Farīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj-i-Shakar was a 12th-century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic, who was one of the most revered and distinguished Muslim mystics of the medieval period. He is known reverentially as Bābā Farīd or Shaikh Farīd by Muslims and Sikhs of the Punjab Region, or simply as Farīduddīn Ganjshakar.

The Shrine of Baba Farid is a 13th-century Sufi shrine located in Pakpattan, Pakistan, that is dedicated to the Sufi mystic. The shrine is one of the most important in Pakistan, and was among the first Islamic holy sites in South Asia – providing the region’s Muslims a local focus for devotion. The shrine is also revered by Sikhs, who include Baba Farid’s poetry into the Guru Granth Sahib – regarded by Sikhs to be the eternal Guru.

The shrine played a central role in the conversion of locals to Islam over the course of several centuries. Today the shrine is considered to be the most significant in Punjab, and attracts up to two million visitors to its annual urs festival.