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| | #REDIRECT [[Farid-ud-Din Baghdadi]] |
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| | name = Shah Farid-ud-Din Baghdadi
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| | alt = Ziyarat Shah Farid Ud Din Baghdadi Kishtwar
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| | caption = Shrine (Ziyarat) of Shah Farid Ud Din Baghdadi Kishtwar in Winters.
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| | birth_name = Shah Mohammed Farid-ud-Din Baghdadi
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| | birth_date = 1551
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| | birth_place = Iraq
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| | death_date = {{death year and age|1733|1551}}
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| | death_place = [[Kishtwar]], Jammu and Kashmir
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| | major_shrine = [[Kishtwar]], Jammu and Kashmir
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| |Order=[[Sufism Qadriyya]]|Denomination=[[Sunni]]|Jurisprudence=[[Hanabali]]}}
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| '''Shah Mohammed Farid-ud-Din Baghdadi''' ({{circa|1551}} AD {{endash}} c. 1733 AD), also known by the honorary title '''Shah [[Sahib]]''', sometimes spelled as '''Fareed-ud-Din''', was the [[7th century|seventeenth century]]'s Iraqi [[Sufism|Sufi]] saint. He is believed to had propagate [[Islam]] in [[Chenab Valley]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He left for [[Saudi Arabia]] and offered the [[Hajj]] at [[Mecca]], and subsequently travelled through Egypt and [[Sindh]]. Prior to his propagation of Islam in the valley, he travelled through [[Agra]] and then reached to [[Kishtwar]] where he spread Islam around 1075 [[Islamic calendar|Hijri]] corresponding to 1664 AD.<ref name="kishtwar.nic.in">{{Cite web|url=https://kishtwar.nic.in/event/urs-shah-farid-ud-din-sahib/|title=Urs Shah Farid-ud-din Sahib | District Kishtwar, Government of Jammu & Kashmir | India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/kishtwars-past-has-the-answer-to-its-future/article5029602.ece|title=Kishtwar's past has the answer to its future|first=Rekha|last=Chowdhary|date=August 17, 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQlpDwAAQBAJ&q=Shah+farid+ud+din+baghdadi&pg=PT58|title=The Far Field|first=Madhuri|last=Vijay|date=January 15, 2019|publisher=Grove Press|isbn=9780802146373|via=Google Books}}</ref>He was 75 at that time.
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| == Biography ==
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| He was born to a descendant of [[Abdul Qadir Gilani|Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani]], Syed Mustafa. He had three sons Shah Asrar-ud-Fin,Shah Akhyar-ud-Din and Shah Anwar-ud-Din.
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| Farid-ud-Din travelled across multiple regions of the valley, particularly [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]]. He reached there along with his followers and two sons, and introduced Sufism, a branch of Islam.<ref name="kishtwar.nic.in"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u3znDwAAQBAJ&q=Shah+farid+ud+din+baghdadi&pg=PT232|title=Religion and Politics in Jammu and Kashmir|first1=Reeta Chowdhari|last1=Tremblay|first2=Mohita|last2=Bhatia|date=May 25, 2020|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781000078794|via=Google Books}}</ref> It is believed that Islam was already spread in the past by other Sufi saints and preachers, including [[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani]], [[Nund Rishi]] and Zain-ul-Abedeen Rishi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.earlytimes.in/newsdet.aspx?q=188807|title=Urs Hazrat Shah Asrar-ud-Din observed with traditional religious fervor - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir|website=www.earlytimes.in}}</ref>
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| Before his arrival in the valley along with Dervish Muhammad, Yar Muhammad, Syed Baha Uddin Sa’ani and Shah Abdal, he visited Agra near [[Shah Jehan]]’s reign at the age of seventy-five.<ref name="kishtwar.nic.in"/>
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| After the religion was spread in the area, the ruler of Kishtwar, Raja Kirat Singh, is believed to have accepted Islam under the influence of the saint and thus the ruler became known by his [[Muslim (name)|Muslim name]], ''Raja Tegh Muhammad Singh (''Whose famous poetry is enscribed in the shrine ).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/7786/tbi-specials-a-different-kishtwar-one-of-communal-harmony/|title=TBI Specials: A Different Kishtwar - One Which Showed The Way In Religious Tolerance And Communal Harmony|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>
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| == Death and legacy ==
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| Farid-ud-Din died in 1733 AD in Kishtwar area where a [[dargah]] was constructed by the local people or by [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|state government]]. His [[Urs]] (death anniversary) is celebrated annually by [[Kashmiri people]] between 19 to 20 June. Nearly 50,000 devotees attend [[Ziyarat]] complex (shrine of saint) in the region. The shrine authorities display the saint's [[sword]], cloths and stick he used throughout his life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirlife.net/urs-of-17th-century-sufi-saint-celebrated-with-religious-favour-in-kishtwar-34400/|title=Urs Of 17th Century Sufi Saint Celebrated With Religious Fervor in Kishtwar|date=June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/chenab-valley/thousands-participate-in-urs-shah-fariduddin-ra-at-kishtwar/|title=Thousands participate in Urs Shah Fariduddin (RA) at Kishtwar|date=June 21, 2016|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref> He is buried next to his son in a tomb which stands in the center of town.<ref name="kishtwar.nic.in"/>The photograph shown in picture is photo of son son of him
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