Ganjshakar

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Ganjshakar is the revered Sufi saint Baba Farid’s honorific title, signifying him as a spiritual figure of great sanctity and generosity in the Chishti tradition.

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Ganjshakar canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sufi epithet
honorific title
appliedTo Sufi saint
associatedWith Chishti order
linked to: Chishti Order
connotation charity
divine grace
spiritual sweetness
culturalSignificance symbol of a generous saint
symbol of spiritual abundance
denotes generosity
spiritual sanctity
epithetType spiritual title
honorificCategory saintly epithet
honorificFor Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar
linked to: Fariduddin Masud
languageOfOrigin Persian
linked to: Persian language
meaning treasure of sugar
refersTo Baba Farid
regionOfProminence Punjab
South Asia
religiousContext Islam
religiousSubtradition Chishti Sufism
linked to: Chishti Order

Sufism
titleOf Shaikh Fariduddin Masud
linked to: Fariduddin Masud
usedBy Chishti disciples
linked to: Chishti Order

followers of Baba Farid
usedIn Sufi poetry
Sufi tradition
hagiographical literature
venerationContext Sufi devotional culture

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Baba Farid honorificTitle Ganjshakar