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Nizamuddin Auliya
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Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
Religion
Islam, specifically the Chisti order of Sufism
Personal
Born
1238
Badayun (present-day Uttar Pradesh)
Died
3 April 1325
Delhi
Senior posting
Based in
Delhi
Title
(?????? ?????) (?????? ???????) Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Khalifa
Period in office
Late 13th century and early 14th century
Predecessor
Fariduddin Ganjshakar
Successor
Various, most prominent being Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi, Amir Khusrow, Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind and Burhanuddin Gharib
Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 – 3 April 1325) (Urdu: ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ???????), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, was a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in the Indian Subcontinent, an order that believed in drawing close to God through renunciation of the world and service to humanity. He is one of the great saints of the Chishti order in India. His predecessors were Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Bakhtiyar Kaki and Moinuddin Chishti. In that sequence, they constitute the initial spiritual chain or silsila of the Chisti order, widely prevalent in the Indian subcontinent.Nizamuddin Auliya, like his predecessors, stressed love as a means of realising God. For him his love of God implied a love of humanity. His vision of the world was marked by a highly evolved sense of secularity and kindness. It is claimed by the 14th century historiographer Ziauddin Barani that his influence on the Muslims of Delhi was such that a paradigm shift was effected in their outlook towards worldly matters. People began to be inclined towards mysticism and prayers and remaining aloof from the world.
^ Bhakti poetry in medieval India By Neeti M. Sadarangani. Pg 60
^ Bhakti poetry in medieval India By Neeti M. Sadarangani. Pg 63
^ Schimmel, Annemarie (1975). Mystical Dimensions of Islam. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 348. ISBN 0-8078-1271-4.
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