Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

25th Jumada ath-Thani Urs Mohammad Farhad Delvi, Delhi 1135AH/1723CE

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

Shah Farhad was born in Delhi but grew up in Burhanpur in central India where his father was a governor. As a child, he got attached to the sufi mystic Dost Mohammed who initiated him in the Abul Ulai order, … Continue reading →

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25th Jumada ath-Thani Urs Hazrat Khwaja Baqi Billah, Old Delhi, 1012AH/1603CE

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

Khwaja Baqi Billah (1563-1603) was a Sufi saint from Kabul. Founder of the Naqshbandia silsila in the Indian sub-continent, Hazrat Billah was born in 16th century Kabul. After wandering through cities like Samarkand, Balkh, Lahore and Multan, he settled in … Continue reading →

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The Heart of the Qur’an – Online Course with Omid Safi

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

A spiritual journey through the Qur’an! See what the Prophet Muhammad, Sufis like Mawlana Rumi and Ibn ‘Arabi, and scholars like al-Ghazali identified as the “Heart of the Qur’an.” – Online course with Omid Safi. Source: The Heart of the … Continue reading →

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Al ‘Afuww – The one who pardons (swt)

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

An invocation for all of us in the new year. Oh Allah truly you are the most forgiving, you love to forgive, so forgive me. Allahmma innaka ‘afuwwun, tuhibbul afwa fa’fu ‘anni. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عنّا (this … Continue reading →

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14th Jumada al Awwal Urs Bibi Fatima al Zahra, Medina, 11AH, 632CE

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

Fatima took the death of the Holy Prophet to heart, and she passed away in early 633 C E, barely six months after the passing away of the Holy Prophet. She was only twenty-nine years old at the time or … Continue reading →

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