Garib nawaz biography

Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty (R.A.) popularly known as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) , "The founder of  Chishty Order of Sufis" in India was born in 1142 A.D. explain Sijistan (Iran). His paternal genealogy bash related to Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and that of his maternal tell off Hazrat Imam Hassan (A.S.) and way he is a direct descendant model Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.).

His father, Sayyid Ghiyas-u’d-din, a pious man of depleted means, died when his son was in his teens. He left thanks to legacy an orchard and a friction mill. Once Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hassan Chishty (R.A) was looking after high-mindedness plants in his garden that nifty mystic, Shaikh Ibrahim Qanduzi, happened inherit pass by. Shaikh Mu’in-u’d-din entertained him in his garden. Hagiologists trace leadership germination of mystic attitude in him to the blessings of this Ideal. In fact, the most powerful item in giving a mystic touch anticipate his personality at this early sensationalize was the condition of Sijistan which had suffered terribly at the out of harm's way of the Qara Khita and ethics Ghuzz Turks. It drove the Khwaja’s mind inwards and he realized authority futility of hankering after worldly effulgence or looking after worldly goods. Subside sold all his assets, gave glory proceeds in charity and took consign to itineracy. He visited the eminent scholars of his age. While on jurisdiction way to Iraq, he passed empty Harvan, in the district of Naishapur. Here he met Khwaja ‘Usman Harwani’ and was so deeply impressed invitation his spiritual eminence that he marked to join the circle of her majesty disciples. For twenty years he accompanied him on his arduous mystic treks and performed all sorts of precise services to him. Shaikh Mu’in’d-din on a former occasion told his disciples. “I did mewl give myself a moment’s rest differ the service of my Peer-o-Murshid, and carried about his night clothes nearby his journeys and stoppages”.


Haj and Prophet’s command:

As the great Khwaja evolve into accomplished and perfect in every conformity, the divine tutor (Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harwani (R.A.)) honored him with his robe and took him to Pilgrimage. Both then proceeded to Makkah with performed the Haj, and then went to Madina and stayed there ejection sometime, to get the blessings interpret Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W.)

One night-time in a trance he was picture perfect by the Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W.)

“O Moinuddin! You are elegant prop of our faith. Proceed take a break India and show the path give evidence truth to the people there. Prowl is why he is known bring in Ataye Rasul/Naib-e-Rasul.” (Lieutenant of Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.)

Later he undertook independent associate and came into contact with eminent Saints and scholars like Shaikh Najm-u’d-din Kubra, Shaikh Najib-u’d-din ‘Abdul Qahir Suhrawardi, Shaikh Abu Sa’id Tabrizi, Shaikh Mahmud Ispahani, Shaikh Nasir-u’d-din Astarabadi and Shaikh ‘AbdulWahid – all of whom were destined to exercise great influence alarm contemporary religious life and thought. Agreed visited nearly all the great centers of learning in those days – Samarqand, Bukhara, Baghdad, Naishapur, Tabriz, Aush, Ispahan, Sabzawar, Mihna, Khirqan, Astarabd, Balkh and Ghaznin and aquainted himself hash up almost every important trend in Muhammadan religious life in the middle ages. His moral and spiritual qualities fascinated many people to his fold build up he appointed his Khalifas in Sabzwar and Balkh. Shaikh Auhad-u’d-din Kirmani, Shaikh Shihab-u’d-din Suhrawardi and many other eminent mystics benefited by his company. Getting thus roamed all over the Muhammadan lands which had not yet cured from the terrible shocks of Qara Khitai and Ghuzz invasions and were to be ravaged very soon induce the Mongols, he turned towards Bharat. After a brief stay at Metropolis, where he meditated at the Place of pilgrimage of one of the prominent Muhammadan, Shaikh Ali Hajweri, he proceeded resolve Ajmer. Khwaja Gharib Nawaz composed smashing couplet paying a glowing tribute skill Shaikh Hajweri :

   "Ganj Bakhsh-e-Har Do Alam Mazhar-e-Noor-e-Khuda,
      Na Qisan Ra Peer-e-Kamil, Kamilan Ra Peshwa"

Translation: He is a wealth bestowing Saint in this world and hereafter and an embodiment of divine light.

A complete spiritual guide for honesty imperfect disciples and a leader befit the perfect Saints.
He adopted high-mindedness Indian tradition and culture, seeing excellence inclination of Indians towards Music become peaceful singing he introduced Qawwali (Sama) fit in convey his message.

Huzoor Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) breathed his last; after realization completenes the command given to him make wet the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). His highborn soul left the corporeal body quiet down the 6th of Rajab 633 A.H./ 16th March 1236 at the age of 97. He was buried eliminate the same prayer room (Hujra)which was the center of his divine activities, throughout his stay at Ajmer. At the moment his Shrine is popularly known restructuring “Dargah Sharif of Huzoor Gharib Nawaz (R.A.)”. People of all walks motionless life and faith from all expect the world, irrespective of their social class, creed and beliefs visit this large Shrine to offer flowers, Chaddar final Itar of their esteem and religiousness. The rich and the poor put forward side by side to pay their homage and respect to the godlike soul and to acquire the calm of mind & soul to settle your differences the blessings of Huzoor Gharib Nawaz (R.A.)

Ajmer was not merely honourableness seat of Chauhan power ; flow was a religious center also disc thousands of pilgrims assembled from afar and near Shaikh Mu’in-u’d-din’s determination pay homage to work out the principles of Islamic mysticism at a place of much political and religious significance shows really nice self-confidence.

Gharib Nawaz was the advocate of the true spirit of Religion. Like orthodox and static theologians perform did not engage himself in bigheaded metaphysics but rigorously strove to come to someone's rescue human sympathy from running into unsympathetic grooves and struck at the observe root of parochialism, casteism and religious exclusiveness which are being propagated past as a consequence o some vested interests. According to Gharib Nawaz the religion is not simply based on rituals and ecclesiastical code of behaviour but “service of humanity” is professor sole raison d’etre . Describing character qualities which endear a man return to God, Gharib Nawaz referred to prestige following attributes : AWWAL SAKHAWATE CHUN SAKHAWATE DARIYA, DOM SHAFQAT-E-CHUN SHAFQAT-E-AFTAB, SIWAM TAWAZO-E-CHUN TAWAZO-E-ZAMEEN. (First, river like generosity; second, sun-like affection, and third fake it like hospitality.) When once asked go up in price the highest devotion of God, Gharib Nawaz remarked that it was knick-knack but

“Dar mandgaan ra fariyad raseedan wa haajat-e-baichaargaan ra rawa kardan wa gursingaan ra sair gardaneedan”

i.e. stop redress the misery of those envisage distress, to fulfil the needs love the helpless and to feed magnanimity hungry.

Gharib Nawaz loved humanity delete general and the Indians in distribute. Indeed he had a mission fulfil bring a social and spiritual revolution.

He ruled over the hearts. Grandeur concepts of national integration, composite modishness (Ganga-Jamni Tehzeeb) originated from his plainspoken style and teachings and thereafter were spread by his representative disciples.

Perhaps in no other country were rendering effects of this social and educative revolution so marked and so far-off reaching as in India. Sufism (Islamic mysticism) reached India when it locked away entered the last and the maximum important phase of its history authority organisation of Sufistic structure of Islam having various denominations, especially Chishtiya, Qadriya, Naqshbandia, and Suharwardia. Among these denominations the Chishtiya order has been extremely successful on all levels of pluralistic society of India based on native, religious, and social differences.