the moon, whose appearance as the “pehli ka chaand” (the new moon) when the moon is seen in the western sky as a faint and delicate white curve which marks the beginning of Ramzan, the Muslim period of daylight fasting. He was born at Kothiwal on the first day of the month of Ramzan the Muslim religions most sacred month, A.H. When Farid was conceived, his mother used to spend her days and nights in prayer. His shrine among others in that locality has subsequently became a place of devout pilgrimage. In reply to her, he said his name was Chawa. Miriam caused his wishes in this respect to be gratified, with the result that thay all became holy. Accompanied by his wife and children, he expressed a desire that they should all become Muhammadans. He went home, and returned to her the following morning with an offering of milk. On hearing his vow Miriam prayed for him, and his sight was restored. He vowed that, if his sight was restored, he would renounce thieving and become a good Muhammadan. He then cried out that there must be some saint or miracle-worker present. On beginning his operations he lost his sight. Nizam-ul-Din Auliya, a disciple of Farid, relates a legend of a robber who went to Farid's mother's house to steal. Farid's temporal or family genealogy is traced back through princes and kings to Hazrat Amir-ul-Mumanin Umr-bin-ul Khitab Qureshi Makki Faruqi, the second Khalifa of the Muslims. He received his spiritual position from his priest Khwaja Qutub-ul-din Bakhtiyar Ushi of Dihli, whose spiritual predecessors derive in an unbroken line from the Prophet of Makka. Two genealogies of Shaikh Farid, subsequently called Farid Shakar Ganj, are given in the Jawahir-i-Faridi - one spiritual, the other temporal. There is a great deal known or written regarding the original Shaikh Farid. He related the circumstance to his mother on her return and as she had forgot to place his usual reward under his prayer mat she realized it wa a miraculous gift from God, so she gave him the surname Shakar Ganj, meaning a "treasury of sugar".ĭevotees going through the doorway to the tomb of Farid Shakar Ganj. Please with the size of his 'reward' he ate some himself and shared the the rest with his playfellows. On one occasion, when his mother was absent, he prayed a great deal, and, it is said, he found a correspondingly greater supply of sugar under his carpet. She used to hide some sugar crystals under his prayer-carpet, and, when he had finished his prayers, she would draw it forth and give it to Farid as a reward for his devotion. The boy asked what was gained by his prayers. When Farid was a few years old his mother taught him his prayers. 1 Shakar Ganj / Sheikh Farid (1173-1265 A.D)Īt birth his parents named him Farid-ud-Din Masaud, but he is mostly revered as Baba Farid of Pak Pattan.