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The Chishti Order (Persian: چشتی - Češtī) is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, about 930 C.E. and continues to this day (2008). The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness.[1] The order was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami ("the Syrian") who brought Sufism (Tasawwuf) to the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. Before returning to the Levant, Shami initiated, trained and deputized the son of the local Amir, (Khwaja) Abu Ahmad Abdal (d. 966). Under the leadership of Abu Ahmad’s descendants, the Chishtiyya as they are also known, flourished as a regional mystical order. The most famous of the Chishti saints is Moinuddin Chishti (popularly known as Gharib Nawaz — “Friend of the Poor”) who settled in Ajmer, India. He oversaw the growth of the order in the 13th century as religious laws were canonized. He saw Hazrat Muhammad SalAllahu alayhi Wa-sallam in a dream and then set off on a journey of discovery. Other famous saints of the Chishti Order are Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Fariduddin Ganjshakar of Pak Pattan, Mohammed Badesha Qadri of Wadi, Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Shah Wali’ullah of Delhi, and Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani of Kicchocha Sharif, Uttar Pradesh. The Chishti Order is famous for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The Order traces its origins through various saints all the way to Hazrat Ali Radi Allahu ta`ala Anhu and Hazrat Muhammad SalAllahu alayhi Wa-sallam himself. Sema or Qawwali is a type of devotional music to enhance the remembrance of Allah Taalah and is not a part of worship or prayer.[2] Followers of Pir Zada Masood Ali Chishty son of the famous Sufi saint Imamuddin Chishty of Lahore claim he was the first to bring the Chishti order to the UK. Also he is a direct descendant of Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty as is his sons Mohammed Ahsan Ali, Mohammed Mohsin Ali and his Grandson Mohammed Mahdi Chishty. Chishti master Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan (1882–1927) was the first to bring the Sufi path to the West. His approach exemplified the tolerance and openness of the Chishti Order, following a custom began by Moinuddin Chishti of initiating and training disciples regardless of religious affiliation and which continued through Nizamuddin Auliya and Shaykh ul-Masha’ikh Kalimullah Jehanabadi (d. 1720). All his teaching was given in English, and 12 volumes of his discourses on topics related to the spiritual path are still available from American, European, and Indian sources. Initiates of his form of Sufi practice now number in the several thousands all over the world. A number of Chishti family members are now living in Pakpatan and Bahawal Nagar, North of Punjab, Pakistan.
[edit] The Nine PrinciplesThe Chishti Order is also known for the following principles:
[edit] Common Chistiya Chain in South AsiaMain source:
Start of the Sufi Order:
Start of the Chishti Order:
From here, the Chishti Order of South Asia splits into branches: (Fareeduddin Masood had three prominent successors, a branch being named after each of them)
Other branches of Chishti Order are:
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