Moin-Ud-Din Chishti: Persian Sufi Chishtiyya order mystic (1143–1236)
Hazrat Sheikh Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti Ajmeri, was born in 1141 and died in 1236 AD.
He is also known as "Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti" and "Gharīb Nawāz" (Benefactor of the Poor). He is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti order of South Asia. Moinuddin Chishti is believed to have introduced and established this Order in India. His shrine is at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
Muʿīn al-Dīn Chishtī | |
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معین الدین چشتی ؓ | |
 A Mughal miniature representing Muʿīn al-Dīn Chishtī | |
| Other names | Khawja Ghareeb Nawaz, Sultan Ul Hind |
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| Born | 1 February 1143 Sistan, Nasrid kingdom |
| Died | 15 March 1236 (aged 92–93)[source?] |
| Resting place | Ajmer Sharif Dargah |
| Religion | Islam |
| Flourished | Islamic golden age |
| Children | Three sons—Abū Saʿīd, Fak̲h̲r al-Dīn and Ḥusām al-Dīn — and one daughter Bībī Jamāl. |
| Parents | Khwāja G̲h̲iyāt̲h̲ al-Dīn Ḥasan, Umm al-Wara |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Tariqa | Chishti (Founder) |
| Other names | Khawja Ghareeb Nawaz, Sultan Ul Hind |
| Profession | Islamic preacher |
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| Profession | Islamic preacher |
The main beliefs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti were achieving oneness with Allah, devotion to the Divine, leading a pure life, showing compassion and charity for the helpless and poor.
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