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The most famous of the Chishti saints is Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (also spelled Muinuddin Chisti) who settled in Ajmer , India .Moinuddin Chishti oversaw the growth of the order in the 13th century as religious laws were canonized. He saw the Prophet 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 , and Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki . Hazrat Inayat Khan was the first to bring the Chishtia Order to North America. The Saint Kabir is also thought to have been part of the Chishti order.

The Chishti Order is famous for its emphasis on love, tolerance, openness, and ecstasy. The Order traces its origins through various saints all the way to the Prophet's Companion 'Ali and to the Prophet Muhammad.

The Chishti Order is also known for its nine principles. These include: Obedience to shaykh or pir, Renunciation of material world, Distance from worldly powers, Sama (or musical assemblies), Extreme prayers and fasting, Dependence on voluntary offerings, Disapproval of miraculous feats, Service to humanity and Respect for other devotional traditions.


THE GOLDEN CHAIN (SHIJRAH) CHISTIYA-MUJARRADIYA


1. Huzoor Mohammad Mustafa

02. Hazrat Imam Ali Murtaza

03. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Mohammad Hassan Basri

04. Hazrat Abdul Wahid Bin Zaid

05. Hazrat Abu Ali Fazil

06. Hazrat Ibrahim Bin Adham

07. Hazrat Khawaja Sadiyuddin Muraishi

08. Hazrat Khawaja Aminuddin Basri

09. Hazrat Khawaja Karimuddin Mumshaad

10. Hazrat Khawaja Abul Ishak Shami

11. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Ahmed Abdaal

12. Hazrat Khawaja Mohammad Abi Ahmed

13. Hazrat Khawaja Nasihuddin Abu Mohammad

14. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Yusuf Jamal

15. Hazrat Khawaja Nasiruddin Moudud Chisti

16. Hazrat Khawaja Haji Sharif Zindana

17. Hazrat Khawaja Usmaan Haruni

18. Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti

19. Hazrat Khawaja Kutubuddin Baktiyaar Kaki

20. Hazrat Khawaja Kalimuddin Chisti

21. Hazrat Khawaja Sirajuddin

22. Hazrat Khawaja Alimuddin

23. Hazrat Khawaja Mehmood Chisti

24. Hazrat Khawaja Jamaluddin Chisti

25. Hazrat Khawaja Mohammad Hassan

26. Hazrat Khawaja Mohammad Sani

27. Hazrat Khawaja Yuhaiya Madni

28. Hazrat Khawaja Kalimullah

29. Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya

30. Hazrat Khawaja Fakruddin

31. Hazrat Khawaja Noor Mohammad

32. Hazrat Khawaja Suleiman Bande Nawaz

33. Hazrat Khawaja Allah Baksh

34. Hazrat Khawaja Shah Khairuddin Mujjarrad

35. Hazrat Al-Haaj Abdul Rehman Sailani

36. Hazrat Mohammad Masoom Armaan

37. Hazrat Shah Sharfuddin Abdul Gafoor Abdaal

38. Hazrat Mohammed Aainuddin Arif Ali

39. Hazrat Mohammad Sadique Armani (Present)

40. Hazrat Mohammad Malang Masoom Naqshbandi (Present Jaanashin & Sajjadah Nashin)


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