Silsila/Tariqa
Chishtiyya::
The Chishti Order 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. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness.
The order was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami RadiAllahu Anh (“the Syrian”) who belonged to Syria introduced the ideas Sufism in the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. Before returning to Syria Shami RadiAllahu Anh initiated, trained and deputized the son of the local Aamir, Abu Ahmad Abdal RadiAllahu Anh (d. 966). Under the leadership of Abu Ahmad’s RadiAllahu Anh descendants, the Chishtiya as they are also known, flourished as a regional mystical order.
The most famous of the Chishti saints is Moinuddin Chishti RadiAllahu Anh (known as Gharib Nawaz meaning 'Benefactor of the Poor') who settled in Ajmer, India. He oversaw the growth of the order in the 13th century as Islamic religious laws were canonized. Other famous saints of the Chishti Order are Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Nizamuddin Auliya, Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir Kalyari, Mohammed Badesha Qadri, and Ashraf Jahangir Semnani Rahmatullah Alayhum.
The silsila Sabiriiya, Nizamiya and Ashrafiya is the branch of Chistiya Silsila
Chishtiyya::
The Chishti Order 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. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness.
The order was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami RadiAllahu Anh (“the Syrian”) who belonged to Syria introduced the ideas Sufism in the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. Before returning to Syria Shami RadiAllahu Anh initiated, trained and deputized the son of the local Aamir, Abu Ahmad Abdal RadiAllahu Anh (d. 966). Under the leadership of Abu Ahmad’s RadiAllahu Anh descendants, the Chishtiya as they are also known, flourished as a regional mystical order.
The most famous of the Chishti saints is Moinuddin Chishti RadiAllahu Anh (known as Gharib Nawaz meaning 'Benefactor of the Poor') who settled in Ajmer, India. He oversaw the growth of the order in the 13th century as Islamic religious laws were canonized. Other famous saints of the Chishti Order are Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Nizamuddin Auliya, Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir Kalyari, Mohammed Badesha Qadri, and Ashraf Jahangir Semnani Rahmatullah Alayhum.
The silsila Sabiriiya, Nizamiya and Ashrafiya is the branch of Chistiya Silsila
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