Category Archives: Sufi Urs and Event Dates

Islamic Feminists Speak on Fight to Reclaim Rights

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

By Maria Salim Source: Islamic Feminists Speak on Fight to Reclaim Rights NEW DELHI, India, Dec 22 2020 (IPS) – The court victory to allow women into the inner sanctum of a Sufi shrine in Mumbai was a significant victory for … Continue reading →

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26th Rabi ath Thani Urs Hazrat Dost Mohammed, Aurangabad 1090AH

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

Hazrat Dost Muhammad (ra) The most I can find of him was that he was a great warrior and the father of Hazrat Syed Ali Mira Datar (ra). If you have more information please let me know, insha’allah.

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Excellent Source for Abdul Qadir Jilani Books

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

On this occasion of the Urs anniversary of the beloved Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani I though to introduce to you a publisher of English translations of his works. Please feel free to browse around the books you find here. If … Continue reading →

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14th Rabi ath Thani Urs Hazrat Abu Ahmed Chishti, 965-6CE/355AH

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

Hazrat Abu Ahmed Chishti was the son of Sultan Farsanafah. He was born in Chisht, Afghanistan on the 6th of Ramadhan 260AH. In the Chishti lineage, he was the disciple of Hazrat Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami Chishti and the murshid … Continue reading →

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14th Rabi ath Thani Urs Hazrat Abu Ishaq Chishti, 940CE

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Imam Salim Chishti

Abu Ishaq Shami is one of the first among the Sufi Chishti Order to call himself Chishti (of Chisht). The name Shami implies he came from Syria or even from Damascus (ash-Sham). Abu Ishaq Shami is supposedly to have met … Continue reading →

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