Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti visited many Islamic countries. Then he reached Lahore and became present on the tomb of Syed Ali Hajveri. After this he went to Multan. Then he went to Ajmer from Multan and there he started the prpagation of Islam with full performance.
Moinuddin Chishti (1141 - 1236) also known as Gharīb Nawāz (Benefactor of the Poor), was an Imam, Islamic scholar and philosopher from South Asia. Chishti introduced and established the Chishti Order of Sufism in the Indian subcontinent. The initial spiritual chain or silsila of the Chishti order in India, comprising Chishti, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Fariduddin Ganjshakar and Nizamuddin Auliya—each successive person being the disciple of the previous—includes the great Sufi saints of Indian history.[3] Various Mughal emperors were followers of Chishti.[4]
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1Early life and background
2Journeys
3Journey to India
4Establishing the Chishti Order in South Asia
5Dargah
6Dewan of the Dargah
7Others buried in the Maqbara enclosure
8Popular culture
9See also
10References
11External links
Early life and background[edit]
No reliable information is available regarding his life before he settled in Ajmer.[5]
Moinuddin Chishti is said to have been born in 536 AH/1141 CE in Chisht in a city between Afghanistan and Iran and is thought to be a "sayyid", a direct descendant of Muhammad.[6][7] His parents died when he was fifteen years old.
He inherited a windmill and an orchard from his father. During his childhood, Chishti was different from other children and kept himself busy in prayer and meditation.[8] He later disposed of his property and other belongings and distributed the money to the poor. He renounced the world and left for Bukhara in search of knowledge and higher education.[9]
Moinuddin became the murid (disciple) of Usman Harooni.[10]
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