Mu'in al-Din Chishti, Sufi of Ajmer: Scholar in Islamic History

Scholar

ScholarSufi of Ajmer

Mu'in al-Din Chishtiمعین الدین چشتی

c. 1142-1236 CE (traditional)Traditional date, disputedAjmer

A Sufi from Sistan whose shrine at Ajmer is one of the most visited in South Asia.

After years of travel through Khurasan and Iraq, he settled in Ajmer around the time of the Ghurid conquest of northern India. He taught generosity and service to the poor, and many local people embraced Islam through his circle.

What grew out of it?

The Chishti order became the most widespread Sufi path in South Asia.

Who else is linked?

Nizam al-Din Awliya Delhi Sultanate

Who lived at the same time?

Guy of Lusignan Yaqub al-Mansur Richard I Salah al-Din Al-Nasir li-Din Allah Al-Mustadi Muhammad al-Nasir Qutb al-Din Aibak

Source: history · Wikipedia

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