Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti ( 1141-1235)
The Prime Minister greeted people on ‘Urs’ of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti,
- Urs is held annually at the shrine of sufi saint to commemorate his death anniversary.
About Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
- Born in 1141 CE in Chishti in Herat, Afghanistan.
- He is the most famous saint of the Chishti order of Sufism in the Indian Subcontinent.
- Chishtiya Order was founded in India by him.
- A major feature of the Chishti tradition was austerity, including maintaining a distance from worldly power.
- Famous disciples: Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, Nizamuddin Auliya and Naseeruddin Charagh, etc.
Key Values
- Communal harmony, spiritual satisfaction to all, Humility