Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

May 1 Urs of Pirani Amina Begum, 1949CE

In Loving Memory of Pirani Amina Begum Pirani Ameena Begum 8 May 1892 – 1 May 1949 Born Ora Ray Baker in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, the wife of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, and the mother of their four children … Continue reading

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18th Ramadan Urs Hazrat Khwaja Nasir Uddin Chiragh Delhvi, 1356 AD

Hazrat Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi (ca 1274-1356) was a 14th century mystic-poet and a Sufi Saint of Chishti Order. He was a murid (disciple) of noted Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and later khalifa, his successor.

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17th Ramadan Urs Aisha Sadiqa, 678CE, Medina, Saudi Arabia

You can learn a lot about the life of Aisha (ra) in Tamam Kahn’s book “Untold: A History of the Wives of the Prophet Muhammad” which I reviewed on this blog several years ago. The life of Hazrat Aisha (ra) … Continue reading

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9th Ramadan Urs Qazi Hamid Uddin Nagori Mehroli, New Delhi 643AH

He was made king of Bukhara at 52 years of age. Once he went to the jungle to hunt and struck a deer. the deer asked him “what answer will you give to ALLAH by killing me?”. he came back … Continue reading

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29th Shaban Urs Hazrat Sayed Abu Hashim Madani (ra) Hyderabad 1325AH/1907CE

He was the mureed of Muhammad Hassan Jili ul Kalimi and the Murshid of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, may the peace of Allah (swt) be upon all of them. His dargah is in Hyderabad, India where he taught.

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