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Chishti (surname)
Chishti or Chishty is a toponymic surname ( nisba) from Chisht in Afghanistan. It is used by people claiming ancestry from Moinuddin Chishti or association with his Chishti Order of Sufism.{{cite news, url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1056964 , title=The famous Four - Part III, newspaper=Dawn (newspaper), author=Muhammad Hassan Miraj, date=18 November 2013, access-date=19 August 2021 Notable people * Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti, founder of the Chishti Order * Abu Muḥammad Chishti, disciple of Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti * Ata Hussain Fani Chishti, 19th-century Indian Sufi saint of Gaya, Bihar * Bande Nawaz or Khwaja Syed Muhammad al-Hussaini Chishti, 14th and 15th-century Indian Sufi saint * Dhruv Sangari or Bilal Chishty Sangari, Indian Sufi singer * Fariduddin Ganjshakar or Shaik Fareeduddin Ganjshakar Chishti, 12th-century Sufi poet and mystic from Punjab * Ghulam Ahmed Chishti, Pakistani music composer * Islam Khan Chishti, Mughal governor of Bengal * Karim Chishti, Indian cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisba (onomastics)
In Arabic names, a ' ( ar, نسبة ', "attribution"), also rendered as ' or ', is an adjective indicating the person's place of origin, tribal affiliation, or ancestry, used at the end of the name and occasionally ending in the suffix ''-iyy(ah)''. , originally an Arabic word, has been passed to many other languages such as Turkish, Persian, Bengali and Urdu. In Persian, Turkish, and Urdu usage, it is always pronounced and written as '. In Arabic usage, that pronunciation occurs when the word is uttered in its construct state only. The practice has been adopted in Iranian names and South Asian Muslim names. The can at times become a surname. Original use A "relation" is a grammatical term referring to the suffixation of masculine -''iyy'', feminine ''-iyyah'' to a word to make it an adjective. As an example, the word ''‘Arabiyy'' () means "Arab, related to Arabic, Arabian". forms are very common in Arabic names. Use in onomastics Traditional Arabic names do not incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Farooq Chishti
Mohammad Farooq Chishti was a politician from India. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the First Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. In 1952, Mohammad Farooq Chishti participated in the election on behalf of the Indian National Congress from the Deoria (North East) Legislative Assembly constituency of Deoria District of Uttar Pradesh. Farooq served as a MLA for four terms. Early life Mohammad Farooq Chishti was born as the youngest son of Barrister Maulvi Muhammad Ismail Chishti. Ismail was born in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh in a Zamindar family, he graduated in Law from Cambridge University and served as attorney general of the state of Hyderabad. Being son of Ismail, a prominent lawyer and Indian Nationalist Farooq also graduated in Law from Allahabad University. Farooq did his schooling from King Edward College Deoria, from very early age he started participating in Social movement to liberate the country. When his name came up in the Chauri Chaura incident, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousaf Saleem Chishti
Prof. Yousaf Saleem Chishti ( ur, 1895 – 1984), known as Yusuf Salim Chishti, was a Pakistani eminent scholar and writer. He was the interpreter and commentator of Allama Mohammed Iqbal's work and worked with him from 1925 to 1938 predominantly. Early life and education Born in Bareilly ( India) in 1895, Muhammad Yousaf Khan (Later known as Yousaf Saleem Chishti) got his early education in Allahabad. He obtained BA Honors in Philosophy from Aligarh Muslim University (1918) and in 1924 he did his MA Philosophy from Ahmedabad University. Career He taught in Forman Christian College Lahore and from 1929 to 1943, he served as Principal, Ashaat e Islam College Lahore. In 1948, he shifted to Karachi and started his literary career. He has very close relations with Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal, he used to attend meetings in Javid Manzil, Lahore (Allama Muhammad Iqbal's residence). He recorded conversations in his diaries but in 1955 most of them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waheed And Naveed Chishti
Qari Sag-e-Miran Muhammed Saeed Chishti was a Pakistani Qawwali singer. Qari Waheed, Naveed and Adeel learnt singing directly from their father, who sang in five languages: English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu" '' Punjabi.
SAG-E-MIRAN Qari Mohammed Saeed Chishti gained fame in his short career span due to his versatile qawwali singing. Qawwal Qari Mohammed Saeed Chishti, was the first to have sung qawwali in five languages in the 90's. The five languages included;
English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashtu and Arabic.
His short career involved releasing 11 superhit albums. The most famous, recognised Qawwali is 'Ali ...
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Unwan Chishti
Unwan Chishti (5 February 1937 – 1 February 2004) was an Urdu poet who gained repute as a poet, as a scholar, as a teacher and as a literary critic. He was the disciple of Abr Ahasani Gunnauri. Life Chishti was born Iftikharul Hasan in Manglaur, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand. He was the son of Pirzadah Shah Anwarul Hasan ''Anwar Manglauri''. He completed his early education in Manglaur and Muzaffarnagar. After his graduation he got his M.A. (geography, 1961), M.A. (Urdu, 1963), M.Lit. (1968), and Ph.D. (1973) degrees. He worked as a lecturer in Shoaib Mohammadia College in Agra before joining Jamia Millia Islamia on 15 September 1964. He taught Urdu and rose to be the Head of Urdu Department, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi; he retired in 1997 as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Languages. Literary career He was an Urdu poet, a critic and an historian of Urdu literature, and has many books to his credit. He was the disciple of Abr Ahasani Gunnauri. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajuddin Chishti
Tajuddin Chishti ( ur, ) also called Taj Sarwar Chishti was a Sufi saint of Chishti Order in Chishtian, Punjab. Taj-ud-din Chishti was a grandson Farid-ud-din Ganjshakar of Pakpattan and his descendants founded the village of Chishtian around 1265 CE (574 Hijri, Islamic calendar). The dargah of Taj-ud-din Chishti is called Roza Taj Sarwar. Many native tribes in Punjab region accepted Islam due to his missionary Da‘wah. Khawaja Tajuddin Chishti faced hostility from tribes that opposed his Muslim missionary Da‘wah and he was martyred in a battle and was buried in Chishtian. Chishti Order The Chishti Order is a Sufi order within the mystic Sufi tradition of Islam. It began in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The Chishti Order is primarily followed in Afghanistan and South Asia. It was the first of the four main Sufi orders (Chishti, Qadiriyya, Suhrawardiyya and Naqs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar Ahmad Chishti
Sardar Ahmad Chishti Qadri (1903–1962) (Urdu Ù…Øدث اعظم مولانا سردار اØمد چشتی قادری) was a Pakistani Sufi saint, Muhaddis, teacher, jurist, author, Islamic scholar, and debater recognized by his followers as Muhaddis-e-Azam Pakistan. Family background Sardar Ahmad Chisti's father was Choudhry Miran Bakhsh Chishti. He was born in Dayal Garh, Gurdaspur district, East Punjab in Arain family on 22 September 1903 (29 Jumada al-Thani 1321 AH). His son Sahibzada Muhammad Fazal Karim was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan NA-82 Faisalabad and founder of Sunni Ittehad Council. Education and life He attended primary school in Dialgarh village in Batala and Islamic high school in Batala, matriculating in 1924 (1343 AH). He came to Lahore for the preparation of FA, i.e. two years degree programme, and when he attended a speech of Ahmad Raza Khan in Masjid Wazeer Khan Lahore he decided to join seminary Manzar-e-Islam in Bareilly city. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Chishti
Salim Chishti (1478–1572) () was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order during the Mughal Empire in India. Biography The Mughal Emperor Akbar came to Chishti's home in Sikri to ask him to pray for a male heir to the throne. Chishti blessed Akbar, and soon the first of three sons was born to him. He named his first son 'Salim' (later emperor Jahangir) in honor of Chishti. A daughter of Sheikh Salim Chishti was the foster mother of Emperor Jahangir. The emperor was deeply attached to his foster mother, as reflected in the ''Jahangirnama'' and he was extremely close to her son Qutb-ud-din Khan Koka who was made the governor of Bengal and Orissa. His eldest son, Saaduddin Khan, was ennobled Saaduddin Siddiky and was granted three jagirs in the Gazipur District of Amenabad, Talebabad and Chandrapratap. Currently, his great grandson Kursheed Aleem Chishti lives there and is the 16th generation of Salim Chishti. These descendants in Bangladesh include Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehman Chishti
Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti (born 4 October 1978) is a Pakistani-born British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham and Rainham since 2010. He served under Theresa May as both the Vice Chair of the Conservative Party for Communities in 2018 and the Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Pakistan from 2017 to 2018. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy from July to September 2022. Early life and career Chishti was born in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, on 4 October 1978. His father, Abdul Rehman Chishti, had been appointed as Federal Adviser on religious affairs to the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir in 1976 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the Prime Minister of Pakistan. His father left Pakistan in 1978 to take up a post as an Imam in the UK; soon after, Bhutto was overthrown by a military coup by General Zia-ul-Haq, who later executed Bhutto. Rehman Chishti did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ṛta Kapur Chishti
Ṛta Kapur Chishti is a sari historian and a textile scholar. She is the co-author and editor of two books namely ‘Saris: Tradition and Beyond’ and 'Handcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond'. ''Saris of India: Tradition and Beyond'', published in 2010 and co-authored by Martand Singh, enumerates a hundred and eight variations of draping the Sari. The book is a comprehensive compendium of different Sari weaving and wearing traditions in India, covering 15 states of India and countless variations of colour, weave and pattern from each state, besides documenting 108 methods of draping a Sari. In 2009, Ṛta Kapur initiated the ‘Sari School’ in New Delhi. The school conducts workshops for young locals, expatriate women, fashion designers and anyone who would like to learn different ways to wearing the sari. The Sari School also teaches individuals the history and various methods of tying the Sari. In 2011, Ṛta Kapur founded TaanBaan to preserve and enhance the han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qasim Khan Chishti
Qasim Khan Chishti (''reigned:'' May 1614 – 1617) was the Subahdar of Bengal during the reign of emperor Jahangir. He was the younger brother and the successor of Islam Khan Chisti. He was entitled ''Muhtashim Khan''. History Qasim Khan led several failed military expeditions against neighboring regions. In 1615 he rather led expeditions and took control against local chieftains ( Bara-Bhuiyans) - Bir Hamir, Shams Khan, Bahadur Khan and Birbahu, the zamindars of Birbhum, Pachet, Hijli and Chandrakona respectively. During his reign he faced a combined attack of Arakanese and Portuguese forces. Because of a rift between these forces, Qasim Khan managed to thwart the expedition. He failed another military initiative against Assam. Because of his incompetency in successive expeditions, he was withdrawn from the governorship of Bengal and was replaced by Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang in 1617. See also *List of rulers of Bengal *History of Bengal *History of Bangladesh *History of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qamar-ul-Zaman Faridi Chishti
Baba Qamar U Zaman Faridi Chishti, more commonly known as Sarkar Baba Qamar U Zaman (1940–2011) was a Muslim Saint from the Chishti Order. He was a devoutly religious Sufi, founder and architect of the Chishti Zamani Order. He taught thousands of people across Pakistan and abroad about Islam. The Chisti Order emphasizes "love all and hate none". He was born on May 30, 1940, in Burj Kalan near Kasoor. His father was a doctor. When he was eight months old, his father died. His mother was a pious and courageous women, she faced all the brunt to bring him up. He studied up to middle school level. Later on joined Education Department and served as a teacher until his retirement in 1993. Chishti Doctrine Baba Qamar U Zaman was a murid (disciple) of Baba Farid Ganjshakar, and received all his training on Sufism and Villayat from him, directly through Kashf. After his initial years in Rinala ( Okara District), he moved to Raiwind. Zamani Order He stated during his last sermon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
