Born Sheikh Fariduddin Masood, Baba Farid Ganj-e-Shakar was a 12th century poet and mystic, who was also the disciple of famous Chishti saint Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki. During his time in Haryana, he enjoyed the company of other revered Sufi saints like Hazrat Nizamuddin, Sheikh Jamaluddin Hanswi, and Sabir Kaliyari. He later went to Pakpattan and lived there only until his last breath. In his Khanqah, there were always scores of Hindu Jogis and Muslim Dervishes. Unlike other poets, he never set his foot in the royal court, and imparted the same teaching to his pupils. It is said that after the death of Baba Farid, there wasn’t even the money for his funeral. His pupils demolished the wall of his Khanqah and sold the bricks in order to fund his funeral. His poems are a part of the most revered scripture of Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib.