Muinuddin Chishti
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Retouched image of the six Sufi masters: Chvadscha Mu'in al-Din Tschishti, Ghaus al-A'zam , Chvadscha Qutb al-Din , Sheikh Mihr, Shah Sharaf Bu 'Ali Qalandar and Sultan-ul-Mashaikh
Muinuddin Chishti or Muinaddin Tschishti ( Persian معینالدین چشتی; born 1141 in Sistan ; died in 1230 in Ajmer , India ), also known as Gharib Nawaz , a Muslim mystic ( Sufi ) and the most famous sheikh of Tschischtiyya - Order in South Asia . His tomb ( dargah ) is in Ajmer and is still one of the most important Islamic pilgrimage sites in India. At the time of the Mughal Empire , he was the patron saint of the ruling house and the empire. The emperors made pilgrimages to his grave on foot and built mosques there.
Web links
Website of the Holy Tomb: http://www.khwajagharibnawaz.net/sufiajmer.htm
Commons : Moinuddin Chishti - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Muinuddin Chishti in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Chishti, Muinuddin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gharib Nawaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Islamic mystic, Sufi and Sheikh of the Chishtiyya order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1141 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sistan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1230 |
| Place of death | Ajmer , India |