Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind

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Who is Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind?

Akhi Siraj Aaninae Hind – a 14th-century Bengalese Sufi saint of the Chishti mystic tradition, disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya. His shrine in Gaur, West Bengal, India, attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees every year.

Akhi Siraj earned the title of Āainae-Hind, translating to "Mirror of India", from Nizāmuddīn Auliyā, a legendary Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in the Indian Subcontinent. As one of the first disciples of Nizāmuddīn Auliyā, he spent long years with him.

His successor Alaul Haq Pandavi is credited with the rise to prominence of the Chishti order in Bengal.

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on July 23, 2013

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