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Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani ( ur, ; (1285–1386) was an Iranian Sufi saint from Semnan, Iran. He was the founder of the Ashrafi Sufi order. He is India's third most influential Sufi Saint after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer and Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. His father Sultan Ibrahim Noorbaksh was the local ruler of Semnan. Semnani was claimed to be the descendant of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, through his grandson Husayn ibn Ali. His mother Bibi Khadija was said to be a descendant of the Turkic Sufi saint Ahmad Yasawi. Lineage Semnani was said to be a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah from the lineage of her son, Husayn ibn Ali. Spiritual Lineage Semnani spiritual lineage of Chishti Order #Muhammad # Fatima bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib #Hasan al-Basri #Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid #Fudhail Bin Iyadh #Ibrahim Bin Adham # Huzaifah Al-Mar'ashi Basra #Abu Hubayra al-Basri #Khwaja Mumshad Uluw Al Dīnawarī Dinawar #Abu Ishaq Shamī ( Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the Muhammad in Islam, main and final Islamic prophet.Peters, F. E. 2009. "Allāh." In , edited by J. L. Esposito. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . (See alsoquick reference) "[T]he Muslims' understanding of Allāh is based...on the Qurʿān's public witness. Allāh is Unique, the Creator, Sovereign, and Judge of mankind. It is Allāh who directs the universe through his direct action on nature and who has guided human history through his prophets, Abraham, with whom he made his covenant, Moses/Moosa, Jesus/Eesa, and Muḥammad, through all of whom he founded his chosen communities, the 'Peoples of the Book.'" It is the Major religious groups, world's second-largest religion behind Christianity, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid
'Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid (Urdu عبد الواحد بن زید) also known as Abdul Wahid bin Zayd, has been quoted in ''Fazail-e-Sadaqat'' as great early sufi shiekh. He is also reported to have received education from Imam Abu Hanifah, before being initiated full-time as a Sufi by Khwaja Hasan al-Basri.Taj ul Auliya i Chisht, by Dr Ghulam Muhammad Chishti-Fareedi, pub Lahore, 1952, pp 208-209 His date of death is said to be on 27th of Safar, 177 AH (711 AD). His shrine is in Basrah, Iraq. Biography He is known by the titles of ''Shaykh al-Ubbad'' (Shaykh of servants of God) and ''Shaykh al-Sufiyya'' (Shaykh of the Sufis). He is famous for his legends about zuhd. It is rumored that he met Hasan-i Basri and that he was his student. Although Attar of Nishapur mentions Abdul Wahid to be a contemporary of Yusuf bin Husayn al-Razi (d. 304 AH/916 AD) and states that he repented in his assembly, this does not seem to be true. Abdul Wahid is one of the "weeping ascetics" of Basra. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shareef Zandani
Shareef Zandani (1098–10 November 1215), also known as Nooruddin, was a Sufi saint in India. He was a successor to Maudood Chishti, 13th link in the Sufi silsila of the Chishti Order, and the peer of Usman Harooni. He was born in a city called Zandanah in Iraq and died on 10 November 1215. He is buried in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Spiritual Lineage The traditional silsila (spiritual lineage) of the Chishti order is as follows # Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (d. 728, an early Persian Muslim theologian) # 'Abdul Wāḥid Bin Zaid Abul Faḍl (d. 793, an early Sufi saint) # Fuḍayll ibn 'Iyāḍ Bin Mas'ūd Bin Bishr al-Tamīmī # Ibrāhīm bin Adham (a legendary early Sufi ascetic) #Ḥudhayfah al-Mar'ashī #Amīnuddīn Abū Ḥubayrah al-Baṣrī #Mumshād Dīnwarī Al Alawi #Abu Ishaq Shami Abu Ishaq Shami () (died 940) was a Muslim scholar who is often regarded as the founder of the Sufi Chishti Order. He was the first in the Chishti lineage (''silsila'') to live in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maudood Chishti
Maudood Chishti ( ur, ) (also known as Qutubuddin, Shams Sufiyaan and Chiraag Chishtiyaan) was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to his father and master Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan, twelfth link in the Sufi silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Shareef Zandani. He was born around 430 Hijri in the city of Chisht. He initially received education from his father. He memorized the Qur'an by age 7 and completed his education when he was 16. His work includes two books, ''Minhaaj ul Arifeen'' and ''Khulaasat ul Shariah''. He died in the month of Rajab at the age of 97 in 533 AH (March 1139 CE). He was buried at Chisht like many of the early Chishtiyya. Tasawuf Khwaja Al Mawdud Chisti became the mureed of Khwaja Nasir Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan Chisti. After he became a mureed, his murshid (Master) addressed him by saying, "O Qutubuddin Mowdud, adopt the path of the Faqr." The word "faqr" is literally translated as "poverty", but in the language of tasawwuf, it means to be rich wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan
Sayyed Nasir-ud-deen Abu Yusuf Chishti ibn Abu Nasr Muhammad Saman was an early day Sufi Saint. He was a successor to his maternal uncle and master , eleventh link in the of the and the father and Master of |
Abu Muḥammad Chishti
Abu Muḥammad Chishti () was famous Sufi of Chishti Order. Career Chishti was disciple of Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti and master of Abu Yusuf ibn Saman He died in 1020. Abu Muḥammad Chishti was part of golden chain of Chishti Order of Sufism. See also *Chishti Order The Chishtī Order ( fa, ''chishtī'') is a tariqa, an order or school within the mystic Sufi tradition of Sunni Islam. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. It began with Abu Ishaq Shami in Chisht, a ... References {{Reflist Chishti Order Sufi saints Chishtis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti
Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti ( ar, ) was a Sufi of the Chishti Order in the 10th century CE and a disciple of Abu Ishaq Shami and the master of Abu Muḥammad Chishti. He died in 966 CE. He was Syed and his father was ruler of Fargana. He died in Chisht in Afghanistan and buried there. Biography Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti was born in Chisht, Afghanistan on 25 June 874 A.D.https://aalequtub.com/hazrat-khwaja-abu-ahmed-abdaal-chisti-radi-allahu-anhu/ - accessed 20 April, 2022, during the 6th Ramadan of the 270 AH, during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Mu'tasim Billah. He started his journey towards Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami from the age of 7 years. He acquired knowledge of both Uloom-i-Zahiriya and Batiniyah from Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami. After acquiring formal knowledge, at the age of 18, he became a bayat (oath of allegiance) to Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami. According to some accounts, he became a disciple at the age of 13. See also *Chishti Order The Chishtī Order ( fa, ''chisht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Ishaq Shamī
Abu Ishaq Shami () (died 940) was a Muslim scholar who is often regarded as the founder of the Sufi Chishti Order. He was the first in the Chishti lineage (''silsila'') to live in Chisht and so to adopt the name "Chishti", so that, if the Chishti order itself dates back to him, it is one of the oldest recorded Sufi orders. His original name, Shami, implies he came from Syria (ash-Sham). He died in Damascus and lies buried on Mount Qasiyun, where Ibn Arabi was later buried. Masters and students Abu Ishaq Shami's teacher was Mumshad Al-Dinawari, whose own teacher was Abu Hubayra al-Basri, a disciple of Huzaifah Al-Mar'ashi who was in turn a disciple of Ibrahim ibn Adham (''Abu Ben Adhem'' In the western tradition.) The Chishtiyyah ''silsila'' continued through Abu Ishaq Shami's disciple Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti. In South Asia Moinuddin Chishti, whose '' silsila'' goes back to Abu Ishaq Shami, was the founding father who brought Chishti teaching to the region and he remains the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinawar
Dinavar (also spelled Dinawar and Daynavar; fa, دینور) was a major town between the 7th and 10th centuries, located to the northeast of Kermanshah in western Iran. The ruins of the town is now located in Dinavar District, in Sahneh County, Kermanshah Province. History Located in the centre of the ancient region of Media, Dinavar is first attested in history as a town founded by the Greek Seleucid Empire (312 BC–363 BC), but it may have been older. Like the neighbouring town of Kangavar, Dinavar also hosted a Greek population. Under the Sasanian Empire (AD 224–651), Dinavar served as an important fortified place, and was reportedly attacked by the Khazars in the early 6th-century. In 642, following the defeat of the Sasanians against the Arabs at the Battle of Nahavand, Dinavar was conquered. During the reign of the Umayyad caliph Mu'awiya I (), the town was renamed Mah al-Kufa and made one of the two districts of Jibal (Media). Dinavar consisted of the northern areas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaja Mumshad Uluw Al Dīnawarī
Khwāja Mumshād ʿUlū Ad-Dīnawarī ( fa, ), also known as Karīm ad-Dīn Munʿim ( ar, كريم الدين منعم), was a prominent Sufi of the 9th century. He was born in Dinavar, Iranian Kurdistan present day Iran province. He was disciple of Abu Hubayra al-Basri in Chishti Order and Junayd of Baghdad as well. From Mumshad, the Chishti order transferred to Abu Ishaq Shamī and Suhrawardiyya order to Sheikh Ahmad Aswad Dinwari. He died on 14 Muharram 299 AH (11 September 911 CE) in Baghdad. See also *Shah Jalal Jalāl Mujarrad Kunyāʾī (), popularly known as Shah Jalal, was a celebrated Sufi figure of Bengal. His name is often associated with the Conquest of Sylhet and the spread of Islam into the region, part of a long history of interactions bet ... References {{Reflist Chishti Order Sufi saints 911 deaths Year of birth unknown 9th-century people from the Abbasid Caliphate 10th-century people from the Abbasid Caliphate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Hubayra Al-Basri
Abu Hubayra Amin ad deen al-Basri (Urdu ابو ہبیرہ امین الدین البصری ) was great Sufi of Chishti Order from Basra Iraq. He was disciple of Khwaja Sadid ad-Din Huzaifa al-Marashi and teacher of Khwaja Mumshad Uluw Al Dīnawarī Abu Hubayra al-Basri is important link of chain of Chishti Order. At the age of seven he memorized Quran by heart and became mureed of Khwaja Sadid ad-Din Huzaifa al-Marashi at the age of thirty. References External links Soofie (Sufi) Chishtis Iraqi Sufi saints 895 deaths {{islam-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. However, there is ongoing constuction of Grand Faw Port on the coast of Basra, which is considered a national project for Iraq and will become one of the largest ports in the world and the largest in the Middle East, in addition, the port will strengthen Iraq’s geopolitical position in the region and the world. Furthermore, Iraq is planning to establish large naval base in the Al-Faw peninsula, Faw peninsula. Historically, the city is one of the ports from which the fictional Sinbad the Sailor journeyed. The city was built in 636 and has played an important role in Islamic Golden Age. Basra is consistently one of the hottest cities in Iraq, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding . In April 2017, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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