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The Chishti Order (Persian: چشتی - Češtī) is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, about 930 C.E. and continues to this day (2008). The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness.[1]
The order was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami ("the Syrian") who brought Sufism (Tasawwuf) to the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. Before returning to the Levant, Shami initiated, trained and deputized the son of the local Amir, (Khwaja) Abu Ahmad Abdal (d. 966). Under the leadership of Abu Ahmad’s descendants, the Chishtiyya as they are also known, flourished as a regional mystical order.
The most famous of the Chishti saints is Moinuddin Chishti (also known as Khawaja Baba) who settled in Ajmer, India. He oversaw the growth of the order in the 13th century as religious laws were canonized. He saw Hazrat Muhammad SalAllahu alayhi Wa-sallam in a dream and then set off on a journey of discovery.
Other famous saints of the Chishti Order are Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Fariduddin Ganjshakar of Pak Pattan, Mohammed Badesha Qadri of Wadi, Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki and Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani of Kicchocha Sharif, Uttar Pradesh.
The Chishti Order is famous for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The Order traces its origins through various saints all the way to Hazrat Ali Radi Allahu ta`ala Anhu and Hazrat Muhammad SalAllahu alayhi Wa-sallam himself.
Sema or Qawwali is a type of devotional music to enhance the remembrance of Allah Taalah and is not a part of worship or prayer.[2]
Followers of Pir Zada Masood Ali Chishty son of the famous Sufi saint Imamuddin Chishty of Lahore claim he was the first to bring the Chishti order to the UK. Also he is a direct descendant of Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty as is his sons Mohammed Ahsan Ali, Mohammed Mohsin Ali and his Grandson Mohammed Mahdi Chishty.
Followers of Inayat Khan claim he was the first to bring the Chishti Order to North America, but the real connection of his order (and its numerous scissions) with orthodox Islam (and with Tasawwuf especially) are denied by the most part of Eastern and Western tariqa's representatives and members.
A number of Chishti family members are now living in Pakpatan and Bahawal Nagar, North of Punjab, Pakistan.
Contents[hide]
1 The Nine Principles
2 Common Chistiya Chain in South Asia
3 Controversy and Criticism
4 Notes
5 References
6 See also
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[edit] The Nine Principles
The Chishti Order is also known for the following principles:
Obedience to shaykh and/or pir
Renunciation of the material world
Distance from worldly powers
Sama (or musical assemblies)
Prayers and fasting
Service to humanity
Respect for other devotional traditions
Dependence on the Creator and not the creation
Disapproval of showing off miraculous feats

[edit] Common Chistiya Chain in South Asia
Main source:
Islamic prophet Hazrat Muhammad SalAllahu alayhi Wa-sallam
Ali ibn Abu Talib
Start of the Sufi Order:
Hasan al-Basri
Abdul Wahid Bin Zaid Abul Fadhl
Fudhail Bin Iyadh Bin Mas'ud Bin Bishr Tameeemi
Ibrahim Bin Adham
Huzaifah Al-Mar’ashi
Abu Hubairah Basri
Ilw Mumshad Dinwari
Start of the Chishti Order:
Abu Ishaq Shami
Abu Ahmad Abdal
Abu Muhammad Bin Abi Ahmad
Sayyid Abu Yusuf Bin Sam’aan Al-Husaini
Maudood Chishti
Shareef Zandani
Usman Harooni
Moinuddin Chishti Ajmer
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
Fareeduddin Masood
From here, the Chishti Order of South Asia splits into branches:
(Fareeduddin Masood had three prominent successors, a branch being named after each of them)
Nizamuddin Auliya - Nizamiya Branch - Master of Amir Khusro
Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari - Sabiri Branch
Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi
Khwaja Bande Nawaz
Other branches of Chishti Order are:
Ashraf Jahangir Semnani - Ashrafi Branch
Haji Imdadullah Muhaajir Makki - Chishtiya Saabariya Imdaadiya

[edit] Controversy and Criticism

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Accusations
Deobandi and Salafi critics, among others, contend that the teachings of Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi constitute bid`ah. The Salafi Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa also issued a fatwa[3] declaring that their followers should not pray with Barelvis due to practices which are viewed as kufr and bid`ah; however, their bid`ah should be "detested with good manners".

[edit] Notes
^ Ernst, Carl W. and Lawrence, Bruce B. (2002) Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond Palgrave Macmillan, New York, p. 1 ISBN 1403960267
^ ‘Atā, Shāh Muḥammad Mahdī (1902) Lam‘at al-Anvār fī Bayān al-Aurād va al-Azkār Naval Kishor, Lucknow, India, OCLC 71847168 in Persian, about Chishti Sufi ritual
^ "The ruling concerning the Braylwiyyah"

[edit] References
Haeri, Muneera (2000) The Chishtis: a living light Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, ISBN 0195793277
Ernst, Carl W. and Lawrence, Bruce B. (2002) Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond Palgrave Macmillan, New York, ISBN 1403960267
Farīdī, Iḥtishāmuddīn (1992) Tārīk̲h̲-i iblāg̲h̲-i Cisht Āl Inḍiyā Baz-i Ḥanafī, Delhi, OCLC 29752219 in Urdu with biographies
Āryā, Ghulām ‘Alī (2004) Ṭarīqah-i Chishtīyah dar Hind va Pākistān: ta’līf-i Ghulām‘alī Āryā Zavvār, Tehran, ISBN 9644012003 in Persian

[edit] See also
Salim Chishti
Hazrat Sultan Bahu (R.A)
Silsilah or Chain
Tariqah or Methodology
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vdeTasawwuf (Sufism)
Ideas:
IhsanNoorMaqaamHaalManzilYaqeenFanaaBaqaaHaqiqaMarifaNafsSulookLataif CosmologyKashfMetaphysicsPsychologyTajalliPhilosophy
Practices:
DhikrHadhraMuraqabaQawwaliSemaWhirling
Sufi orders:
ChishtiMevleviMurīdiyyaNaqshbandiQadriRifa'iShadhiliSuhrawardiTijaniList of tariqas
Early Known Sufis:
Uwais QarniMuhasibiRabiaBayazidJunaidDhun-NunHallajAbolkheirGhazaliKharaqaniJilaniMoinuddinSuhrawardiRifa'iBakhtiar KakiBaba FaridIbn ArabiShams TabriziRumiSaadiAttarShabistariNizamuddin AuliyaGanj BakhshBaha-ud-DinAmir KhusroNasiruddin Chirag-e-DelhiSafiNimatullahKubraJamiJazouliShah WaliullahAta AllahKaliyariZarruqYeseviSemnaniAlf SaniBhittaiHaddadBahuSachalQalander
Notable Modern Sufis:
Abdal Hakim MuradNazim HaqqaniKabbaniNuh KellerMuhammad al-MalikiAbdalqadir SufiGohar ShahiInayat KhanAzeemiHelminskiHaeriYaqubiBayrakTahir-ul-QadriVaughan-LeeIdries ShahDaniel Moore
Sufi studies:
AguéliAlmqvistBurckhardtChittickCorbinErnstFragerGuénonHixonLindbomLingsNasrSchimmelSellsSchuon
Topics in Sufism:
ArtFictionHistoryMusicPoetryShrinesTexts
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