Sufi Saints and Shrines

ASRAFUL AULIA SULTANUL HIND HAZRAT KHWAJA MOINUDDIN CHISHTY

Hazarat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty is considered as one of the most important part of sufi dynasty.Hazarat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty received his basic and primary education in his home town of chist, and then later on went to a school in Sanjar where the customery education in Theology was imparted to him. He became a hafiz of Holy Quran at the young age of nine. It was during this period that due to violent disturbances in province of Seistan the family of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty left for Nishapur in the province of Khorasan, and settle down in the suburbs of Rewand. His family again realize that they would be facing trouble again because of the Taratars and internal rewolts.
At the age of thirteen in 549 A.H. he witnessed the massacre and destruction of human life and property. Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty left for Bukhara in 552 A.H. for advanced study in Theology, Islamic jurisprudence, Hadith and Tafsir, Oriental sciences and literature. After having completed his education he embarked on the third phase of Life . in order to acquaint him self by coming into contact with the great mystic of his time, he proceeded towards Baghdad in 562 A.H. Enroute he stayed at a place called Haroon ( Harwan) and it was at this place that he met Hazarat Khwaja Usman Harooni, a great mystic.
Hazarat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty became his deciple. Now Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harooni and Hazrat Khwaja Monuddin Chisty started their journey which was to cover a period of twetny years with the intention and object of meeting great mystics in different parts of the world…….

KUTBUL ALAM MALIKUL MASHAYAKH HAZRAT KHAWAJA QUTBODDIN BAKHTYAR KAKI

Kutbul Alam, Malikul Mashayakh hazrat khawaja qutboddin bakhtyar kaki from 583 H/1187 A.D. to 633 H/1235 A.D. The name of his Father was Saiyed kamluddin and his ancestery is traced back to Hazrat sayedena Imam Hasan. He is famous sufi saint. He was born in “Osh”. He was one and half year old when his father died and he was brought up in a supervision of his mother. At the age of five years he started taking education from Maulana Abdul Hafiz. He educated him, both in worldly and spiritual teachings. When Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin chisty came to Osh, Hazrat Khwaja Qutboddin Bakhtyar Qaqi became his deciple…….

SHAMSUL AAREFIN,SULTANUL SALEKIN,SHAIKHUL ISLAM HAZRAT KHWAJA FARIDUDDIN GANJESHAKAR

Hazrat Khwaja Saiyed Fariduddin Ganjeshakar is a famous sufi saint and second spiritual successor of hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty. He is a famous sufi sanit of the sub continent of chistiya sect. The name of his father was Hazarat Khwaja Jamaluddin . Hazrat Khwaja Fariduddin Chisty is addressed as a Ganjeshakar on the basis of few anecdotes. One is that he was fond of sugar. The other is that his mother to encourage him used to put a small amount of sugar under his prayer met, saying, this was a gift from God to those who were committed in their prayer. As it happen one day she forgot to place the sugar a s part of her routine, yet he found, to her surprise sugar under the prayer met. With regard to her query of who had given it to him, he replied that Allah , as usual put sugar under the prayer met. Another anecdote goes that one day a caravan carrying bags of sugar on camels passed near by. Hazrat inquired about the contents of the bags an the carvan man replied , it contained salt. On reaching the destination when they checked their bags they were astounded to find them all full of salt. They repented and went back to Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganjeshakar and most humbly sought his pardon and forgiveness…………………

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