Khwaja moinuddin chishti biography of mahatma
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Shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti
Sufi tomb of Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer
The Shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti, also known as the Ajmer Dargah Shareef, is a Sufidargah complex incorporating the shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti, several tombs, and a mosque, located at Ajmer, in the state of Rajasthan, India.[1] The shrine fryst vatten significant and it fryst vatten one of the most popular sites of religious visitation for Sunni Muslims in the Indian subcontinent that can attract up to 20, pilgrims per day, swelling to hundred of thousands on Chishti's urs.
Background
[edit]Main article: Mu'in al-Din Chishti
Moinuddin Chishti was a 13th-century Sufi saint and philosopher. Born in Sanjar (of modern-day Iran), or in Sijistan,[2] he arrived in Delhi during the reign of the SultanIltutmish (d. ). Moinuddin moved from Delhi to Ajmer shortly thereafter, at which point he became increasingly influenced by the writings of the famous SunniHanbalischolar and mysticʿAbdallāh Anṣārī (d.
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Details
Organizer: Department of Sociology and Culture Studies, JAMIA MADEENATHUNNOOR, Markaz Garden, Calicut In Collaboration with Directorate of Research and development PRISM FOUNDATION
About the Conference
- When: January 24,
- Free Registration- Participation is free for all
- Mode: Offline
- Venue: Jamia Madeenathunnoor, Markaz Garden, Poonoor, Calicut, Kerala, India,
- Call for Papers
- Accommodation and Travel: Accommodation and meals provided for paper presenters and participants requiring assistance
Concept Note
Ajmer Sharif, the site of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s enduring legacy, is not merely a sacred space but a locus where religious practice, historical memory, and social life in- tersect to produce a distinctive moral and cultural order. This conference seeks to criti- cally examine the ways in which the Chishti Sufi tradition, embodied most prominently in the shrine of Ajmer, has shaped and been shaped by the dynamic interplay of spiritual authority,
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Mahatma Gandhi's Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Indian Muslim Mystic Bakhtiyar Kaki, And His Pride in Indian Islam
By Rafi Adeen
November 16,
Hyderabad (Rahnuma) India’s most celebrated writer and former Member of Parliament, the late Khushwant Singh wrote in his book, published as “Notes on The Great Indian Circus”; “It should be remembered that Mahatma Gandhi who conducted daily prayers where he was, did not go into temples and the last time he went to a place of worship was at the tomb of Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.”
Born in AD, Khwaja Qutub Uddin Bakhtiyar Kaki was the most renowned Sufi mystic, saint and scholar of the Chishti order in the Indian subcontinent.
His mausoleum was the first Dargah of a prominent Muslim in Delhi. He was a disciple and the intellectual successor of Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer as head of the Chishti order. Delhi’s Qutb Minar, is said to have been dedicated to him.
Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki had a tremendous influence on Islam i