IN THE NAME OF ALLAH , THE MOST GRACIOUS AND THE MOST MERCIFUL

NAME : ISHA AZAD

ROLL NO. : 2010144004

DEPARTMENT : BS PHYSICS

SEMESTER : 3 (A)

COURSE TITLE : ACADEMIC AND TECHNICAL WRITING

COURSE CODE :ENG-101

TOPIC:

LIFE

OF

Mu'in al-Din

Chishti
 Birth Name: Moinuddin
Chishti
Title: Gharib Nawaz & Sultan-ul-Hind 
Born in the year 536AH in
Sijistan, Iran

A direct descendant of Hazrat Ali (May

Allah Be Pleased By Him).
Became an orphan at the tender age of
fourteen. Thus raised in the same
condition as Rasulallah , (Peace And
Blessings of Allah Be Upon Him).
Introduced and established the Chisti
order in South Asia.
Gharib Nawaz The Benefactor Of The Poor :

“To redress the misery of those in distress – to fulfill the According to

needs of the helpless and to feed the hungry”. He Moinuddin Chishti

himself acted upon his saying. “Of all the worship

At a young age , rather than playing with children of that pleases Allah

his age, he would invite these children to eat with him. Almighty, the most is
the granting of relief
 He sold his father’s garden, all his possessions and
to the humble and
distributed the money amongst the poor.
the oppressed”
 According to
He was always on the side of weaker sections
Moinuddin Chishti,
who were oppressed and exploited.
Surest way to keep off
Myriads of people of the city, with no ostensible
the internal punishment
means of subsistence, depended upon his free
in the hell is:
distribution of food.
•To feed the hungry.
He took pleasure in helping the poor and the
•To redress the
needy.
aggrieved.

•To help the distressed.

Moinuddin Chishti and Islam:

Hazrat Sheikh Abdul

Qadir Jilani’s (May
Allah Be Pleased By
Him) said following
In early years of his life he memorized the Holy
words about
Quran.
Moinuddin Chishti :
Turned towards spiritual life at a young age, “This young man will
impressed by Hazrat Ibrahim Qanduzi (RA). be a great figure of his
time. He will be a
Migrated to India via Central Asia to spread the
source of inspiration
message of Islam.
and a centre of
devotion and the focus
of affection to myriads
of people”
 According to
Moinuddin Chishti,
Preached the Quranic philosophy of the unity of perfection in faith is
evident by three
religion and worked out its potentialities for the
things:
whole humanity.
Impressed by his morals and lifestyle, which •Fear (of Almighty)
were embodiment of Islam , a lot of Non Muslims
•Hope (of Almighty)
embraced Islam.
•Love (of Almighty)
Through reformation and preaching, He (May
Allah Be Pleased By Him) prepared such a group of
students that carried out the great duty of serving He acquired the
Islam everywhere in Subcontinent. reputation of a
compassionate
spiritual leader in
Ajmer.
The This was the quote of Moinuddin Chishti ,
More He not only taught his students to act upon
One this saying but also acted upon himself .
Learns He travelled widely in search of a spiritual
About guide who could provide him with the best
the spiritual guidance.
'essence He served different saints and acted upon
Of their teachings.
things‘
the
more
one
wonders
What can we seek from Moinuddin Chishti ?
TH E
EN D