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Chishtian sahrif

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Chishtian (Urdu: چشتیاں) "The City of Love" is located in Bahawalnagar district of Punjab Province of Pakistan. Its location on the globe is 29.48 North and 072.50 East. Chishtian is situated at 150 meters above the sea level. It was a sub-division of Bahawalpur Division, which was part of Bahawalpur State. Chishtian is connected with the world by metalled roads, rail road, telephone ( PTCL Code: 063 ), all the mobile services available in Pakistan and last but not least through Pakistan Post ( Postal Code: 62350 ).
Languages spoken in the city include Punjabi and Saraiki. There are several mills and factories located in Chishtian. Satluj River passes besides the city. The city was founded by Sufi saint Taj Sarwar Chishti who was grandson of Sufi Saint Fariduddin Ganjshakar of Pakpattan. Hazrat taj Sarwar made this place his adobe about 7 centuries ago and spread Islam to the Hindu population of area. Later on, he embraced martyrdom and was buried there. The town is called Chishtian because of Chishti word in his name. Tomb of Hazart Baba Taj uddin Sarwar Shaheed, Old Chistian
He was one of the earliest Muslim saints in the Subcontinent. Later about 250 years ago the great saint of Chishtia silsla (one of the spiritual chains of Sufism Khawaja Noor Muhammad Maharvi, born in neighbouring place called Mahar Sharif emerged as great Sufi from the same land. Both saints' tombs are in the old city.Poorani ( Old ) Chishtian is called so as in the first quarter of 20th century a new planned Chishtian was built just two kilometer South-East of Poorani Chishtian. Many followers come every year on their tombs and create a spiritual scene.Tomb of Hazart Khawaja Noor Muhammad Maharvi, Old Chistian
Chishtian is surrounded by boundaries few biggest Industrial and Agricultural cities e.g. Vehari, Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar, Hasilpur, Bahawalpur, Fortabas, Haroonabad, Minchanabad etc. Socio Life Style of Chishtian Mandi

The Grain Market of Chishtian is a business hub of the area. Chishtian is surrounded by small industries and huge agricultural farms. A sugar mill also operates in vicinity of the city. The city is also popular because of his cotton crop. A paper mill, many cotton factories and ice factories and a few flour mills are working in Tehsil Chishtian.
The oldest, powerful fuedal families of Chishtian are Chishtis, Sahibzadas, Bhaderas and Lakhwaras along with other Johiya Malkeras & Matyana families. These casts are original natives of Chishtian and are called Riyastis or Saraikis.
The settlement scheme, which was planned and implemented by Nawab of Bahawalpur in the first quarter of 20th century had given an opportunity to Punjabis to come and settle here. So Arian, Jutt, Rana & Sayyed families are in significant number in the City of Chishtian and in the villages settled along the canals of Tehsil ChishtianGeographical Location Of Chishtian
Chishtian is a very important city & Tehsil of District Bahawalnagar (Punjab, Pakistan ) .On the map you can find it at Latitude = 30.16°N and Longitude = 72.67°E .It is 35 Km east of District Capital Vehari on main Multan-Delhi Road.Map Of Chishtian
Bahawalnagar District of Chishtian.
Bahawalnagar is a district of Pakistan, and known as Shehr-e-Wafa as well. District Bahawalnagar is spread over an area of 8878 square kilometres comprising of five tehsils:-
Bahawalnagar
Minchanabad
Chishtian
Haroonabad
Fortabbas
The boundaries of Bahawalnagar District in the East and South touches the Indian territory while Bahawalpur district lies on its West and river Sutlej flows on its Northern side across which are situated Okara, Pakpattan and Vehari districts. The population of Bahawalnagar is 2 million. It is not a prosperous city. Most of its people live in villages and engage in cultivation, which is the main source of income. The people living in the city carry on small businesses.City Production Of Chishtian
Main Crops
Wheat and cotton are the main crops grown in the Chishtian. Besides, Sugarcane, Makai, are also grown in minor quantities in the Chishtian.

Main Fruits
Guavas and Citrus are main fruits grown in the Chishtian. Besides, Mango, Banana, Peaches, Jaman and pomegranate are also grown in minor quantities in the Chishtian. Main Vegetables
Potatoes, Onion, Cauliflower and Peas are the main vegetables grown in the district. Besides Carrot, Chilies, Tomatoes, Garlic and Ladyfinger also grown in the Chishtian.Education Of Chishtian
Govt. Girls High School Chishtian Govt. Boys High School Chishtian Govt. Post Graduate College for Boys Govt. Post Graduate College for Girls Divisional Public School Chishtian Chishtian Science School Chishtian Chishtian Science College Chishtian

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Baba Fareed Shahkergunj

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Baba g our nimaz

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Baba Fareed aur Namaaz ka Qissa
Kehate hain ke Baba Fareed jab ek chhote bachche they to Khel kood mein mashgool rehate thae.. MaaN ko laga ab baRe ho rahe hain to Khuda kii taraf dil judna chaahiye ... namaaz paRhni chaahiye unhe bhi .. Baba Fareed ko kaha ko samjhaaya ke din mein kam az kam do waqt ki namaaz paRhna shuru karien ... Fajr kii aur Isha Kii .. Saat baras kii nanhi umar ..Bachpan ke bholepan mein Baba Fareed MaaN se poochhtey hain ke 'MaaN mein namaaz to paRh loon par badle mein Khuda mujhe kya dega .." MaaN ne bhi saadigi se jawaab de diya ke Khuda khush hokar KhajoorieN dega.. Mithaayi dega .. GuR(Jaggery) dega.. Sun kar chhote se Fareed khuch ho gaye .. namaaZ paRhne ka waqt aaya .. maaN ne namaaz ke pehale hii jai-namaaZ(mussallah) ke neeche khajoor rakh dien .. Fareed jii ne namaaz paRh kar musallah uthaaya to dekhte hain ke neeche KhajoorieN paRi hai.. bohot khush huye ke ye to naqad saudaa hai .. idher namaaz paRhi ..udher khajoorien(dates) mil gayien ..Ab roz ka kaam ho gaya .. idher namaaz paRhne ka waqt hota udher maaN Fareed Ji ke musalle ke neeche kabhi mithaayi .. kabhi GuR .. kabhi khajoorien rakh detieN .. Fareed ji namaaz parhte ..musallah uthate aur koi na koi meethi saugaat unhe mil jaati .. din ba din unkaa khuda par aietbaar badtaa gaya ...Ek din honi ko kuchh aur hii manzoor tha .. maaN Ghar ke kaamoN mein masroof Fareed Ji ke musalle ke neeche saugaat rakhna bhool gayi .. magar woh din alag hii tha.. uskii saugaat bhi alag hii thi...Fareed Ji ne namaaz khatam kii ... magar aaj unkii namaaz mein ras kuchh aur hi tha .. aaj unka dil us Allah se bandh gaya tha .. roz namaaz parhte they ... magar aaj Allah se milaap ka jo sukh unhe mila tha.. jo shiriniyat mili thi woh pehale kabhi nahi... Fareed Ji ka dil bhar aaya .. aankhon se aansoo behane lage ... ke itna sukh .. itni khushi .. jaane is chhotii sii umar mein Allah ne unhe kitni baRi saugaat se nawaaza tha ....MaaN ko achanak khayaal aaya ke aaj to Fareed ke musaalle ke neeche mithaayi khujoor kuchh nahi rakhi .. daudi daudi aayien to dekha Fareed ji ki aankhon se paani beh raha hai ... unhe laga pata nahi ab Fareeda namaaz parhe ya na parhe .. kahiN iska aietbaar to nahi toot gaya .. jaldi jaldi rasoiighar(kitchen) ja kar ek tashtari(plate) mein mithaayi khajoor le aayien..aur Fareed ji ko behlaane lagien ke aaj Allah jaldi mein they .. to mujhe keh gaye they ke mein tumhe aaj kii saugaat de doon ...Khushi kii aah nikaal gayi Fareed Ji ke mooNh se... ashkbaar aankhon se maaN ko kehate hain ke maaN aaj hii to Allah ne khud apne aap saugaat di hai mujhe.. aaj tak to woh tumhaare haathOn mithaayi kii saugaat bhejte they mujhe .. magar aaj to apne aap apne milan ke ras se nawaaza hai .. apni mohabbat kii saugaat di hai mujhe ...

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History of Baba Farid

Hazrat Baba Farid-Uddin Masood Ganj-e-Shaker
The famed Saint of the Chistia Order was born at village Kahotwal in the district of Multan in the year 569 Hijri. His father, Maulana Kamal Uddin, belonged to the royal family of Kabul. Farrukh Adil shah, a famous ruler of the dynasty, ruled over Kabul with dignity for a long time. Maulana Kamal Uddin was a descendant of Umar Farouk and had twenty of his ancestors in between. When Chingez Khan directed his attention towards Kabul, he left the place and came to Punjab and finally settled down in the village of Kahotwal of Multan. His mother, Qarsam Khatun, was the daughter of a renowned learned man. Hazrat Gang-e-Shakar was pious, God-fearing, devoted, and a man of wondrous spiritual powers. His original name was Masood Farid and Ganj-e-Shaker was titles.
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Education
His mother was his teacher who imbibed in him virtues of head and heart and made him say his prayers regularly. He received his early education in Kahotwal and later went to Multan for higher studies. Here he learnt the Qu'Oran by heart and took lessons on Arabic. During this period Hazrat Qutab-Uddin Bakhtiyar Ka'aki came to the mosque to say his prayers were Baba Farid studied. He was busy in the study of 'Nafey', a book on Jurisprudence at the time. Hazrat Bakhtiyar Ka'aki said. " Masood: What do you read?" He replied, "Nafey," Hazrat Ka'aki said." Do you think, the book Nafey will benefit you?" He replied, "No, I beseech of your kindness". He raised and placed his head on the feet of the Hazrat Ka'aki, who embraced him lovingly and admitted him as his disciple. When the Qutab prepared to leave for Delhi he requested him to accompany him but he instructed him to complete his education and went to Delhi himself.
Baba Farid complied with the wishes of his teacher and guide completed his studies of usual subjects and turned out a great man of letters.
The Travels
He started on a journey to Ghazni, Baghdad, and Badakhshan and met the holy men there. During this period he had the distinction of meeting saints: Sheikh Shahab Uddin founder of the Suharawardy order, Sheikh Saif-Uddin Khizri, Sheikh Syed Uddin Hamvi, Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria Multani, and Sheikh Farid Uddin Attar Neshapuri, to name a few.
Arrives in Delhi
Having returned from his travels abroad he reached Delhi to see his teacher and guide. The Qutab received him warmly and put him up in a room out of the Ghazni gate and started his intrinsic training. Baba Farid busied himself in intense prayer and meditation.
Origin of the title of Ganj-e-Shaker
Once Baba was passing through a jungle. He was hot and thirsty. There was no water around. At last he saw a well but there was neither bucket nor rope to draw water. This dismayed him and he sat there. A short while later a herd of deer's appeared at the well. The well water rose upto the brim of the well. The deer's drank to their fill. But when Baba Farid reached it the water lowered. He said complaining to God," Am I inferior to the deer that water came up for them but for me it went down?" He heard the answer, "The deer depended upon us but you trusted the bucket and rope. What to complain for now!"
Baba Farid realized his mistake and felt ashamed he fasted, as penance, for 40 days. On the last day, he had nothing to eat so that he might break the fast. In the event he put a piece of clay in his mouth that turned sugar. When news reached his teacher he exclaimed, "Farid is a store-house of Sugar."
Once Baba Farid was travelling. Some camel's laden with sugar passed before him. He said to the Camel drivers, "What do you carry?" They replied, Salt!" He said, "May it be salt! When the bags were opened, they were found filled with salt. The camel drivers were non-pulsed, came to him asked forgiveness. The Sheikh said, "Go if it was sugar, it would be sugar". On their return the camel drivers found that the bags were full of sugar. The incidence received wide currency and Baba Farid came to be known by the title 'Ganj-e-Shaker'
Prayers
For most of time he remained busy in prayers and was so deeply engrossed in that he lost touch of the world. During his stay in Delhi he grew so weak, that once when Khawaja Moin-uddin Chisti came to see Qutab-Uddin Bakhtiyar Ka'aki, and went to see Baba Farid in his room, he could not stand to receive him. The Khawaja was moved and blessed Baba Farid and gave him his dress. Hazrat, Qutab-Uddin Ka'aki wrapped the turban, signifying the status of his, spiritual heir, on his head with his hands. He became extremely popular. People thronged to him. When crowds increased he left Delhi for Hansi.
Self-sufficiency and Fasting
He often remained engrossed in prayers and meditation and kept fasts for most of the time. His kitchen was symptoms and served the needs of the poor and the hungry of the city. When time of, the breaking of the fast approached, he ate the frungal he had at the time.
Stay in Hansi
From Delhi he went to Hansi. Hearing the news of the demise of his teacher and guide he returned to Delhi.
The relics of the Teacher
Having listened to the death of his teacher he returned to Delhi from Hansi and said the Fatiha at the grave. Qazi Hamid Uddin Nagori then entrusted him his teacher's relics robe of spiritual heir, the staff, the sandals, prayer mat and etc in accordance to the wishes of the deceased: Having taken the things and in order to continue the divine work, he returned to Hansi.
His stay at Ajodhan or Pak pattan
He engaged in the service of the Faith whole heartily but the love of the people was so overwhelming that it disturbed him. He left Hansi for Pak pattan (formally named Ajodhan) in Punjab. The beggars and saints were given scant respect in Pak pattan. People hated them and treated disrespectfully. He thought it was the right place for him. He laid his blanket away from human habitation and busied in praying God but soon people started collecting around him.
When the number of his followers increased he built a house for his dependants near the Jama Majid, but continued to live at original site. His popularity increased. The city Qazi grew envious of him and obtained a sentence from the theologians against him but when truth was revealed, he was acquitted of all charges. The city Qazi was humiliated.
Propagation of the Faith
His stay at Pak pattan proved useful for the propagation of Islam. He did marvelously in Punjab and Sindh and quite a large number of people embarrassed Islam because of his attempts. Sultan Ghayasuddin Balban was greatly impressed of his endeavors; He gave away his daughter in marriage to him who bore him six sons.
Death
Baba Farid passed away in 664 Hijri at Pak pattan and laid to rest there. Besides the followers, his spiritual heirs are Qutub Uddin Hansi, Maulana Nizam Uddin Mehboob-e-Ilahi, and Makhdoom Ala-Uddin Sabir Kalahari.
Revelations and Miracles
Once an old woman carried a pail of milk on her head. He called her and asked her where she was taking the milk. She answered that there was a yogi living nearby. If a thing demanded by him was not given to him it turned to blood. The yogi waited for sometime and then sent his disciple to Enquirer into the matter. The disciples saw her the old women and called her names. When he exceeded beyond the limits of decency Baba Farid asked him to be quiet. He lost his power of speech. The yogi then sent another disciple and the same occurred to him. Several of his disciples came and sat there mute. In the end the yogi himself came and became furious with the woman. Baba Farid ordered him to keep quiet and he too lost his power of speech. Then the yogi realized his mistake and the spiritual power of the Baba. With folded hands he begged forgiveness. The Baba excused him on the condition that he would not harass any person.
Books
He wrote and edited several books. Sheikh Nizam Uddin, his follower and spiritual heir, edited his articles into a book, Rahat-Ul-Quloob. The other book Seair-ul-Auliya contains biographical articles and was edited by his another disciple and heir, Badar Ishaq.

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Farooqui

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Farooqi
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Farooqui (Arabic: فاروقي ‎) (also spelt as Farooqi, Faruki , Farouki or Faruqi), is a distinct Muslim family name or surname or last name.
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1 Origin
2 Origins of Farooqis in India and SouthEast Asia
3 Farooqui Clans in Turkey
4 Farooqi Clans in Saudi Arabia
5 Farouki Clans in Palestine
6 Farooqi Clans in Iraq
7 See also
8 References
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[edit] Origin
The name purportedly signifies ancestry from Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattāb (Arabic: عمر ابن الخطاب‎), the second Caliph of Islam. Caliph Umar was also titled 'Umar al-Farooq' (the Redeemer).

[edit] Origins of Farooqis in India and SouthEast AsiaSheikh Ibrahim Bin Adham, who was the great grandson of Umar ibn al-Khattāb,
travelled up to Afghanistan in around the 9th century AD
One of his great grandsons, Farrukh Shah Kabuli, was the ruler of Kabul and Ghazni. Farrukh Shah's son died fighting Hulagu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan. The family got uprooted and most moved to Punjab. There, one of the great grandsons Baba Farid made a name as a Sufi Saint and also travelled to Delhi. One of his great grandsons, Naseeruddin Chirag-e-Dehli, also made a name as a Sufi Saint.
Today Farooquis are a multilingual muslim community spread across Turkey, Romania, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

[edit] Farooqui Clans in Turkey
Much heritage from the Farooqi clans have been traced back to Turkey. Another grandson of Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Adham, apparently travelled back west towards Constantinople in today's Turkey and set up a political business that helped set their powerful grip in the establishment of the Ottoman Turks years later. Many took leadership roles and became powerful magistrates for many provinces. It is also said that Farooqis from Turkey migrated to Hyderabad during British control in Northern India, seeking Business and political advantages.

[edit] Farooqi Clans in Saudi Arabia
Although the children of Umar ibn al-Khattāb are known as El-Umari or Al-Omery in Saudi Arabia, some Farooqis went back to Saudi Arabia from India and Pakistan and retained the family name Al-Farooqi.

[edit] Farouki Clans in Palestine
The Taji-Farouki family, originating from the Arabian Peninsula, has a history of over seven hundred years in Palestine. They were large land-owners and citrus-growers, but they left the country after the Israeli occupation in 1948. Now they mainly live in large concentrations in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the West. Ismail al-Faruqi was a famous Palestinian-American philosopher.

[edit] Farooqi Clans in Iraq
Farooqi clans in Iraq are known as El-Umari or Al-Omari.

[edit] See also
Paracha

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Fareedi
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A clan of the Farooqi tribe named after Hazrat Baba Fareed Shaker Gunj. A murid of a sheikh who belongs to the sufi order of Baba Fareed Shaker Gunj.
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1 Origin
2 Fareedies in South India
3 Fictional character Fareedi
4 See also
5 External links
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[edit] Origin
Descendants of Hazrat Baba Fareed Shaker Gunj, the Sufi Saint of Pak Patan. Most Fareedies moved to what is India now, mostly in the province of Uttar Pradesh. From there some moved forward to Bangladesh.
Most Fareedies carry the name Farooqi but some carry the name Fareedi or Faridi. Some even carry the name Masudi or Masoodi. Those incharge of Baba Farid's carry the title Diwan in addition to the name Farooqi.

[edit] Fareedies in South India
During the early days of the State of Hyderabad, the Fareedies came to Kannahar which was later named Kandahar after the conquest by Nizam's army which included Pethans from Kandahar. The Nizam appointed them judges, ombudsmen, and aldermen due to their ancestary with Caliph Umer Bin Khattab who was known as Farooq for his judgement. These judges were based in Parbhani but were spread in neighboring areas of Bhoker, Basmatnagar, and Palam. A detailed history can be found in the royal Nizam archives and the books "Mashaheer-e-Qandhar" (Nobles of Kandahar) and "Khandan-e-Beed" (Families of Beed).

[edit] Fictional character Fareedi
Famous Urdu crime fiction novelist Ibn-e-Safi created a character called Ahmad Kamal Faridi which became very popular in the second half of twentieth century among Urdu readership. However Ibn-e-Safi shows him as an Afridi and also a descendant of Genghis Khan. Afridies are Pethans in the tribal area of North West Pakistan while Fareedies claim their lineage of Caliph Umar.
Farid Ahmed the famous US lawyer was also named after them.

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Bani of silsila e chishtia

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[edit] A Sufi Sheikh
Abu Ishaq Shami is one of the first among the Chishti Sufi order to call himself Chisti (of Chisht). The name Shami implies he came from Syria or even from Damascus (ash-Sham). Abu Ishaq Shami is supposedly to have met a Sufi who directed him to settle in Chisht,and accordingly he is known as Abu Ishaq Shami Chishti. He died in 940 C.E. in Damascus and lies buried on Mount Qasiyun, where later on also Ibn al-Arabi was buried. Looking at the date of his death it is considered that the Chishti Order is one of the oldest, if not the oldest now still existing sufi order. However according to most of the Sufi orders it is considered that their origins are directly from the time period of the Prophet Muhammad and the Prophet him self.

[edit] His Masters and Students
Shaikh Ilw Mumshad Dinwari was his Master. He may had many Khalifa's but Abu Ahmad Abdal carries the Chisti Chain to South Asia.

[edit] Quotations
Some of his(Abu Ishaq Shami) sayings are:
Starvation excels all in bliss (this shows the ascetic character of classical Sufism)
The worldly people are impure while the dervishes are pure in their souls. These two different natures cannot therefore mingle
(Excerpt taken from chishti.ru [1])

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Pakpatten's History

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Pakpattan
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Pakpattan (Urdu: پاکپتن) is the capital of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the smallest cities of Pakistan. Pakpattan is also called city of Baba Fareed, it is located 190km from Lahore and very close to Sahiwal about 45km.
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1.1 Ancient history
1.2 British era
1.3 Now-in 21st century
1.4 More about BABA-FARID
2 External links
3 Administration
4 References
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[edit] Ancient history
Pakpattan is the ancient Ajoodhun or Ajj-u-dhan, which probably derived its name from the Yaudheya tribe (the modern Johiyas). From a very early date it was a place of importance, as the principal ferry across the Sutlej and the meeting-place of the great western roads from Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan. The fort is said to have been,captured by Sabuktagin in 977-8 and by Ibrahim Ghaznivid in 1079-80[1].
According to Farishta in the year 1079 its fort was conquered by Ibraheem Bin Musood Ghizney [2].
The town owes its sanctity and modern name, `the holy ferry,' to the shrine of the great Muslim saint Shaikh-ul-Islam, Farid-ul-Hakkwa-ud-Din, Shakar Ganj (1173-1265) which was visited by Ibn Batuta in 1334. The town was besieged by Shaikha; the Khokhar, in 1394, and in 1398 was visited by Timur, who spared such of the inhabitants as had not fled, out of respect for the shrine of the saint. It was the scene of two of Khizr Khan's victories over generals of the Delhi court (1401 and 1405). The shrine of Baba Farid attracts crowds of worshippers, its sanctity being acknowledged as far as Afghanistan and Central Asia. The principal festival is at the Muharram.[1]

[edit] British era
During British rule Pakpattan Town was Head-quarters of the tehsil of the same name in Montgomery District, 29 miles south-east of Montgomery station on the North-Western Railway. The municipality was created in 1867, the population in 1901 was 6,192. During the ten years ending 1902-3 the income averaged Rs. 7,200, and the expenditure Rs. 7,000. The income in 1903-4 was Rs. 8,400, chiefly derived from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 7,300.[1]
According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India (Pakpattan was then a city of the undivided Punjab and was able to trade well into what is now the republic of India).

[edit] Now-in 21st century
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Pakpattan is a town of some commercial importance, importing wheat, cotton, oilseeds,and pulses from the surrounding villages, gur and refined sugar from Amritsar, Jullundur, and the United Provinces, piece-goods from Amritsar, Delhi, and Karachi, and fruits from Afghanistan. The exports consist principally of cotton, wheat, and oilseeds. The town has a local manufacture of silk lungis and lacquer-work. It contains a vernacular middle school and a dispensary. From 1849 to 1852 it was the head-quarters of the District.[1]
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It was renamed Pak Pattan (meaning "Clean Land" in old Punjabi) after arrival of Sufi Saint Baba Fareed whose shrine is located here - today people come all over the world to pass through a gate called "Bahishti Darwaza" or Heavens Gate to the shrine from the 1st of Muharram to 5th of Muharram every year.Hazrat BABA FAREED was the greatest personality of India liked by ALLAH Subhana o ta`ala,BABA Fareed (R.A.) was married out with the daughter of the King of that era,Ghayyas-ud-din Balban. The founder of the Sikh Faith Guru Nanak had reverence to Baba Fareed and hence Sikhs also come here to pay tribute. In 1770 after a battle between Mobarak Khan II of Bahawalpur and Hari Singh, it was agreed that "the neutral town of Pakpattan, held by a Musalman saint of eminence, should be the common boundary"[3] Close to Pak Patan is Mlaka Hans where famous Punjabi poet Waris Shah wrote his famous love story "Heer Waris Shah". After independence from Britain in 1947 it became a district in Province Punjab of Pakistan. Till 1991, Pakpattan remained Tehsil Headquarters of Distt. Sahiwal (old Montgomery). From 1991, it has been given the status of District Headquarters and Arifwala has become its 2nd Tehsil.
Pakpattan is so deeply influenced by Baba Fareed that a lot of shops have their names on the name of Baba Fareed.

[edit] More about BABA-FARID
Main article: Fariduddin Ganjshakar
Hadrat Baba Fariduddin Ganj-e-Shakkar died on 5th of Muharram 664 A.H. corresponding to 17 October 1265 C.E. He was buried in Pak Pattan (135 miles (190Km)approx. off Lahore).

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Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hassan Chishty (R.A), Ajmer Dargah,India
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Hazrat Moin ud din

2008-10-28T06:02:00.000-07:00

Moinuddin Chishti
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This article is about the founder of Sufism in India. For the preceptor of the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, see Moinuddin Chishty (Khuldabad).

Moinuddin Chishty dargah, Ajmer, India
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty (Persian/Urdu: خواجہ معین الدین چشتی ) was born in 1141 and died in 1230 CE, also known as Gharib Nawaz (Urdu: غریب نواز), is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. He was born in 536 A.H./1141 CE, in Sajistan, Khorasan (other accounts say Isfahan) in Persia. He is also known as "Sultan-e-Hind". He claimed his progeny to Muhammad through the sixth Imam, Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (AS).
He was one of the most outstanding figures in the annals of Islamic mysticism and founder of the Chistiyya order in India.
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1 Early life
2 Why is he called Garib Nawaz?
3 Journeys
4 Return to India
5 Founding of Chishtya order in India
6 Blast at Dargah
7 References
8 See also
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[edit] Early life
Moinuddin's parents died when he was only 15 years old and he used to look after the orchard and windmill that he inherited from his father. During his childhood, young Moinuddin was different from others and kept himself busy in prayers and meditation. Legend has it that once when he was watering his plants, a revered monk, Sheikh Ibrahim Qandozi, came to his orchard. Young Moinuddin approached him and offered him some fruits. In return, Sheikh Ibrahim Qandozi gave him a piece of bread and asked him to eat it. The Khwaja got enlightened and found himself in a strange world after eating the bread. After this he 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.[1]

[edit] Why is he called Garib Nawaz?
The reason is : on his childhood Moinudeen went out wearing the new cloth to the Masjid with his Father to participate the Idul-Fithr ( a day for celebration soon after the Ramzan fasting ends). On the way he saw a boy weeping, he approached him & asked why he was weeping? Boy replied him " Today is Idul-Fithr, every muslim wearing new dress for namaz, on account of my disability to purchase a new dress I am very distressed & weeping. On hearing this, Moinudeen took off his new cloth and presented it to the poor boy. He wore the old one. By this account he was named Garib Nawaz (meaning : helper of the poor) As a will of Allah when Khwaja Gharib Nawaz(R.A) was at a small age of 14. his father left for heavenly abode and he became an orphan. He inherited a garden and a mill from his father. After few months of his father death his mother also left this transitory world.
Since his early age, Khwaja Sahib (R.A) was fond of the company of dervesh and fakirs and had a great respect for them.
One day, as to routine when he was watering the plants , a Majzoob arrived there. The Majzoob was SHEIKH IBRAHIM QUNDOZI (R.A). When Khwaja Sahib saw the old man, He left his work and stepped forward and welcomed him. He kissed the hand of the old man, took him to tree and requested him to sit under its shadow. At that time Khwaja Sahib (R.A) had nothing to offer him. It was the grape season and the bunch of grapes were there on the trees. He plucked a bunch of sweat and juicy grapes, offered him and then sat in front of him respectfully. The God- Loving Majzoob liked his gesture and enjoyed few pieces of grapes with pleasure. The enlightened Majzoob immediately recognized that the promising child is in search of truth. So he took out a piece of oil cake, crushed it under his teeth and put into the mouth of Khwaja Sahib(S.A). As he had a great respect and love for dervesh and fakirs , he swallowed it . And Lo ! all of a sudden, the entire world lost its importance and there was no barrier between him and God. With swallowing of piece of oil cake, he was in spiritual world. When regained his consciousness , he found himself alone. SHEIKH IBRAHIM QUNDOZI (R.A) had taken his way.
Though SHEIKH IBRAHIM QUNDOZI (R.A) left Khwaja Sahib alone, but it was unforgettable to him what he witnessed in the spiritual world. He had a great desire to witness the same repeatedly. He tried his level best to have patience and restraint over himself but was unsuccessful . He could not control himself. He was now under great influence of love and passion and when his love for truth crossed its limits, the entire world became immaterial to him. Thus he sold his belongings, distributed the cash and his possessions among the poor and needy and set off in search of truth with a meager maintenance.
After having glimpse of divine light through SHEIKH IBRAHIM QUNDOZI (R.A), Hazrat Khwaja (RA) was very restless and his thirst for acquisition of knowledge further fanned the fire of love and passion so he left the land of Samarkand and separating the name of Allah set off towards west in search of his MURSHID-E-KAMIL At last he reached a town named Haroon which was away from Neshapur. [2] --Nizam Sahib (talk) 09:45, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

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Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty visited the seminaries of Samarkand and Bukhara and acquired religious learning at the feet of eminent scholars of his age. He visited nearly all the great centers of Muslim culture, and acquainted himself with almost every important trend in Muslim religious life in the Middle Ages.He became the disciple of the Chishty Khwaja Usman Harwani. They travelled the Middle East extensively together, including visits to Mecca and Medina.

[edit] Return to India
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty turned towards India, reputedly after a dream in which Holy Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him blessed him to do so, and after a brief stay at Lahore he reached Ajmer where he settled down. There he attracted a substantial following, acquiring a great deal of respect amongst the residents of the city. Today, hundreds of thousands of people, Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others, from the Indian sub-continent, and from other parts of the world assemble to his tomb on the occasion of his urs (Death anniversary).

[edit] Founding of Chishtya order in India
He apparently never wrote down his teachings in the form of a book, nor did his immediate disciples . But he laid the foundations of the Chishtya order in Ajmer, India, where common people came in large numbers. His firm faith in Wahdat al-wujud (Unity of Being) provided the necessary ideological support to his holy mission to bring about emotional integration of the people amongst whom he lived.
The central principles that became characteristics of the Chistiyya order are based on his teachings and practices. They lay stress on renunciation of material goods; strict regime of self-discipline and personal prayer; participation in Sama as a legitimate means to spiritual transformation; reliance on either cultivation or unsolicited offerings as means of basic subsistence; independence from rulers and the state, including rejection of monetary and land grants; generosity to others, particularly, through sharing of food and wealth, and tolerance and respect for religious differences.
He, in other words, interpreted religion in terms of human service and exhorted his disciples “to develop river-like generosity, sun-like affection and earth-like hospitality.” The highest form of devotion, according to him, was “to redress the misery of those in distress – to fulfill the needs of the helpless and to feed the hungry.”
It was during the reign of Emperor Akbar (1556 – 1605) that Ajmer emerged as one of the most important centers of pilgrimage in India. The Mughal Emperor undertook an unceremonial journey on foot to accomplish his wish to reach Ajmer. The Akbarnama records that the emperor’s interest first sparked when he heard some minstrels singing songs about the virtues of the Awlia (Friend of God) who lay asleep in Ajmer.
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty authored several books including ‘Anis al-Arwah’ and ‘Daleel al-Arefeen’ both of them dealing with Islamic code of living.
Khwaja Qutbuddin Baktiyar Kaki (d. 1235) and Hamiduddin Nagori (d. 1276) were Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty’s celebrated Khalifa or disciples who continued transmitting the teachings of their master through their disciples, leading to the widespread proliferation of the Chistiyya order in India.
Among Khwaja Qutbuddin Baktiyar’s prominent disciples was Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar (d. 1265), whose dargah is at Pakpattan (Pakistan). And Fariduddin’s most famous disciple was Nizamuddin Awliya (d. 1325) popularly referred to as Mahboob-i-Ilahi (God’s beloved) whose dargah is located in South Delhi.
From Delhi, the disciples branched out to establish dargahs in several regions of South Asia, from Sindh in the west to Bengal in the east, and the Deccan in the south. But from all the network of Chishty dargahs Ajmer dargah took on the special distinction of being the ‘mother’ dargah of them all.
A recent Bollywood movie "Jodhaa Akbar", directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, a song in praise of "Khwaja Moinudeen chisti" (Khwaja Mere Khwaja) was shot.It depicts the emperor Akbar being in awe of the song of the minstrels. The song has been composed by A.R. Rahman.

[edit] Blast at Dargah
A bomb went off inside the complex on Thursday 11 October 2007 evening killing three people and injuring 17 others. No suspects have been arrested.[2]

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Hazrat Katub ud din

2008-10-28T06:01:00.000-07:00

Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
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Tomb of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Mehrauli
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (Urdu: قطب الدین بختیار کاکی) was a renowned Muslim Sufi mystic, saint and scholar in the Chishti Order from Delhi, India. He was the disciple and khalifa (spiritual successor) of Moinuddin Chishti as head of the Chishti Order.
His most famous disciple and spiritual successor was Baba Farid, who in turn became the spiritual master of Delhi's noted Sufi saint, Nizamuddin Auliya, who himself was the Master of Amir Khusro and Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi.
Left of the Ajmere Gate of the dargah, lies Moti Masjid, a small mosque for private prayer built by Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah I (r. 1707-1712), an imitation of the much larger, Moti Masjid, built by his father, Aurangzeb inside the Red Fort of Delhi.
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2 Phoolwalon-ki-sair Festival
3 Titles given to Qutbuddin Bakhityar Kaki
4 Further reading
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
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[edit] Biography
Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki was born in 569 A.H. (1173 C.E.) in a town called Aush or Awash in Mawar-un-Nahar (Transoxania)[1]. According to his biography mentioned in, Ain-i-Akbari , written by Akbar’s vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, he was the son of Kamalu'ddin Musa, whom he lost at a young age, and came from U´sh of Farghanah [2].
Khwaja Qutbuddin's original name was Bakhtiyar and later on he was given the title Qutbuddin. The name Kaki was attributed to him by virtue of a keramat(miracle) that emanated from him at a later stage of his life in Delhi [1]. He also belonged to the direct lineage of the Prophet Muhammad, descending from Hussain ibn Ali. Khawaja Bakhtiyar Khaki was one and half years old when his father died. His mother arranged for his education.
When Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti went to Isfahan, before his demise, he took oath of allegiance at his hands and received the khilafat and Khirqah from him. Thus, he was the first spiritual successor of Moinuddin Chishti. Thereafter, his spiritual master asked him to go to India and stay there.
"He had no parallel in abandoning the world and suffering poverty and hunger. He kept himself engrossed in the dhikr. Whenever someone came to him he would come back to his senses after a while and was then able to talk with him. After a very brief exchange he would show his inability to continue any longer and slipped into the same state of absorption once again."[3]
He died on the 14th of Rabi-ul-Awwal 633 A.H. (27 November 1235 CE). The dargah (shrine) of Qutbuddin Bakhityar Kaki today, lies near Qutub Minar, in Mehrauli, Delhi.

[edit] Phoolwalon-ki-sair Festival
The Dargah shrine of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki has also been the venue of the annual Phoolwalon-ki-sair Festival (Festival of flower-sellers) in autumn, which has now become an important inter-faith festivals of Delhi [4] [5].
The festival has its origins in 1812, when Queen Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah II (r. 1806-1837) made a vow to offer a chadar and flower pankha at the Dargah and a pankha at the Yogmaya Mandir, also at Mehrauli, if her son Mirza Jehangir, who after inviting the wrath of Sir Archibald Seton, the then British Resident of the Red Fort, was exiled to Allahabad, returned safely. And as the legend goes he did, and so began the tradition henceforth [4][6].
Incidentally, Akbar Shah II is now buried in nearby a marble enclosure, along with other Mughals, Bahadur Shah I (also known as Shah Alam I) and Shah Alam II. An empty grave also known as Sardgah of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, can also be found here, as he had willed to be buried next the famous shrine, as did his previous Mughal predecessors, though unfortunately after his exile to Rangoon in Burma, he never returned and died there, talks of bringing back his remains here have been raised in the past, from time to time [7].

[edit] Titles given to Qutbuddin Bakhityar Kaki
Qutub-ul-Aqtaab
Malik-ul-Mashaa'ikh
Rais-us-Saalikin
Siraj-ul-Auliya

[edit] Further reading
Kutbu'ddin Bakhtyar Kaki Ain-e-Akbari by Abul Fazl, English translation, by H. Blochmann and Colonel H. S. Jarrett, 1873 – 1907. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta; Volume III, Saints of India. (Awliyá-i-Hind), Page 363.

[edit] See also
Sufism
Chishti Order
Moinuddin Chishti
Baba Fareed

[edit] References
^ a b 2. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki Sufi Saints of Delhi.
^ Kutbu'ddin Bakhtyar Kaki Ain-e-Akbari by Abul Faza, English translation, by H. Blochmann and Colonel H. S. Jarrett, 1873 – 1907. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta., Volume III, Saints of India. (Awliyá-i-Hind), Page 363.
^ Kaki muslim-canada.org.
^ a b Say it with Flowers: Phoolwalon-ki-sair Times of India, Nov 2, 2006.
^ Where religion does not define identity Times of India, Oct 23, 2008.
^ Phool Walon Ki Sair begins Times of India, Sept 26, 2005.
^ Fulfilling Bahadur Shah’s last wish Metro Plus Delhi, The Hindu, May 21, 2007.

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Hazrat Nizam ud din

2008-10-28T05:58:00.000-07:00

Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi
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Hazrat Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi [1](ca 1274-1356) was a 14th century mystic-poet and a Sufi Saint of Chishti Order. He was a murid (disciple) of noted Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya [2], and later khalifa, his successor [3][4]. He was the last important Sufi of Chishti Order from Delhi [5].
He was given the title, "Roshan Chirag-e-Delhi", which in Hindi and Urdu, means "Illuminated Lamp of Delhi" [6].
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2 Disciples
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4 Legacy
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6 References
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Hazrat Nasir Uddin Mahmud Chiragh Dehlavi (or Chiragh-e-Delhi)[7] was born as Nasiruddin around 1274, at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh [8][9]. His father Syed Yahya, who traded in Pashmina, and his grand father, Syed Abdul Latif, first migrated from Khorasan, north-eastern Iran, to Lahore, and thereafter settled in Ayodhya, in Awadh. His father died when he was only nine years of age, thereafter growing up with his mother, he received his early education from Maulana Abdul Karim Sherwani, and later continued it, with Maulana Iftikhar Uddin Gilani [7].
At age forty, he left Ayodhya for Delhi, where he became the disciple of Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya, it was here that he stayed for the rest of his life as his murid (disciple) [9], and eventually after his death, became his successor. In time, he also became a known poet in Persian language [10]
He died in 17 Ramzan 757 Hijri or 1356 AD. [11], at the age of 82, and is buried in a part of Delhi, India which is known as "Chirag-e-Delhi" after him [8].

[edit] Disciples
One of his noted disciple was Khwaja Bande Nawaz Gezu Daraz, who later moved to Daulatabad around 1398, owing to the attack of Timur on Delhi, and from where at the invitation of Bahamani King, Firuz Shah Bahamani, moved to Gulbarga, Karnataka, where he stayed for the following 22 years of his life, spreading the Chishti Order in the South [12], till his death in November 1422. The Dargah of Khwaja Bande Nawaz, exists today in the city of Gulbarga, as a symbol, multi-religious unity [13].
During his stay in Delhi, he continued to visit Ayodhya often, where he made a number of disciples, notably, Shaikh Zainuddin Ali Awadhi, Shaikh Fatehullah Awadhi and Allama Kamaluddin Awadhi [8].

[edit] Dargah
After his death, his tomb was built by Firuz Shah Tughluq (r. 1351 - 1388), the Sultan of Delhi in 1358, and later two gateways were added on either side of mausoleum. One of noted addition was a mosque built by a later Mughal emperor, Farrukhsiyar, in early 18th century [6], and popular among both Muslims and Non-Muslims. A humble tomb of the founder of Lodhi dynasty, Bahlul Khan Lodhi (r.1451-89) lies close to the shrine [14], in the present day locality of ‘Chirag Delhi’ that grew around the tomb, and is still goes by his name, it is very close to the locality of Greater Kailash, in South Delhi [15].

[edit] Legacy
Hazrat Nasiruddin's descendants are to be found far and wide as a lot of them moved down South to Hyderabad. The Dargah of Badi Bua or Badi Bibi, who said be the elder sister of Hazrat Nasir Uddin Mahmud Chiragh Dehlavi, still exists in city of Ayodhya [8].

[edit] See also

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of
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^ Hazrat NasirudDin Mahmud. Entitled Raushan Chiragh-i-Dihli Sufi Saints of Delhi.
^ Nizamuddin Auliya Ain-i-Akbari, by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. English tr. by H. Blochmann and Colonel H. S. Jarrett, 1873 – 1907. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta, Volume III, Saints of India. (Awliyá-i-Hind), page 365. "many under his direction attained to the heights of sanctity, such as Shaykh Naṣíru'ddín Muḥammad Chirágh i Dihlí, Mír Khusrau, Shaykh Aláu'l Ḥaḳḳ, Shaykh Akhí Siráj, in Bengal, Shaikh Wajíhu'ddín Yúsuf in Chanderi, Shaykh Yạḳúb and Shaykh Kamál in Malwah, Mauláná Ghiyáṣ, in Dhár, Mauláná Mughíṣ, in Ujjain, Shaykh Ḥusain, in Gujarat, Shaykh Burhánu'ddín Gharíb, Shaykh Muntakhab, Khwájah Ḥasan, in the Dekhan."
^ Khalifa List of Successors of Nizamuddin Auliya, "Moinuddin Chishti " official website.
^ Great Sufi Saints
^ Chisti Saints
^ a b Chirag Dilli Tomb Mosques & Shrines in Delhi.
^ a b Life History Moinuddin Chishti Official website.
^ a b c d In The Name Of Faith Times of India, April 19, 2007.
^ a b Ayodhya's Forgotten Muslim Past "Counter Currents", 23 October 2003.
^ The Tradition of Arabic Devotional Poetry in India… Hind Islami Tahjeeb Ke Rang : Aqeedat Ke Rang, "Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts" (IGNCA).
^ Dargah - Religious life at the Tomb www.sunnirazvi.org. “Chirag-e Delhi Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh of Delhi (d.1356), …”
^ Jihad in the East: A Crescent Over Delhi The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity, by M. J. Akbar. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0415284708. Page 111.
^ Urs-e-Sharief of Khwaja Bande Nawaz in Gulbarga from tomorrow "The Hindu", Nov 27, 2007.
^ Delhi's Valley of Kings The Tribune, Mar 1, 2004.
^ Dargah of Chirag-e-Delhi location Wikimapia.

For the Bangledeshi cricketer of the same name, see Nizamuddin (cricketer).

The dargah of Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya, Delhi.
Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 - 3 April 1325) (حضرت خواجة نظام الدّین اولیا), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, was a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in South Asia.
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1 Biography
2 Ancestoral History
3 His Students
4 His Descendants
5 The Chisti Nizami order
6 Titles given to Nizamuddin Aulia
7 Urs
8 Further reading
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
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[edit] Biography
Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya was born in 1238, in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh (East of Delhi), though at age five, after the death of father, Ahmad Badayuni, he came to Delhi with his mother [1] Bibi Zulekha, where His father, who came to Badayun from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, in the year 1234–35. His biography finds mention in Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th century document, written by Mughal Emperor, Akbar’s vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak [2].
At the age of 20, Nizamuddin went to Ajodhan (the present Pakpattan in Pakistan) and became the disciple of Sufi saint, Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakkar commonly known as Baba Farid, who later made him, his successor, and sent him to Delhi, to instruct people, and many under him achieved spiritual height, this include, Shaikh Nasiruddin Muhammad Chirag-e-Delhi [3], and Amir Khusro [2], noted scholar, and the Royal poet of the Delhi Sultanate.
He made "PARDA" on the morning of 3 April 1325. His shrine, Nizamuddin Dargah is located in Delhi [4], and the present structure was built in 1562. The shrine is visited by people all faiths, through the year, though it becomes a place for special congregation during the death anniversaries, or Urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro [1].

[edit] Ancestoral History
The eldest son of Hazrat Syedna Imam Ali al-Naqi was Hazrat Syedna Imam Hasan al-Askari and the other son was Syedna Jafar Boqari.After the death of Imam Ali al-Naqi Imam Hasan al-Askari became the Imam of the muslim community accepted by both Shi'a and Sunni Muslims. Imam Hasan al-Askari was killed at the age of 28.He had one son known as Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi who at the age of 5 after the death of his father disappeared from the masses.That was the time of Abbasids caliphs.Therefore knowing about the killings of all the Imams and family members of the decendants of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) Syenda Jafar Boqari migrated to Bukhara,Uzbekistan.After a few generations one of his decendants known as Ali urf Daniyal,the grandfather of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya,migrated to Badayun,Uttar Pradesh,India.
Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W)
Hazrat Ali Karamallah wajho Rz.A
Hazrat Syedna Imam Hussain A.S
Hazrat Syedna ImamAli ibn Hussain Zain-ul--aabedeen A.S
Hazrat Syedna ImamMuhammad al-Baqir A.S
Hazrat Syedna ImamJafar al-SadiqA.S
Hazrat Syedna ImamMusa al-KazimA.S
Hazrat Syedna ImamAli al-Rida(originally Ali Musi Raza)A.S
Hazrat Syedna ImamMuhammad al-TaqiA.S
Hazrat Syedna ImamAli al-NaqiA.S
Hazrat Syedna Jafar Boqari R.A
Hazrat Syedna Ali Asghar Boqari R.A
Hazrat Syedna Abi Abdullah Boqari R.A
Hazrat Syedna Ahmad Boqari R.A
Hazrat Syedna Ali Boqari R.A
Hazrat Syedna Hussain Boqari R.A
Hazrat Syedna Abdullah Boqari R.A
Hazrat Syedna Ali urf Daniyal R.A
Hazrat Syedna Ahmad Badayuni R.A
Hazrat Syedna Syed Shah Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya R.A

[edit] His Students
He was one of the most famous Chisti Sufis of the World, a poet,a writer,a very powerful spiritual leader and a verstile personality of the Islamic history. He influenced hundreds of thousands of people over the globe in his lifetime and even after that. Few of his most famous disciples (Khalifa) are as follows:- Hazrat Shaikh Nasiruddin Muhammad Chirag-e-Dehli R.A (his shrine is in Chirag-e-Dehli, New Delhi, India), Hazrat Aqi Seraj R.A, Hazrat Amir Khusrau R.A (HIs Shrine is in Nizamuddin, New Delhi), Hazrat Burhanuddin Gharib R.A (his shrine is in Burhanpur- a city that bears his name, in the state of Madhya Pradesh in Central India), Hazrat Syed Mahmood R.A amongst hundreds of others.

[edit] His Descendants
Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia did not marry. However he had one brother named Jamaluddin. He told him,"your descendants will be my descendants". Hazrat Jamaluddin R.A had one son named Ibrahim. He was nurtured by Nizamuddin Aulia after his father's death. Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia sent his nephew to Bengal in Eastern India along with one of his most famous disciples (khalifa) Hazrat Aqi Seraj famously known as Aaina-e-Hind. Hazrat Ala-ul-Haq Pandwi(the master (Pir)of Maqdoom Ashraf Jehangir Simnani R.A), one of the most famous Sufis of the Chisti order became his disciple and khalifa. Hazrat Ala-ul-Haq Pandwi married his sister-in-law,who was the sister of Hazrat Badruddin Badr-e-Alam Zahidi R.A (his Shrine is in Biharsharif, Bihar,India) to Hazrat Ibrahim R.A. He had one son who was the most famous Chisti Sufi of Bihar known as Fariduddin Tavaela Bukhsh R.A (Syed Shah Fariuddin Tavaela Bukhsh Chisti Nizami R.A). He was married to the daughter of Hazrat Ala-ul-Haq Pandwi R.A. He became the khalifa of Hazrat Noor Qutb-e-Aalam Padwi (the eldest son and spiritual successor of Hazrat Ala-ul-Haq Pandwi). His Shrine is one the most famous Shrine in Chandpura, Biharsharif, Bihar. Many of his descendants are very famous sufis namely Hazrat Moinuddin Sani R.A, Hazrat Naseeruddin Sani R.A, Hazrat Sultan Chishti Nizami R.A., Hazrat Bahauddin Chisti Nizami R.A, Hazrat Deewan Syed Shah Abdul Wahab R.A (his shrine is in Choti takiya, Biharsharif), Hazrat Sultan Sani R.A ,Hazrat Amjad Hussain Chisti Nezami R.A amongst others. He spread Chishti nizami order all over Northern India. Ijaza of his Silsila (order) is present in all the existing Khanquahs of Bihar. His descendants stiil reside in Biharshrif and can be found at many parts of the world. However those still looking after his (Nizamuddin Aulia) shrine are the descendants of his sister.

[edit] The Chisti Nizami order
Main article: Chishti Order
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya was the founder of the Chisti Nizami order. He had hundreds of disciples (Khalifa) who had Ijaza (Khilafat) from him to spread the order. Many of the sufis of Chisti Nizami Order are recognised as one of the greatest sufis of all time amongst which few are his descendants and few his Khalifas and few others are listed below.
Hazrat Muhammad Hussaini Gisudaraz Bandanawaz R.A, Gulbarga (near Hyderabad), Karnataka, India, Hazrat Ala-ul-Haq Pandwi R.A & Hazrat Noor Qutb-e-Alam Pandwi, Pandwa, West Bengal, India, Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Simnani R.A, Kachaocha, Uttar Pradesh, India, Hazrat Faqruddin Faqr Dehlvi, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Hazrat Niyazuddin Niyaz Barelvi, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Khwaja Shafruddin Ali Ahmed & Khwaja Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed R.A, Chirag-e-Dehli, New Delhi, Khwaja Zainuddin Shirazi R.A, Burhanpur,Madhya Pradesh, India

[edit] Titles given to Nizamuddin Aulia
Mehboob-e-elahi
Sultan-ul-mashaiq
Dastageer-e-dojahan
Jag ujyare
Qutb-e-dehli

[edit] Urs
The Urs(death anniversery) of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is celebrated on every 17th of Rabi II(Rabi-ul-Aaqir) all over the globe and that of Hazrat Amir Khusro on 18th of Shawwal.

[edit] Further reading
Nizamuddin Auliya Ain-i-Akbari, by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. English tr. by H. Blochmann and Colonel H. S. Jarrett, 1873 – 1907. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta, Volume III, Saints of India. (Awliyá-i-Hind), page 365.
The Life and Times of Shaikh Nizam-u'd-din Auliya, by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami; Idarah-i Adabyat-i Delli, 1991.
Nizam Ad-Din Awliya: Morals for the Heart, by Bruce B. Lawrence; 1991, Paulist Press. ISBN 080913280X.
Khwajah Nizamuddin Auliya, by Abdurrahman Mumin; Qazi Publishers and Distributors, 1998, ISBN 8185362599.
Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya, by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami; National Book Trust, 2004, ISBN 8123741480.
The Dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya, by Laxmi Dhaul; Pallee, Anoop Kamath, Rupa & Co., 2006. ISBN 8129109387.

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Salim Chishti
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Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti
Shaikh Salim Chisti (Urdu: شيخ سلیم چشتی ) was Sufi saint during Mughal Empire empire in South Asia. Salim Chishti (1478-1572) was one of the famous Sufi saints of the Chishti Order in India. Salim Chisti was the descendant of the famous Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti whose tomb is in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
Salim Chisti was a greatly revered Sufi Mystic who, it was thought by many, could perform miracles. The Mughal Emperor Akbar-e-Azam came to the holy man's camp, deep in the desert, seeking a male heir to his throne. Salim Chisti blessed Akbar, and soon the first of three sons was born to him. He named his first son Salim (later emperor Jahangir) in honor of Salim Chisti. Akbar held the Sufi in such high regard that he had a great city Fatehpur Sikri built around the Sufi Saint's camp. His Mughal Court and Courtiers were then relocated there. A shortage of water is said to be the main reason that the city was abandoned and it now sits in remarkably good condition as a, mostly, deserted city. Now it is one of the main tourist attractions of India. The tomb of Shaikh Salim was originally built with red sandstone but later converted into a beautiful marble mausoleum. Currently his descendant Khursheed Aleem Chishti lives there and maintains the Mazar.

Another view of Salim Chishti Shrine.
Salim Chisti's Mazar (tomb) is in the middle of The Emperor's Courtyard at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. Childless women, particularly those without a male heir, still continue to pray on bended knees before his tomb. Such is the power of legends.
It is believed that by offering prayers at this Mazar whatever one wishes will definitely get fulfilled by the will of Salim Chisti himself. There is also a ritual of tying a thread at the marble windows of this Dargah to in order to have one's wishes fulfilled and, consequently, many threads can be seen to be tied there. The ancestral house of shaikh Salim Chisti is behind the first building built in Fatehpur Sikri, which is known as "Sangtarash mosque" or Stone Cutter's mosque. One of the oldest buildings in Fatehpur Sikri, Stone Cutter's mosque is situated to the west of the Jami Masjid, which was built by the local stone cutters in honour of Salim Chisti. It has some beautiful architectural features, marking the incorporation of indigenous architectural styles in the construction. This is the mosque where Salim Chisti spent most of his time in-between the numerous hajjes he performed. Salim Chisti's mazar is one of the most notable accomplishments of Mughal architecture, surpassed only in reputation, and is flanked by the massive Buland Darwaza or Victory gate on the southern side, the Badshahi darwaza or Emperor's gate on eastern side, and a grand mosque Jama masjid on western side, as well as by courtyards, a reflecting pool, and other tombs. Construction commenced in 1571 and the work was completed fifteen years later.
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v • d • e Tasawwuf (Sufism)
Ideas:
Ihsan • Noor • Maqaam • Haal • Manzil • Yaqeen • Fanaa • Baqaa • Haqiqa • Marifa • Nafs • Sulook • Lataif Cosmology • Kashf • Metaphysics • Psychology • Tajalli • Philosophy
Practices:
Dhikr • Hadhra • Muraqaba • Qawwali • Sema • Whirling
Sufi orders:
Chishti • Mevlevi • Murīdiyya • Naqshbandi • Qadri • Rifa'i • Shadhili • Suhrawardi • Tijani • List of tariqas
Early Known Sufis:
Uwais Qarni • Muhasibi • Rabia • Bayazid • Junaid • Dhun-Nun • Hallaj • Abolkheir • Ghazali • Kharaqani • Jilani • Moinuddin • Suhrawardi • Rifa'i • Bakhtiar Kaki • Baba Farid • Ibn Arabi • Shams Tabrizi • Rumi • Saadi • Attar • Shabistari • Nizamuddin Auliya • Ganj Bakhsh • Baha-ud-Din • Amir Khusro • Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi • Safi • Nimatullah • Kubra • Jami • Jazouli • Shah Waliullah • Ata Allah • Kaliyari • Zarruq • Yesevi • Semnani • Alf Sani • Bhittai • Haddad • Bahu • Sachal • Qalander
Notable Modern Sufis:
Abdal Hakim Murad • Nazim Haqqani • Kabbani • Nuh Keller • Muhammad al-Maliki • Abdalqadir Sufi • Gohar Shahi • Inayat Khan • Azeemi • Helminski • Haeri • Yaqubi • Bayrak • Tahir-ul-Qadri • Vaughan-Lee • Idries Shah • Daniel Moore
Sufi studies:
Aguéli • Almqvist • Burckhardt • Chittick • Corbin • Ernst • Frager • Guénon • Hixon • Lindbom • Lings • Nasr • Schimmel • Sells • Schuon

Chishties

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Chishti Order
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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
[hide]
v • d • e Tasawwuf (Sufism)
Ideas:
Ihsan • Noor • Maqaam • Haal • Manzil • Yaqeen • Fanaa • Baqaa • Haqiqa • Marifa • Nafs • Sulook • Lataif Cosmology • Kashf • Metaphysics • Psychology • Tajalli • Philosophy
Practices:
Dhikr • Hadhra • Muraqaba • Qawwali • Sema • Whirling
Sufi orders:
Chishti • Mevlevi • Murīdiyya • Naqshbandi • Qadri • Rifa'i • Shadhili • Suhrawardi • Tijani • List of tariqas
Early Known Sufis:
Uwais Qarni • Muhasibi • Rabia • Bayazid • Junaid • Dhun-Nun • Hallaj • Abolkheir • Ghazali • Kharaqani • Jilani • Moinuddin • Suhrawardi • Rifa'i • Bakhtiar Kaki • Baba Farid • Ibn Arabi • Shams Tabrizi • Rumi • Saadi • Attar • Shabistari • Nizamuddin Auliya • Ganj Bakhsh • Baha-ud-Din • Amir Khusro • Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi • Safi • Nimatullah • Kubra • Jami • Jazouli • Shah Waliullah • Ata Allah • Kaliyari • Zarruq • Yesevi • Semnani • Alf Sani • Bhittai • Haddad • Bahu • Sachal • Qalander
Notable Modern Sufis:
Abdal Hakim Murad • Nazim Haqqani • Kabbani • Nuh Keller • Muhammad al-Maliki • Abdalqadir Sufi • Gohar Shahi • Inayat Khan • Azeemi • Helminski • Haeri • Yaqubi • Bayrak • Tahir-ul-Qadri • Vaughan-Lee • Idries Shah • Daniel Moore
Sufi studies:
Aguéli • Almqvist • Burckhardt • Chittick • Corbin • Ernst • Frager • Guénon • Hixon • Lindbom • Lings • Nasr • Schimmel • Sells • Schuon
Topics in Sufism:
Art • Fiction • History • Music • Poetry • Shrines • Texts
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Baba Sheikh Farid Shakarganj1173 A.D. - 1266 A.D.
All cultures have their own distinct identity, such as music, dance, food, attire, language. Language is probably the most important aspect of any culture. Language gives culture, a unique identity, something which is so unique that only people of that culture identity themselves with that language. There are thousands of languages in this world. From well educated secular Europeans to the Tribal living in the deepest jungles of Africa or South America, each culture with their own unique language. We have pre conceived notions about languages, such as we tend to think that the language which has a written history is more advanced than others.Oldest languages which have written history are Chinese, Latin, Arabian, Sanskrit, etc. But at some point or another a group breaks off to start off their culture and language, i.e. French, German, etc came out of Latin. Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu came out of Sanskrit, Persian, etc
Baba Sheikh Farid
Punjabi is the language which everyone identifies with the people of five rivers. People in the area West of Jamuna and East of river Indus were called Punjabis. Punjabi culture starts its written history on the first day of the month of Ramzan in A.D. 1173 in a Punjabi city of Kothiwal. The night of birth was dark and cloudy, and the moon, whose appearance indicates the beginning of Ramzan-the lent- could not be seen. Yes! I am talking about the birth of Farid-ul-Din Masaud Shakar Ganj, the Baba Farid of PakPattan. As the moon could not be seen and men began to wonder whether to open their fast. A holy man was consulted who advised that a great Soul has born in the house of Suleiman and if that infant suckles then we can break the fast and to everybody's amazement, infant baba Sheikh Farid ji was fasting. Baba Sheikh Farid as he is called all over Punjab, India, and Pakistan was born at the time when Punjab was going through great crossroads. Tamur the Lame, Halaku (Son of Chengez Khan), etc ravaged Punjab about 100 to 200 years before he was born. The official language of India was Turkish and Persian. The Slave Dynasty of Qutub-Ud-Din Aibak was at that time being ruled by Sultan Balban. 200-300 years earlier to the West of India, sword of Islam had swept in the countries like Iran, Afghanistan, and Eastern Europe. In India too, Slave Qutub-ud-din Aibak tried to subdue people through force, but could only create a rift between different communities. Then came the sufi saints from Arabia and other places to spread their message of love for Allah. Sufi saints like Khwaja Qutub-Ul-Din Bakhtiar Kaki, who was a Syed of Jafiri Hussaini tribe, were very famous. Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki was Born around 1150 A.D. and studied under Abu Hifz, a celebrated doctor of Ush, he went to Ajmer and became a disciple of Muayan-ul-Din Hasan Chisti. In due time he proceeded to Delhi where Baba Farid met him and became his disciple. Emperor Sultan Shams-ul-Din Altmish was also his disciple. He died in A.D. 1235 and was buried in Delhi, where his tomb is held in devout reverence by pious Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. His descendants are called Chistis from the tribe of his priest. - Makhazan-ul-Tawarikh. Genealogy of Baba Sheikh Farid ji is given in the Jawahi-r-Faridi (The gems of Farid), preserved at the shrine of Pak Pattan, by Ali Asghar of Bahadal, a town near Sirhind. Baba Sheikh Farid ji descended from Farrukh Shah, who was king of Kabul and kings of Ghazni and other states were subject to him. Baba Farid ji's Great Grandfather was son of Farrukh Shah, the emperor of Kabul. During that time, Baba Farid's Great Grandfather was killed when Halaku, the grandson of Chengez Khan invaded Kabul, he killed several princes and learned men, including several of Baba Farid's ancestors. Baba Farid's Grandfather Shaikh Shaib abandoned their country and took refuge in the Punjab in A.D. 1125. The Qazi of Kasur who was acquainted with the high position Shaikh Shaib had held there, treated him and his relatives with great respect and hospitality. After some time Shaikh Shaib proceeded to Multan where he deemed he should be less exposed to worldly influences or the temptings of ambition. He took his abode in Kothiwal, now known as Chawali Mushaikh, close to Dipalpur. He established in Kothiwal a private college for religious instruction and attracted much attention. His eldest son Jamal-ud-din married Bibi Miriam, daughter of Syed Muhammad Abdula Shah - a descendant of Ali. Bibi Miriam had three sons, Khwaja Aziz-ul-din, Farid-ul- Din Masaud (Baba Farid) and Khwaja Najib-ul-din, and one daughter Khatun Jamila. When Baba Farid was a few years old his mother taught him his prayers. The boy asked her what was gained by prayer. His mother replied Sugar. Accordingly, she used to hide some sugar under his prayer-carpet, and, when he had finished his prayers, draw it forth, and give it to him as a reward of his devotion. One day his mother forgot to put the sugar but after prayers, there was sugar under the carpet. From that day on, Bibi Miriam started calling his son Shakar Ganj, or the treasury of Sugar. When Baba Farid was 16 years old he went to Hajj and stayed in the house of Abdul Rahim Ansari. Since, Baba Farid ji use to talk in Punjabi, an unkempt faqir on hearing Farid's language foretold the Boy's subsequent greatness. After Farid came back to Punjab, he was sent to Khwaja Qutub-ul-Din Bakhtiar Kaki at Delhi to learn theology. Qutub-ul-din finding Baba Farid deficient in scholarship sent him to the shrine of Abdul Shakur of Sarsa, near Delhi to finish his education. On that occasion Baba Farid repeated the following:-O Farid, thou hast not walked in God's way ;therefore He hath no appeared unto theeWho is there who hath knocked at God's doorfor whom it hath not been openedLost thy life on the way of the Friend if thou desire to be even as those holy men.The high reputation Farid obtained in Delhi soon became irksome to him. He therefore made his way to Hansi, where he remained for some time. Meanwhile Khwaja Qutub-ul- Bakhtiar Kaki died at Delhi and Baba Farid paid a second visit to that city, and assumed the mantle of his late spiritual guide. He ultimately left it in the keeping of Jamal-ul-Din of Hansi and thence proceeded to Ajodhan, the present Pak Pattan. The manner in which the name of Ajodhan changed to Pak Pattan was that a canal which derived its water from the Sutlej passed near the town. It was usual for all who visited Baba Farid to wash their hands and feet there. The place then became known as Baba Sahib ji da Pak Pattan, or Farid's cleansing ferry. Baba Farid after some time, in accordance with his mother's advice, went to forest, and lived there as an anchoret for some years on leaves of trees. On his return, when his mother began to comb his hair, Baba Farid complained that the operation caused him pain. His mother replied that he must have caused similar pain to the trees when he robbed them of fruit for food. Then he set out on another pilgrimage . This time, so as not to hurt any living thing, he tied a wooden cake to his stomach, and, it is said, subsisted on the imaginary sustenance it afforded him for this vow. Then when Baba Farid ji returned, his mother finding him that he had not lost all remnants of pride, dismissed him to do penance for a third period of some years. This time, it is said, he caused himself to be suspended by the feet in a well. He composed the following couple in reference to these circumstances.Farid, thy body is on the stake; thy head hath become a cage; the crows peck at thy feetIf God come to me even now, happy shall be my lot.Sheikh Farid ji made Pak Pattan a great center of Sufi Thoughts. People from all over India and Middle east would come to see him. He always used his language, that was Punjabi spoken by common people, even though he was highly learned and educated in Arabic, Persian, etc. His all couplets are written in Punjabi, with Persian script. He generally rejected offerings of money, but would accept gifts of food, etc for public kitchen. Baba Farid Ji went to Delhi again and was received with a most hospitable reception. Emperor Nasir-ul-Din Balban introduced him to his family. Baba Farid ji looked to Emperor's daughter Hazabara and asked Emperor to marry her to him. Thus Hazabra was married to Baba Sheikh Farid ji, but only after Emperor Balban promised not to give any costly gifts, Baba ji distributed all her jewels, etc to Faqirs. Once seven hundred holy men were sitting together. An inquirer put them four questions to which Baba Farid ji replied. Q.1 Who is the wisest of men?A.1 He who refraineth from Sin.Q.2 Who is the most intelligent?A.1 He who is not disconcerted at anything.Q.3 Who is most independent?A.3 He who practiseth contentment.Q.4 Who is the most needy?A.4 He who practiseth it not.The following sentences are taken from Baba Farid's sermons:- Last night sad thoughts possessed me,But afterwards I reflected on my beautiful Lover.I said I would do everything to go to His door.My tears ran, and my Lover then caught my sleeve.A Student asked Baba Farid if singing was lawful and proper. He replied that, according to Islam, it was certainly unlawful, but its propriety was still a matter of discussion. Nizam-ul-dauliya told Nasir-ud-din a disciple of his, that one day when he went to visit Baba Farid he stood at his door, and saw him dancing as he sang the following :- I wish ever to live in Thy love, O GodIf I become the dust under Thy feet, I shall liveI thy slave desire none but Thee in both worlds;For Thee I will live and for Thee I will die.The following couplet was a favorite of Farid's Not every heart is capable of finding the secret of God's love.There are not pearls in every sea; there is not gold in every mine.Baba Farid ji visited a city called Mokhalpur, it is now called Faridkot in honor of the Baba Farid ji, it is the Indian part of Punjab. Then he turned towards the Punjabi mountains where he converted a tribe. Baba Farid ji remained there for six months and then he locked up the house in which he had dwelt, saying that his successor would open it, and then returned to Pak Pattan. As his successor Diwan Taj-ul-Din was returning from a pilgrimage to Makka and Madina, he happened to visit that part of the country. He asked people their tribe name, they said they were descendents of Qutub-ul-Alam Baba Farid Shakarganj. And thus Taj-ud-din opened up the door of Baba Farid ji's hut hundreds of years later.
Baba Farid ji died of Pneumonia on the fifth day of Month of Muharrim, A.D. 1266. The date of Baba Farid jis death is commemorated by chronograms (a) Farid Asari (b) Auliye Khudai. He was unique, a saint of God. Baba Farid ji were buried outside the town of Pak pattan at a place called martyrs grave. His torch of Sufi thoughts were carried by his successor and subsequently several others such as Bhagat Kabir, Baba Guru Nanak Dev ji, etc were affected by the teachings of the great Saint. Baba Guru Nanak Dev ji's contemporary was a Baba Sheikh Farid ji Sani, or the second Sheikh Farid ji, 6th in succession of Baba Farid Shaikh Shakarganj. Thus Baba Sheikh Farid ji Shakarganj can be truly called the founder of Punjabi literature, making Punjabi culture old than Hindi, Urdu and other languages of current times. It was much after Baba Farid ji that Kabir, Tulsidas, Mira Bai, etc started using common language of people of India. Baba Sheikh Farid ji can truely be considered a pioneer of the modern Punjabi culture and concept of Punjabiat. Quotations . Written by Sandeep Singh BajwaSource: sikh-history.com

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Fariduddin Ganjshakar
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Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Masood Ganjshakar Dari حضرت بابا فرید الدّین مسعود گنج شکر,Punjabi ਫ਼ਰੀਦ-ਉਦ-ਦੀਨ ਗੰਜਸ਼ਕਰ}}) (1173-1266)[1] or (1188 (584 Hijri) - May 7, 1280 (679 T-lijri)) [2][3], commonly known as Baba Farid (Punjabi: بابا فرید, ਬਾਬਾ ਫ਼ਰੀਦ) was a 12-th century Sufi preacher and saint of Chishti Order, from South Asia.[1]
He is recognised as the first major poet of the Punjabi language [2]. Baba Farid is considered one of the holiest and pivotal saints of the Punjab region; today he is revered among both Sufis as well as Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus. In Sikhism, he is one of 15 Sikh Bhagats, whose works have been incorporated in Sikh Holy Book, the Guru Granth Sahib [4].
'Faridia Islamic University', at Sahiwal, Pakistan is name after him [5], and in July 1998, the Punjab Government in India, established the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences at Faridkot, the city which itself was named after him [6][7].
Contents[hide]
1 His ancestors
2 Biography
3 His Shrine
4 He Himself is Master and Disciple
5 His Students
6 His descendants
7 Baba Farid's place in Sikhism and Gurbani
7.1 Verses
8 Further reading
9 References
10 See also
11 External links
11.1 Poetry links
11.2 Video links
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[edit] His ancestors
He was the grandson of Shaykh Shoaib who was the grandson of Farrukh Shah Kabuli, the king of Kabul and Ghazni, who was the grandson of Saint Ibrahim Bin Adham who was the descendant of Caliph Umar bin al-Khattab. Baba Farid was born around 1170 in Afghanistan. He was the descended of Farrukh Shah, King of Afghanistan and Ghazni. Baba Farid 's great grandfather was the son of Farrukh Shah Kabuli. He was killed along with most of his family members when the Mongol hordes invaded Kabul. Baba Farid’s grandfather Shaykh Shoaib left Afghanistan and settled in Punjab in 1125.[8]
Umar Bin Khattab, second Caliph
Abdullah Bin Umar
Nasir
Sulaiman
Adham, King of Balkh and Bukhara
Ibrahim Bin Adham aka Abou Ben Adham
Ishaq
Abul Fatah
Abdullah Waa'iz Kobra
Abdullah Waa'iz Soghra
Masood
Sulaiman
Ishaq
Mohammad
Naseeruddin
Farrukh Shah Kabuli, King of Afghanistan
Shahabuddin Kabuli
Mohammed
Yousuf
Ahmed, died fighting Hulagu Khan
Shoaib
Jamaluddin Sulaiman
Baba Fareed

[edit] Biography
Baba Fareed was born in 1188 or 1173 CE (584 Hijri) at Kothewal village, 10 km from Multan in the Punjab region of Pakistan, to Jamal-ud-din Suleiman and Maryam Bibi (Qarsum Bibi), daughter of Sheikh Wajih-ud-din Khojendi [9]. He was a descendant of Farrukh Shah Kabuli, the King of Afghanistan [10].
According to a legend, it was his mother, who inspired young Farid towards prayer, by placing Shakar (sugar) under his prayer mat, and when she didn't, Farid found the sugar nevertheless, this episode gave him an unmistakable spiritual fervour and later the name, Ganj-i-Shakar, meaning 'Treasure of Sweetness' (Shakar) [3]. Shaikh Shoaib was nephew of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi[citation needed].
Baba Farid received his early education at Multan, which had become a centre for education; it was here that he met his master murshid, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, a noted Sufi saint, who was passing through Multan, from Bagdad on way to Delhi. [10], Farid wanted to leave with him for Delhi immediately, but Kaki advised him to first finish his education. Thereafter, he left for Sistan, and Kandahar for his further studies. At 16, he also went to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage. Once his education was over, he shifted to Delhi, where he practiced austerities, and learned the doctrine of his Master, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki. But the bustling city of Delhi didn’t suit him well, and he decided to move to a quieter place, he chose, Hansi, Haryana, where he stayed for a while [3][11].
Meanwhile, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki died in 1235, so he left Hansi, and assumed the role of spiritual successor of his Master, though he left Delhi again, this time for Ajodhan [12] (the present Pakpattan, Pakistan). On his way, his stopped at a place now called, Faridkot, and did penance for 40 days, near the fort of King ‘Mokhal’, then under construction. The king was so impressed by his presence that he named the city, after Baba Farid, instead of ‘Mokhalpur’, and the place is still called, ‘Tilla Baba Farid’, and ‘Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman Purb Mela’ is celebrated in September, each year, commemorating his arrival in the city [13][14].
It was here that he met the 20-year old, Nizamuddin Auliya, who went on to become his disciple, and later his successor (khalifa). Soon the city, received the name, Baba Farid’s ‘Pak Pattan’, meaning Pure City, which in time became its present name [3], though some sources suggest, it comes from its another meaning, 'Holy Ferry' [15].
Baba Farid married Hazabara, daughter of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud. He died on 5th of Muharram [10], Tuesday, 7th May 1266 CE (679 Hijri) during Namaz. His darbar is in Dera Pindi, and his name is Khawaja Shaikh Muhammad Paak Ghareeb Nawaz. "There is only one Fareed, though many spring forth from the bud of the flower".
Baba Farid was a very pious and religious man, of impeccable character, humble and people's poet. He was poor and led a simple life. His piety and his character attracted people to Sufism.
Amongst, famous people who visited his shrine over the centuries, are famous scholar-explorer, Ibn Battuta, who visited in 1334 [15], and Founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, who met then head of the shrine, Sheikh Ibrahim, twice, and his meeting lead to the incorporation of 122 verses, and four poems of Baba Farid, in Sikh Holy Book, Guru Granth Sahib, by the fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev in 1604 [3].

[edit] His Shrine

Shrine of Hazrat Baba Fareed Shaker Gunj
His mazar (shrine) is the pride of Pakpattan. Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia constructed his tomb. Mazar has two doors, namely Noori darwaza and Bahishti darwaza. Bahishti darwaza opens once a year and during the fair thousands of people pass through it. It (door) is made of silver and floral designs are laid in gold sheet [2]. Thousands of devotees come to visit the shrine daily from within the country and from abroad. His urs (death anniversary) is celebrated every year on the 5th, 6th and 7th of Muharram.

[edit] He Himself is Master and Disciple
He was the spiritual disciple and Khalifa (spiritual successor) of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki who was the disciple and Khalifa of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti who was the disciple and Khalifa of Sheikh Usmaan Haruni.

[edit] His Students
He was the spiritual master of Nizamuddin Auliya (who was the Master of Amir Khusro and Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi), his sister's son Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari(Master of Shamsuddin).

[edit] His descendants
His descendants, also known as Fareedi, Fareedies and Faridy, mostly carry the name Farooqi. They are all over India and can also be found all over the world including Pakistan and Australia. However those still looking after his shrine are better known as Diwans.

[edit] Baba Farid's place in Sikhism and Gurbani
Baba Farid has been honoured by the Gurus of Sikhism by his verses being collected and compiled in the Sikh holy Guru Granth Sahib under the chapter Farid's Sayings by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.[16] Baba Farid's verses have been collected in the holy book Guru Granth Sahib (normally referred to as Gurbani) under the chapter Farid's sayings by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

[edit] Verses
Fareed, this world is beautiful, but there is a thorny garden within it.
Fareed, do not turn around and strike those who strike you with their fists.
Fareed, when there is greed, what love can there be? When there is greed, love is false.
Farid Kaaley maindey kaprey, kaala mainda wais,
Gunahan Bharehan main pheraan, Lok kahain dervishLaden with my load of misdeeds,I move about in the garb of black garments.And the people see me and call me a dervish.
Galian chikkar door ghar, naal payarey neouney,
challaan tey bhijjay kambli, rahan ta jaaey neouney.My promise with my love, a long way to go and a muddy lane aheadIf I move I spoil my cloak; if I stay I break my word. " [9]

[edit] Further reading
Sheikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar Ain-e-Akbari by Abul Fazal, English translation, by H. Blochmann and Colonel H. S. Jarrett, 1873 – 1907. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta; Volume III, Saints of India. (Awliyá-i-Hind), page 363.
Pakpattan and Baba Farid Ganj-i-Shakar, by Muhammad Abdullah Caghtai. Kitab Khana Nauras, 1968.
Baba Sheikh Farid: Life and teachings, by Gurbachan Singh Talib. Baba Farid Memorial Society, 1973.
Baba Farid (Makers of Indian literature), by Balwant Singh Anand, Sahitya Akademi, 1975.
Baba Farid-ud-Din Masud Ganj-i-Shakar, by Jafar Qasimi. Islamic Book Foundation. 1978.
Sheikh Baba Farid aur unka Kavya, by Jayabhagavan Goyal. 1998, Atmarama & Sons. ISBN 817043081X.
Savanih hayat Baba Farid Ganj-i Shakar, by Pir Ghulam Dastgir Nami. Madni Kutub Khanah.
Baba Farid Ganjshakar, by Shabbir Hasan Cishti Nizami. Asthana Book Depot.
Love is his own power: The slokas of Baba Farid. 1990, ISBN 8171891357.
Hazrat Baba Farid-ud-Din Masood Ganj Shakar, by Sheikh Parvaiz Amin Naqshbandy. Umar Publications, 1993.
Baba Farid di dukh–chetana, by Sarawan Singh Paradesi. 1996, Ravi Sahitya Prakashan, ISBN 8171432352.
Hymns of Sheikh Farid, by Brij Mohan Sagar. South Asia Books, 1999. ISBN 0836459857.
Sheikh Farid, by Dr. Harbhajan Singh. Hindi Pocket Books, 2002. ISBN 81-216-0255-6.
Faridnama, by Shiekh Farid , Zahid Abrol (Translator), 2003 Ajanta Book, ISBN 9788120205871.

[edit] References
^ a b "Baba Sheikh Farid Shakarganj (1173 - 1266 A.D.)". Sandeep Singh Bajwa. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
^ a b c Shrine of Baba Farid at Pakpattan
^ a b c d e Sheikh Farid, by Dr. Harbhajan Singh. Hindi Pocket Books, 2002. ISBN 81-216-0255-6. Page 11.
^ Sikh Bhagats : Baba Sheikh Farid Ji - Biography
^ Faridia Islamic University
^ Introduction Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Official website.
^ "District: Faridkot". National Informatics Centre, Punjab State Unit, Chandigarh. Retrieved on 2007-26-07.
^ Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganj-e-Shakar - Biography Sufi Study Circle of Toronto.
^ a b Sufis - Wisdom against Violence The South Asian, April, 2001.
^ a b c Sheikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar Ain-e-Akbari by Abul Fazal, English translation, by H. Blochmann and Colonel H. S. Jarrett, 1873 – 1907. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta; Volume III, Saints of India. (Awliyá-i-Hind), page 363.
^ Baba Sheikh Farid Shakarganj - Biography www.punjabilok.com.
^ former name - Ajay Vardhan.
^ Manns draw crowds at Baba Farid Mela The Tribune, September 25, 2007.
^ Tilla Baba Farid The Tribune, September 25, 2007.
^ a b Pakpatthan Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1090, v. 19, p. 332.
^ "Sikh Bhagats : Baba Sheikh Farid Ji". Gateway to Sikhism. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
Janamsakhi Sheikh Farid

[edit] See also
Kabir
Chishti
Faridi
Farooqi
List of mausolea

[edit] External links
Baba Farid Foundation
Punjabilok Biography
Baba Farid's short bio

[edit] Poetry links
Austere rhythms of Farid, by Najm Hosain Syed
Complete kalam of Baba Farid
Poetry of Baba Farid

[edit] Video links
Documentaries on Baba Farid.
List of documentraies on Baba Farid
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v • d • eThe 15 Sikh Bhagats of Sikhism
Bhagat Beni Bhagat Bhikhan Bhagat Dhanna Sheikh Farid Bhagat Jaidev Bhagat Kabir Bhagat Namdev Bhagat Parmanand Bhagat Pipa Bhagat Ramanand Ravidas Bhagat Sadhana Bhagat Sain Bhagat Surdas Bhagat Trilochan

Baba Fareed Shahkergunj

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baba fareed ud din was a great sufi bazurg and first punjabi poet in Islamic world.He belongs to The second khalifa Hazrat Umar(R.A.)'Sons from father and from mother he is from The forth Khalifa e wakt and sher e khuda Hazrat Ali(R.A.).Baba make more than 2000000 lakh peoples muslims/