Personal Similarities of Baba Farid Ganj Shakkar and Khawaja Ghulam Farid

بابا فریدگنج ِ شکر علیہ الرحمۃ اور خواجہ غلام فرید علیہ الرحمۃکے درمیان شخصی مماثلتیں

Abstract

This paper covered the personal similarities of Baba Farid Ganj-e-Shukr and Khawja Ghulam Farid. The purpose of this research is to find out major things which are similar to them and their consequences into the society. The method used for the research is descriptive and qualitative. The review of literature revealed that the environment was almost same from where they got education and transferred it in same way. The study also found that the identities of these great personalities are different, but at some extent, there are similarities as we disclosed many similarities between them, such as similarity of names, genealogy, spiritual chain, the affiliation, the passion for tourism, the devotion of the heads of state to them, the masters of external and internal sciences and arts, and poetry in many languages, as well as the themes of their poetry are very similar. The genealogy of both of them also reaches the 2nd caliph, Umar Farooq. Both of them were also fond of travel and tourism.