Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

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 →

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.

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 →

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 →

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.