Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

24th Zul Hijja Urs Nizam Uddin Aurangabadi, Aurangabad, India, 989AH

Among the most renowned saints in India Sheikh ul Islam wal Muslimin Hazrat khwaja Shah Nizamuddin Aurangabadi is counted as one of the prominent saints of India.

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23rd Dhul Hijja Urs Sadar Uddin Arif, Multan, Pakistan, 684AH

The sheikh appears in the Chishti and Sohrawardi silsilat but I have found no other written information about him. The picture is of the tomb in Multan.

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22 Dhul Hijjah Urs Khwaja Abudullah Ansari, Herat, Afghanistan, 481AH/1088CE

Abu Ismaïl Abdullah ibn Abi-Mansour Mohammad or Khwajah Abdullah Ansari (1006-1088) was a famous Persian poet and Sufi. He was born and died in Herat (then Khorasan, now one of the cities of Afghanistan), and that is why he is … Continue reading

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August 1 Urs Murshida Rabia Martin, San Francisco, 1947CE

Hazrat Inayat Khan called Murshida Rabia Martin “the mother of the Sufi Movement in the United States.” She was the first Murshida initiated by Hazrat Inayat Khan and she established the Khanka in Marin County, California which later became a … Continue reading

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12th Dhul Hijjah Urs of Hazrat Ahmad Shah Maududi, Herat, Afghanistan, 2018CE/1439AH

Third anniversary of a close friend and spiritual leader in the Chishti order in Afghanistan and world-wide. We remember many meetings in Delhi and in New Lebanon, NY. Pir Zia Inayat Khan says: The world lost a great mystical luminary … Continue reading

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