The Chisti Silsila

“The Chisti Silsila” is a brotherhood community formed by the Sunni Muslims of different countries like India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. This chain of brotherhood system was brought to India by “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti”. “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” was one of the greatest preachers, religious scholars and sayyid. The great scholar helped a huge number of Sunni Muslims all across the continents to learn and educate them about the concept of “The Chishti Silsila”. “Chirag-i-Delhi” is one of the other significant saints who later turned out to be the successor of Delhi.

Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti

“Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” was a well-renowned reformer, religious teacher, scholar and the most prominent saint of the Indian subcontinent. “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” came to India at the beginning of the 13th century in south Asia. The great “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chisthi” firstly landed in Lahore, Pakistan. 

In order to gain peace and prosperity, Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti meditated in the famous tomb of the shrine. In the latter half of the century, “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” travelled his way to India to spread the teachings of “The Chishti Silsila” and later got married. “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” got married in Ajmer, Rajasthan. 

After these ceremonial activities got over the great religious speaker “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” travelled to Delhi during the reign of the ruler Iltutmish. The Sufi saints continued to form their own communities or groups of people who initiated the preaching of “The Chishti Silsila”. The four most important orders of Sufi, includes “The Chishti Silsila”, Suhrawardi, Quadri and more. “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti,” praised all his brothers, believers, and preachers of Sunni Muslims after his settlement in the city of Rajasthan in India. This great Sufi saint gained recognition after he undertook the responsibility of spreading Islam in India, South Asia and all across the subcontinent. “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” was also called the Gharib Nawaz. 

Being with “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” several people were influenced by the teaching of “The Chishti Silsila”. Some important Sufi mystics of the “The Chishti Silsila” are, “Sheikh Salim Chishti”, “Chirag-i-Delhi”. 

Chirag-i-Delhi

• “Chirag-i-Delhi” is another great Sufi mystic originally named “Nasiruddin Mahmud”. This mystic had several other names in his account offered by his followers and dehlavi. 
• He was popularly known as the “Illuminated Lamp of Delhi”, while the other people or the dehlavis have named him, “Roshan Chiragh-e-Delhi” due to their devotion and love for the mystic and the later king of Delhi.
• “Nasiruddin Mahmud”, came to India during the 14th-century and remained as the disciple of “Nizamuddin Auliya”. 
• After the arrival of “Roshan Chiragh-e-Delhi ” people and the dehlvi’s felt the strong presence and contribution towards the ruler “Nizamuddin Auliya ”. Thus, on the demise of the great ruler of Delhi in the 14th century “Chiragh-e-Delhi”, came to act and ruled the people of Delhi long with the levitation and emphasis on the need for learning and preaching’s of “The Chisti Sisila” in Sunni Muslim and across all the kingdom. 

Sheikh Salim Chishti

• “Sheikh Salim Chishti” is among the topmost Sufi mystics revered in the Mughal period, who lead or carry forward the concept of “The Chishti Silsila” in the Mughal generation and period of history. 
• The knowledge and the learning of the religious factor and the concept of goodwill to avoid disintegration among the brothers caused “Sheikh Salim Chishti” to become one of the favourites of Akbar, the great ruler of the Mughal Empire. 
• During the reign of Akbar, he visited and took note of the ideas and concepts to make out the right decision for his empire. 
• The followers of “Sheikh Salim Chishti,” in Memorial of the great mystic demonstrated an incarnation of the tomb under his name in Fatehpur Sikri. 

Conclusion

“Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” is one of the important mystics and torch bearer of “The Chishti Silsila”. “Sufi saint Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti” brought the basic concept of “The Chisti Sisila” to India, he continue to preach to Sunni Muslims and carry forward the flag of “The Chisti Sisila” in order to bring unity, and integrity among the people of Islam. In the latter half of the century, there was the emergence of many more preachers of “The Chishti Silsila” like “Chirag-i-Delhi”, “Sheikh Salim Chishti” and the former who later came to be known as “the illuminated lamp of Delhi”.