| Khwaja Qutbuddin | Khwaja Fariduddin | Khwaja Nizamuddin | Khwaja Sabir Pak | Khwaja Nasiruddin |
| Khwaja Banda Nawaz | Bu Ali Shah | Amir Khusro | Waris Pak | Chishti Sufi Sama Qawwali |
chisty, Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Chishty Ajmer Sharif, India,
chisti, Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Chishti Ajmer Sharif, India
CHISHTI
The Chishti Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was
founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, about 930 C.E. and continues to this
day (2008). The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and
openness.]
The order was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami ("the Syrian") who brought Sufism to
the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day western
Afghanistan. Before returning to the Levant, Shami initiated, trained and
deputized the son of the local Amir, (Khwaja) Abu Ahmad Abdal (d. 966). Under
the leadership of Abu Ahmad’s descendants, the Chishtiyya as they are also
known, flourished as a regional mystical order.
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