Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

Bontsha the Silent

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

I. L. Peretz BONTSHA THE SILENT[1] Here on earth the death of Bontsha the Silent made no impression at all. Ask anyone: Who was Bontsha, how did he live, and how did he die? Did his strength slowly fade, did … Continue reading →

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6 Rajab Urs Hazrat Haji Sharif Zandani, Qunooh, Syria, 612AH/1215CE

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

Khawaja Haji Shareef al-Zandani Rahmatullahi ‘alayh was a master in the field of the undertaking of mujaheda and riyazat. He used to perform his salaah with great love and used to get so engrossed in it, that even if someone … Continue reading →

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1 Rajab Urs Hazrat Khwaja Maudood Chishti, Chisht, Afghanistan 527H/1133 AD

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

Hadrat Khawaja Mawdud al-Chishti aka Shams Sufiyaan, Chiraag Chishtiyaan, was a great sufi saint and a learned Islamic scholar of his time. He was a successor to his father and murshid ABU YUSUF NASIR AL-DIN BIN SAMAAN, in the Chishti silsila, and the murshid of KHAWAJA HAJI SHAREEF AL-ZANDANI Rahmatullahi alayh. Continue reading →

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1 Rajab Urs Hazrat Khwaja Abu Mohammad, 411H/1020 AD

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

Shaykh Abu Muhammad bin abi Ahmad [d. 411H/1020CE] ‘alayhi al-rahmah wa’l-ridwan Khawaja Abu Muhammad bin Abi Ahmad [331- 411 H] aka Waliyud Deen aka Naasihud Deen was a renowned saint of the Chishti Order. He was a student and successor … Continue reading →

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Muslims in America: A forgotten history

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

“As Africans and as Muslims, the people who lived their faith in the dreadful oppression of American slavery contributed to the social, religious and cultural fabric of this country. The Muslims’ legacy, acknowledged or not, lives on. Their story is … Continue reading →

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