Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti: A Comprehensive Study of his Blessed Life and Religious and Spiritual Services
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Allah, the Lord of Honor, sent prophets to every nation to guide and reform society. This series was completed with our master, the leader of the universe, Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (peace be upon him). After him, since the door of revelation was closed, Allah Almighty chose the noble saints to guide and reform the Ummah out of His mercy.
The noble saints continued to invite people to Allah, the Lord of Honor, through their good morals, righteous deeds, and outward miracles, and they suppressed the innovations, temptations, and misguidance that arose in every era. Among these great noble saints is a very dignified and high-ranking personality, Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri (may Allah have mercy on him). Allah Almighty honored him with the office of Wilayat in a tumultuous era when oppression and tyranny were rampant, misguidance was widespread, and people were astray in both beliefs and actions.
In such delicate and difficult circumstances, Allah, the Lord of Honor, granted Sultan-ul-Hind, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him), Wilayat. He performed the great duty of spreading and preaching Islam solely for the sake of Allah's pleasure and, through his good morals, love, tolerance, and service to humanity, attracted millions of people to the path of guidance and social reform.
Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) was a great spiritual leader and a perfect saint of the Indian subcontinent. Allah Almighty had blessed him with a high rank, numerous miracles, and strong knowledge of both the apparent and hidden worlds. He had special proximity to the Divine Court and was a manifestation of Divine Lights. He was entrusted with the great responsibility by the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) to guide the people of India out of the darkness of polytheism and infidelity and to enlighten them with the light of monotheism and faith.
Allah Almighty had placed such an effect in his gaze that whoever he looked at with attention would immediately become a believer in the oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him). His generosity, love, morals, and service to humanity are famous all over the world.
Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) was related to the family of Syeds and was a noble Syed. His lineage goes back to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), Hazrat Ali Murtaza, and Syeda Fatima Zahra (may Allah be pleased with them), and their son, Syed ush-Shuhada, Hazrat Imam Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him).
The perfection and blessings of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) are evident from the fact that from Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) to the time of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), no prophet was sent to the land of India. Then, after the prophethood of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), for about five hundred years, Allah Almighty did not grant any saint like him the great power to illuminate the entire India, which had been plunged in the darkness of polytheism for centuries, with the light of monotheism.
This fact is as clear as the sun. A great saint of that era described this situation in the following verses:
Everyone was ignorant of the command of the Shari'ah
Everyone was unaware of God and the Prophet
Never did anyone see the Mi'raj of the Qiblah
Never did anyone hear the cry of "Allahu Akbar"
That is, people were ignorant of the commands of the Shari'ah, unaware of God and the Prophet (peace be upon him); they did not know the Qiblah, and they never heard the call of "Allahu Akbar". But due to the blessings of the great Khwaja, the same land was transformed in such a way:
In place of the cross of the church
Where the cry of the polytheists used to be
Now there is the mosque, the mihrab, and the minbar
Now there is the cry of "Allahu Akbar"
The Birth of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) was born in the town of Sanjar and grew up in Khorasan. His father, Hazrat Khwaja Ghiyasuddin Hasan, was a pious and righteous man who was considered one of the great scholars, owners of piety, and wealthy nobles of his time.
Birth:
Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) was born on 13th Rajab 537 AH. Darashikoh, in his famous book "Safinat ul-Awliya", writes that he was born in Sijistan and grew up in Khorasan. Similarly, "Makhzan-e-Chishti" mentions that he was born in the town of Sij, which is located in Kistan, also known as Sistan, which was part of the kingdom of Khorasan, where he received his early education.
Family Tree:
The family tree of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him)
He is the son of Khwaja Syed Ghiyasuddin, who is the son of Syed Kamaluddin, who is the son of Syed Ahmad Hasan, who is the son of Syed Najmuddin Tahir, who is the son of Syed Abdul Aziz, who is the son of Syed Ibrahim, who is the son of Syed Muhammad Mahdi, who is the son of Imam Hasan Askari, who is the son of Imam Muhammad Taqi, who is the son of Imam Ali Riza, who is the son of Imam Musa Kazim, who is the son of Imam Ja'far Sadiq, who is the son of Imam Muhammad Baqir, who is the son of Imam Zain ul-Abidin, who is the son of Syedna Imam Hussein (may Allah be pleased with them), and who is the son of Hazrat Ali Murtaza (may Allah be pleased with him).
Similarly, "Mirat ul-Asrar" also mentions that his maternal family tree goes back to Hazrat Imam Hassan (may Allah be pleased with him), making him a noble Syed.
The Perfection and Miracles of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
The perfection and miracles of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) are evident from the fact that from Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) to the time of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), no prophet was sent to the land of India. Then, after the prophethood of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), for about five hundred years, Allah Almighty did not grant any saint like him the great power to illuminate the entire India, which had been plunged in the darkness of polytheism for centuries, with the light of monotheism.
This fact is as clear as the sun. A great saint of that era described this situation in the following verses:
Everyone was ignorant of the command of the Shari'ah
Everyone was unaware of God and the Prophet
Never did anyone see the Mi'raj of the Qiblah
Never did anyone hear the cry of "Allahu Akbar"
That is, people were ignorant of the commands of the Shari'ah, unaware of God and the Prophet (peace be upon him); they did not know the Qiblah, and they never heard the call of "Allahu Akbar". But due to the blessings of the great Khwaja, the same land was transformed in such a way:
In place of the cross of the church
Where the cry of the polytheists used to be
Now there is the mosque, the mihrab, and the minbar
Now there is the cry of "Allahu Akbar"
The Children of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
"Akbar Nama" and "Tareekh-e-Aqbal Nama-e-Jahangiri" state that Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) did not have any children, but the authentic sayings of the Chishti saints and the historical records refute this claim. The sayings of the Chishti saints and the books of the chain of saints clearly state that Hazrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz (may Allah have mercy on him) had children and his lineage continued.
Sultan ul-Tarekeen, Hazrat Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori (may Allah have mercy on him), quotes in his sayings that Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) once had a vision of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "O Moinuddin! You are the helper of our religion, but you are abandoning one of my Sunnahs." This saying pointed to marriage, after which Hazrat Khwaja (may Allah have mercy on him) got married.
The main purpose of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (may Allah have mercy on him) was to spread the universal message of
