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06/02/22 13:25 PM IST

Source: PIB

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

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The Union Minister for Minority Affairs offered “Chadar” on behalf of the Prime Minister at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan on the occasion of 810th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

  • Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was born in Sijistan in Iran in 1141-42 He arrived in Delhi during the reign of the Iltutmish.
  • He settled in the Indian subcontinent in the early 13th-century, where he promulgated the famous Chishtiyya order of Sunni mysticism.
  • Later he moved to Ajmer, where he started living and preaching.
  • Chishti was soon able to draw the local populace, poor people, peasants, and nobles from far and wide.

Ajmer Sharif Dargah

  • The tomb of Chishti became a site of worship following the preacher’s death in 1236.
  • Rulers like Muhammad bin Tughluq and Akbar, have said to made their famous visits to the tomb.
  • In the present day, the dargah continues to be one of the most popular sites of religious visitation for Sunnis.
  • The Dargah complex of Chishti was built in Indo-Islamic style of architecture.
  • A golden crown offered by Nawab Haider Ali Khan of Rampur sits on top of it and a lotus adorns the dome.
  • The materials used include marble, brick and sandstone.

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