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Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya ( 1238 - 1325 AD) (حضرت خواجة نظام الدّین اولیا), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, was a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in India . He was born in Badayun (east of Delhi ), though he later settled in Delhi , where his shrine ( Nizamuddin Dargah ) is still located. His original name was Mohammed. He was the son of Ahmad Dainiyal, who came to Badayun from Ghazani in the year 1234-35. At the age of 20, Nizamuddin went to Ajodhan (the present Pak Pattan in Pakistan) and became the disciple of Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakkar . He was also the spiritual master of Amir Khusro .
He died in the forenoon of 3rd April 1325.


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