Baba Farid R.A It so happened that Baba Farid (R.A) fasted for three days continuously. On the third day a man brought him some bread. Without Baba Farid knowing it, this bread was unlawful food to him. Because of an unpleasant sight he vomitted everything he had eaten. Again he fasted for three days. Afterwards he picked up a few pebbles and put them into his mouth. These pebbles turned into sugar. Baba Farid came to be known as Ganj-e-Shakar, because his being changed into a treasure of sugar. Amir Khurd has quoted a verse from Hakim Sana'i when describing the anecdote: Sang dar dast-e-to gohar gardad Zahr dar kaam-e-to shakar gardad Translation: Pebbles turn into pearls in your hand. Poison turns into sugar in your mouth.tl

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