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	Moinuddin Chishti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (1141 - 1230 AD), also known as Gharib Nawaz, is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia.
		Moinuddin Chishti's spiritual successor as head of the Chishti Order was Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki.
		Mughal emperor Akbar was so much influenced by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, that he used to travel to Ajmer once every year, walking, from Delhi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moinuddin_Chishti (144 words)

	Chishti Order - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chishti Order was founded by Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami ("the Syrian") (d.
		The most famous of the Chishti saints is Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (also spelled Muinuddin Chisti) who settled in Ajmer, India.
		The Saint Kabir is also thought to have been part of the Chishti order.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chishti_Order (233 words)

	Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti\|Chishti\|Gharib Nawaz
		Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti was born in Seistan, Iran in 1138 in a well-respected Syed family.
		One day when Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti was working in his orchard, a pious dervish Ebrahim Qandoozi, came and took his seat under the shade of a tree.
		Khwaja Moinuddin gave him some water to drink, as soon as he drank it, his condition changed, and fell on the feet of Khwaja Moinuddin and accepted Islam.
	sufiblog.com /article_gharibnawaz.html (1266 words)

	Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
		One day when Khwaja Moinuddin was working in his orchard, a pious dervish and majzub, Ebrahim Qandoozi, came and took his seat under the shade of a tree.
		Khwaja Moinuddin had the occasion of meeting Ghaus-e-Azam (Abdul Qadir Jilani) twice: 1st time in 551 H. (1155 AD) when he was 21 years of age; 2nd time, 30 years later, when he was 51 years, in 581 AH (1185 AD).
		When Khwaja Moinuddin was in Isfahan (Iran), one day he went to a beautiful garden of the ruler of the city, whose name was Yadgar Mohammad.
	users.cjb.net /sufipath/moinuddin_chishti.html (1671 words)

	Ajmer tour packages, pilgrimage destinations in ajmer, ajmer tours, tours to ajmer, holidays in ajmer, ajmer tour ...
		The annual Urs at Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is held on a grand scale and attracts pilgrims from all over the world.
		Rajasthan is famous for Dargah's and the Dargah is the tomb of a Sufi saint, Khwaja Muin-uddin Chisti, popularly known as “Khwaja Gharib Nawaaz” (the Benefactor of the Poor).
		He is one of the most outstanding figures in the history of Islamic mysticism and the annual Urs at Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is held on a grand scale attracting pilgrims from all over the world irrespective of their caste and religion.
	www.rajasthantours.net /ajmer.html (685 words)

	Qalandar - Issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Although the Chishtis, like the other Sufis were Muslims and preached Islam, they attracted large numbers of non-Muslim followers with their message of love, equality, humility and worship of God, thus providing a sharp contrast to the caste-ridden society of the India of their times.
		Khwaja Moinuddin was born in 537 A.H. [1142 C.E.] at Sanjar, a town north of Kandahar, in present-day Afghanistan.
		Initially, Khwaja Moinuddin was confronted with fierce opposition from the Hindu Rajput ruler of Ajmer, Rai Pithora, and his chief priest, but later, owing to a number of miracles that he is said to have performed, he was able to overcome their hostility.
	www.islaminterfaith.org /may2002/issue.html (10016 words)

	Welcome to Punjabkesari.com - Travel & Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The final resting place for 'Gharib-Nawaz', Moinuddin Chishti is located in Ajmer.
		His spartan life spanned almost a hundred years and he embraced death in solitude while he had withdrawn to his cell for six days, asking not to be disturbed.
		The best time to visit the Dargah is during the annual Urs of Moinuddin Chishti in May. Even if you’re unable to make it to Ajmer for the Urs, time your visit for the winter instead- summer all across Rajasthan means hot, dry weather which can take some getting used to.
	www.punjabkesari.com /Travel/in_pilgrim_ajmer.htm (659 words)

	A Quick Glance -- Life of Gharib Nawaz, r.a.
		Chishti order: originated in Syria, the founder was Hazrat Khwaja Abu Ishaque Shami R.A. who moved to Chisht from Syria as commanded by his spiritual guide.
		Abu Ishaque's disciples came to be known as Chishti, and so was Gharib Nawaz who brought new vigor and vitality to the Chishti order.
		Father: Khwaja Ghyasuddin Hasan who died in Baghdad when Gharib Nawaz was 15 years of age.
	www.geocities.com /~abdulwahid/ahlibayt/gharib.html (830 words)

	APNA RAJASTHAN- Holy Urs Fair Ajmer, Rajasthan - Culture Traditions- Fairs festivals Rajasthan - Sufi saint Khwaja ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Urs Fair is held in honour of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
		All of Ajmer seems to be in a festive mood and several programmes are organised to mark the festivals.
		The Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer Sharif is one place of worship, where people from all the walks of life come to offer there respect for the Sufi Saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
	www.apnarajasthan.org /festivals_fairs/urs_festival_ajmer.php (472 words)

	Patron of the poor
		IN the galaxy of Sufi saints, the star that shines the brightest is of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer, popularly known as Gharib Nawaz - patron of the poor.
		"Chishti traditions say that Gharib Nawaz studied for six years among the Sanskrit scholars of Multan and familarised himself with their belief and language...
		According to oral Chishti traditions, by the time he reached Ajmer, Gharib Nawaz was well versed both in Sanskrit and in Hindu culture.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1811/18110730.htm (904 words)

	Moinuddin Chishti - Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Moinuddin, son of Khwaja Ghyasuddin Hasan and Unknown (?-?).
		The surname Chishti often signifies descent or claimed descent from Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz.
		However, it might also signify an initiate in the Chishti Sufi order.
	genealogy.wikicities.com /wiki/Moinuddin_Chishti (89 words)

	Chishti Order (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hazrat Khwaja Moin Uddin Hasan Chishti is, in fact, the gift of his spiritual guide and teacher, Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harooni, to the world.
		The Chishti Order, which Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz brought to India, now claims myriads of people in its fold, living as they do in towns and villages.
		The Chishti Order found universal acceptance and respectful recognition, with the result that, its adherents, followers and devotees belong to different strata of society.
	www.sufiajmer.org /html/chishti_order.html (1180 words)

	"hotel,sahil,resort,rajasthan,india,dargah,ajmer,pushkar,rooms,air cooled,air conditioned, pushkar fair, camp, safari"> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer is the most hallowed Muslim Shrine in India.The Khwaja was born in a village in Sistan near Ghor sometime between 1141 - 1143 A D.
		The exact date of his death was thus uncertain and therefore, the Urs or the anniversary of his death is observed from first to sixth day of Rajjab every year.
		in the memory of saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, it is one of the biggest fairs of Muslims in India.
	www.hotelsahilajmer.com /place.htm (778 words)

	The Hindu : When fakirs held sway
		IT IS a strange fact of history that most of the Muslim rulers of Delhiwere all dependent for the success of their reigns on Sufis like Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Khwaja Qutbudin Bakhtiar Kaki, Baba Farid, Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia and Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud.
		According to Isami, the Delhi Sultanate was saved from a Mongol invasion in the 14th Century because of the respect shown by Mohammad bin Tughlak to the shrine of Moinuddin Chishti.
		Earlier, Delhi escaped the invasion of Chinghez Khan during the reign of Altamash in 1221 due to the devotion of the Sultan to Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki.
	www.hinduonnet.com /mp/2004/09/06/stories/2004090600510202.htm (729 words)

	Housecallsindia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Chishti silsila (or order) which Khwaja Moinuddin brought to India was a popular form of Sufism that spread throughout India, its most famous exponents being Baba Farid, whose sayings are found in the Guru Granth Saheb, and Nizammudin Auliya who was teacher to the great poet Amir Khusro.
		Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan ate it without hesitation, and it is said that the light of wisdom dawned upon him.
		At the end of a three-day journey to and from the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, when I reflect on Indian history, I realize that the age-old conflict in India between Hindus and Muslims was not so much for religious domination as for territorial and political supremacy.
	www.housecallsindia.com /article1.asp?aid=204 (2011 words)

	Pakistan Times \| National: 550 Pakistani devotees attend Urs at Ajmer Sharif
		The Shrine of Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti (RA) is considered as a symbol of spiritual harmony and satisfaction.
		Talking to relatives here by telephone, a Pakistani family disclosed that their special train which was due to depart for Delhi-Ajmer at 8.00 p.m.
		Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti is held by the Muslims of South Asia and elsewhere in the world in extremely high esteem and respect as his life, teachings and the last abode in Ajmer Sharif has always been an origin of source of inspiration and strength for millions—all-over.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/08/27/national4.htm (681 words)

	Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti / Khan, K.D. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti / Khan, K.D. Khan, K.D. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti;
		The root of an everlasting impact of devotion lie in the lifestyle and teachings of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti through himself and his representative disciples.
		Although there has been a spate of publications on his life and mission, both by Indian and forign writers, yet there is a death of documents the throw light on the contribution and teaching of this great holy Saints towards modern education in general and contemporary youth in particular.
	www.saujanyabooks.com /BookDetail.asp?BookCode=24389 (116 words)

	GN Online: Seeking Chisti's intercession
		Soon he was able to emerge as a tremendously influential and popular figure, something that invoked the fears of Ajmer's ruler and consequently led to his forced expulsion.
		Khwaja, according to many sources, was vehemently against any close association with those in political power as he viewed such contact to be detrimental to one's moral and spiritual well-being.
		But it was rulers and kings who later associated their own fortunes and those of their dynasty with that of the Chishti Order.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=162076 (889 words)

	The urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
		In October this year (according to the Islamic calendar the main activities will be from the 1st up to and including the 6th of Rajab; the most important day being the 6th of Rajab) the ‘urs of Mo’inuddin Chishti will be celebrated.
		At the dargah complex where Mo’inuddin Chishti is buried there is a sama’ khaneh (an auditorium for sufi music).
		In Ajmer in Rajasthan, India, the population of the town is doubled because of the enormous crowd of visitors.
	iberr.nad.ru /urs.htm (512 words)

	Sayings of Mu'inuddin Chishti
		Khwaja Mu'inuddin Hasan Chishti was born in Asfahan, Persia, around 533 AH / 1138 AD, and brought up in Sanjar.
		His tomb in Ajmer is a well-known place of pilgrimage for people from many countries, regardless of their religion.
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	wahiduddin.net /sufi/muinuddin_sayings.htm (694 words)

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		Khawaja Moinuddin Hasan, Chishti, Sanjri, Ajmeri RA (1143-1234) the greatest Daa' ee of Islam
		He was much pleased by the courtesy shown to him by the young man. He chewed something in his mouth and gave it to Khawaja saheb to chew it..
		In the year 1220 AD his search was rewarded, as he became the disciple of Khawaja Usman Harooni, a great saint of the Chishti Order.
	ajmerikhawaja.com (787 words)

	Sufis The Alien Plant in the Soil of Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This Khwaja Maudood Chishti is reported to be the ancestor of the famous Mulla Maudoodi.
		Because he held on to the prayer rug (he was steadfast in prayers) (Malfoozat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri, by Khwaja Qutub Alam, Daleel Arifain).
		(Malfoozat Khwaja Chishti Ajmeri by Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki, Daleelul Arifain pp.85-86).
	www.galaxydastak.com /books/criminals/SA_criminals_02.htm (3169 words)

	ajmer city guide, travel guide ajmer , ajmer guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The best time to visit Ajmer is either in the winter months from November to March or more specifically during the annual Urs of Moinuddin Chisti in May or in November at the time of the Pushkar Fair.
		The rest of the year, the entertainment scene is fairly humdrum with little on except movies at the local cinema houses.
		The annual Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti is held in the month of May and is one of the most visited festivals in India.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/asiais/india/Rajasthan/Ajmer?SubLink=DExplorer/AsiaIS/India/Rajasthan/Ajmer/viAround_Inc.htm (830 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He has just driven into the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here from the helipad, past the scrubland, past the war trophies in the two tanks from unforgotten wars.
		Musharraf is emerging from the sanctum of the shrine after performing ziyarat — paying obeisance — at the tomb of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and has accepted a basketful of white and pink roses.
		Before leaving the sanctum where he is guided by the fresh-faced Syed Mohammed Nashtique Chishti, the 29-year-old Khadim who claims to be a descendent of the Khwaja, Musharraf stops by at the visitor’s book of the Anjuman.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050417/asp/frontpage/story_4625762.asp (555 words)

	Teachings of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
		The real wine in a clear heart is the sign and symbol of moving about in Allah and refers to the virtues and qualities, and to the way of life to be moulded according to the attributes of Allah.
		In Mo’in ul Arwah attention is given to the poems of Khwaja Mo’inuddin Chishti.
		Khwaja Mo’inuddin Chishti said: “For the seekers the first way is the shariat (Islamic laws).
	www.chishti.ru /o_teachings.htm (2470 words)

	Sufiajmer
		Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti is revered as the Spiritual Sovereign of the Subcontinent of Indo-Pak.
		The link to the holy shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti (ra) takes you to the court of the saint where the important places within the complex are described with some pictures.
		Overlooking the Ana Sagar Lake is a small hill on which Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti undertook a retreat for forty days to meditate upon the Divine.
	www.sufiajmer.org /html/home.html (477 words)

	The Hindu : Flurry of activity among Khadims
		Khwaja Gurdezi was one of the blood relations and follower of Khwaja Usman Harooni who was the spiritual mentor of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
		Since we have the hereditary right to perform all rituals and arrange spiritual functions, we are the custodians of the shrine,'' Syed Sarwar Chishti, secretary of the Anjuman Khuddam Syedzadgan - a representative body of Khadims - said while speaking to The Hindu.
		It is generally agreed that the ancestors of the present day Khadims had worked as servants of the dargah since the lifetime of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/07/11/stories/14112212.htm (817 words)

	Qalandar - Issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		After Hazrat Moinuddin settled in India, Hazrat Qutbuddin followed him and was appointed to look after the affairs of the Chishtis in Delhi.
		The story goes that one day Khwaja Moinuddin told his followers that they could ask for whatever they wanted and their requests would be granted.
		Hazrat Moinuddin told him that according to the shari’at [Islamic law] it was enough to do what God has commanded and to refrain from what He was forbidden in order to be considered a true renouncer, but for those in the mystical path [tariqat] the conditions are more strict.
	www.islaminterfaith.org /june2002/issue.html (9852 words)

	Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti was born in Asfahan and brought up in Sanjar, Persia, in the year 530 AH / 1135 AD.
		Hazrat Khwaja Moin Uddin Hasan Chishti came to India as the harbinger of peace and humanism and as an ambassador of unity and goodwill.
		Hazrat Khwaja Moin Uddin Hasan Chishti received the mandate from the court of the Holy Prophet Mohammed to the effect that: -
	www.sufiajmer.org /html/khwaja_moinuddin.html (1789 words)

	Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti r.a.
		Although India was penetrated in the first century of Hijra, the noble task of inspiring the people to its tenets and values was accomplished by Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, r.a.
		This was later reinforced by succeeding Chishti Sufis, who became religious pioneers in national integration in the country.
		They fulfilled the objectives of bringing together the various castes, communities and races, elevating humanity from the swamp of materialistic concerns, which is leading mankind to destruction even today.
	muslim-canada.org /sufi/chishti.htm (1835 words)

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