Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

Remarkable Muslim women throughout history: Commemorating International Women’s Day

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

Source: Remarkable Muslim women throughout history: Commemorating International Women’s Day by Nadia KhanMarch 7, 2021 The stereotype of Muslim women within the media and wider society is deeply problematic, and needs to be challenged if we are to create an … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Opinion | Leave a comment

March 8th (CE Calendar) Urs Murshida Sherifa Goodenough Suresnes, France 1937CE

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Imam Salim Chishti

She was a dedicated Mureed of Hazrat Inayat Khan in Europe. If you Google “Murshida Goodenough” you will find many references to her. Among them is this short biographical sketch on http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/bio/Sketches.htm: Miss Lucy M. Goodenough (Murshida Sharifa) We know … Continue reading →

Posted in Sufi Urs and Event Dates | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Sufi Urs and Event Dates | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Sufi Urs and Event Dates, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Sufi Urs and Event Dates | Leave a comment