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Posted 03 Jan 2025

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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
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  • Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
  • Sufism
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