Birth / Death Dates written on the Grave  of Sheikh Farid Birth Year (Valladat) : 569  Hizri                                (1173) Death Year(Vassal)  : 5 Moharram 664 Hizri                                (17 Oct 1265) According to Mohd. Aasaf Khan (Inventor) Birth Year (Valladat) : 584 Hizri                                                 (1188) Death Year (Vassal) : 5 Moharram 679 Hizri                                (7 May 1280)

Sheikh Farid was the first Punjabi poet of Sufism who initiated an original and distinct stream of poetry in the Land of Five rivers, called Sufi Kavya-Dhara of Punjabi. His concept  of God and religion was neither traditional nor orthodox.
His supreme aim in life was to inspire love and affection in the hearts of the people.

Sheikh Farid composed his devotional songs in 12th & 13th centuries but Guru Nanak Dev was enamoured in the 15th century when he happened to hear Farid's poetry. Guru Nanak Dev introduced Sheikh Farid to public of all hues by propagating his message of universality and fraternity.