The Philosophy of Death in the Poetry of Baba Farid (R.A)

Abstract

Baba Farid has described the reality of the transitory nature of life and death in his poetry. His style of description is not ordinary but philosophical. That is why he teaches morals by making the body, soul, soil and grave the subject of his poetry. For him, the shedding of body and soul is death to the world and also a means of connecting with God in reality, from which the journey towards eternal life begins. This eternal life can only be found after death, so Baba Farid called death a creation, described in his words many time. Baba Farid while describing the philosophy of death does not forget life at all, the ultimate success is possible only in always remembering the impermanence of this life, which is the reward of the hereafter for a diligent person.