Khwaja Monuddin Chishti (Garib Nawaz) (feb 1, 1143 – mar 15, 1236)

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- Moinuddin Hasan Chishti was born in Sijistan (modern-day Sistan) in Iran in 1141-42 CE.
- After Second Battle of Tarain (1192), Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti started living and preaching in Ajmer.
- He founded his ‘khanqah’ in Ajmer to help the poorest people in the community.
- He preached Sufism based on love, charity, and inner purity. He emphasized Sulh-i-Kul (universal peace/harmony) and direct devotion to God rather than strict adherence to orthodox ritualism.

- Muhammad bin Tughluq, the Sultan of Delhi from 1324 to 1351, who visited the tomb in 1332 to commemorate the memory of the saint. In a similar way, the later Mughal emperor Akbar (d. 1605) visited the shrine no less than fourteen times during his reign

Prominent Disciples
- Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki: Spread the Chishti teachings in Delhi and became the spiritual guru of Iltutmish, the Delhi Sultanate ruler.
- Baba Fariduddin: Spread Chishti teachings in Punjab and was given the name “Ganj Shakr” by Moinuddin(Baba Farid)
- Nizamuddin Auliya and Chirag Dehalvi: Established the Chishti order in Delhi.

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