Moinuddin Chishti
Organization founder
1141 – 1236
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Who was Moinuddin Chishti?
Moinuddin Chishti was born in 1141 and died in 1236 CE. Also known as Gharīb Nawāz "Benefactor of the Poor", he is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. Moinuddin Chishti introduced and established the order in the subcontinent. The initial spiritual chain or silsila of the Chishti order in India, comprising Moinuddin Chishti, Bakhtiyar Kaki, Baba Farid, Nizamuddin Auliya, constitutes the great Sufi saints of Indian history.
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- Born
- 1141
Iran - Also known as
- Khwaja Moinuddin Chist
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- India
- Lived in
- Delhi
- Ajmer
- Died
- 1236
Ajmer
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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