tehran times : Scholars commemorate Persian Sufi Khwaja Moinuddin in India

From the Tehran Times

Moinuddin Chishti’s Urs is coming up soon (6 Rajab) and articles like this have begun to appear. I thought it would be good to show some of how his influence is so important to Sufism and to India. The link below will take you to the original article in the Tehran Times online edition.

Scholars commemorate Persian Sufi Khwaja Moinuddin in India

Tehran Times Culture Desk

TEHRAN — Scholars from Iran and India gathered in New Delhi on Tuesday to commemorate the Persian Sufi of the 12th century, Moinuddin Hasan Chishti.

Moinuddin Hasan Chishti (born in 1142 A.D. in Sanjar, Iran) known as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, was born in Sistan and grew up in Khorasan. He is buried in Ajmer, India where he is remembered as symbol of love, harmony and truth.

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