The
Chishtī Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of
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which was founded in
ChishtChisht, also written Chisht-e Sharif, Chesht-i Sharif or Chesht is a town near Herat in Afghanistan. It is important in Sufism because the Chishti Sufi Order originated there....
, a small town near
HeratHerāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...
, Afghanistan about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The doctrine of the Chishti Order is based on walāya, which is a fundamental notion of Islamic social, political and spiritual life. The Chishti’s were first exposed to this idea of walāya, from Sufi ideas, but developed two different categories of it: walāya of divine lordship (robūbīyat) and the walāya of divine love (
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).
The order was founded by
Abu Ishaq ShamiAbu Ishaq Shami was a Muslim scholar who is often regarded as the founder of the Sufi Chishti Order because he was the person in the Chishti silsila who was the first to live in Chisht. The name Shami implies he came from Syria or even from Damascus...
(“the Syrian”) who introduced the ideas of
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to the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day western
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. Before returning to Syria, where he is now buried next to
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at Jabal Qasioun Shami initiated, trained and deputized the son of the local emir, Abu Ahmad Abdal. Under the leadership of Abu Ahmad’s descendants, the
Chishtiya as they are also known, flourished as a regional mystical order.
Chishti master
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(1882–1927) was the first to bring the Sufi path to the West, arriving in America in 1910 and later settling near Paris, France. His approach exemplified the tolerance and openness of the Chishti Order, following a custom began by Moinuddin Chishti of initiating and training disciples regardless of religious affiliation and which continued through Nizamuddin Auliya and
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. Chishti master Mido Chishty has taken teachings of the order to develop FUZN. This has proven popular in the
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Key ideas
The Chishti Order is famous for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The order traces its spiritual origin through various saints all the way to the Islamic caliph
Ali' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
and from him to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The Chishti saints had two hallmarks which differentiate them from other Sufi saints. The first was their ethical relations to the institutional powers. This meant voluntarily keeping a distance from the ruler or the government mechanism. It didn't matter if the ruler was a patron or a disciple: he was always kept at bay since it was felt that mixing with the ruler will corrupt the soul by indulging it in worldly matters. In his last discourse to disciples, Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti said:
The second distinctive dimension was related to the religious practice of the Chishtis. It was
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rather than passive; a ceaseless search for the divine other. In this respect the Chishtis followed a particular ritual more zealously then any other brotherhood. This was the practice of
sama, evoking the divine presence through song or listening to music. The genius of the Chishti saints was that they accommodated the practice of
sema with the full range of Muslim obligations.
Ideology
The Chishti Order can be characterized by the following principles:
- Obedience to the shaykh and/or pir
Pir or Peer is a title for a Sufi master equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as "saint" and could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his...
- Renunciation of the material world
- Distance from worldly powers
- Supporting the poor
- Service to humanity
- Respect for other devotional traditions
- Dependence on the Creator and not the creation
- Disapproval of showing off miraculous feats
The early mystics of the Chishti Order in India used two sources as the official guide books of their faith. The first being the ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif of S̲h̲ayk̲h̲S̲h̲ihāb al-Dīn Suhrawardī and the second being Kashf al-Maḥd̲j̲ūb of Hud̲j̲wīrī in which the elder saints would teach their disciples about the organization of their khānaḳāhs. Chishti Mystic Ideology revolved around a few basic understandings. The first being the concept of waḥdat al-wud̲j̲ūd (Unity of Being) which not only determined their social outlook, but was also classified as their motive force to their mystic mission. Chishti Mystic Ideology also looked down upon possession of private property because it was a negation of faith in God, and followed the idea of living and working for a healthy social order that got rid of all conflicts and discriminations. The Chishtis also believed in no form of contact with the state. One source noted this through the saying: ‘“There are two abuses among the mystics”, says an early Čis̲h̲tī mystic, “d̲j̲irrat and muḳallid. Muḳallid is one who has no master; d̲j̲irrat is one who visits kings and their courts and asks people for money”’. Finally Chishti Ideology also entails the basic understanding in living for the Lord alone (
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) and not demanding formal conversion to Islam as a pre-requisite to initiation in the mystic order.
Practices
In order to connect with Allah on a personal and emotional level, the Chishtis were known for 5 basic practices.
- Ḏh̲ikr-i Ḏj̲ahr, reciting the names of Allāh loudly, sitting in the prescribed posture at prescribed times
- Ḏh̲ikr-i Ḵh̲afī, reciting the names of Allāh silently
- Pās-i Anfās, regulating the breath
- Murā-ḳāba, absorption in mystic contemplation
- Čilla, forty days of spiritual confinement in a lonely corner or cell for prayer and contemplation
Literature
The Chishti’s are known for their literature of conversations of the shaykhs collected by their disciples called malfūẓāt. Most malfuzats contain specific knowledge about the insight of thought and practice to the Chishti order while others contain poetry and letters written by famous members of the order.
Spiritual lineage
Traditional
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(spiritual lineage) of the Chishti order:
- 'Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
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)
- Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (d. 728, an early Persian Muslim theologian)
- 'Abdul Wāḥid Bin Zaid Abul Faḍl
Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid Abul Fadl was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Hasan al-Basri, second link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Fudhail Bin Iyadh.He is also reported to have received education from Imam Abu Hanifah....
(d. 793, an early Sufi saint)
- Fuḍayll ibn 'Iyāḍ Bin Mas'ūd Bin Bishr al-Tamīmī
Fudhail Bin Iyadh Bin Masood Bin Bishr Al-Tamimi aka Abul Fadhl and Abu Ali, was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid, third link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Ibrahim Bin Adham....
- Ibrāhīm bin Adham
Ibrahim ibn Adham is one of the most prominent of the early ascetic Sufi saints.The story of his conversion is one of the most celebrated in Sufi legend, as that of a prince renouncing his throne and choosing asceticism closely echoing the legend of Gautama Buddha.Sufi tradition ascribes to...
(a legendarly early Sufi ascetic)
- Ḥudhayfah al-Mar'ashī
- Amīnuddīn Abū Ḥubayrah al-Baṣrī
- Mumshād Dīnwarī
- Abu Ishaq Shamī
Abu Ishaq Shami was a Muslim scholar who is often regarded as the founder of the Sufi Chishti Order because he was the person in the Chishti silsila who was the first to live in Chisht. The name Shami implies he came from Syria or even from Damascus...
(d. 940, founder of the Chishti order proper)
- Abu Ahmad Chishtī
- Abu Muhammad Chishtī
- Abu Yusaf Nasar-ud-Din Chishtī
- Qutab-ud-Din Modood Chishtī
- Haji sharif Zindani
- Usman Harooni
Usman Harooni was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Shareef Zandani, fourteenth link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti.He was born Haroon, Iran around 526 HijriHe died 617 Hijri....
- Mu'īnuddīn Chishtī
- Qutab-ud-Din Bakhtyar Kaki
- Farīduddīn Mas'ūd
- Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari
Alauddin Ali Ahmed Kaliyari also known as Sabir Kaliyari was a prominent South Asian Sufi Saint of Chishti Order in 13th century, a successor to Baba Fareed , and the first in the Sabiriya branch of Chishti Order....
- Nizāmuddīn Auliyā
Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya , 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...
From Farīduddīn Mas'ūd chishti order devided into two sub branches namely
- Chishtī Sabri Who are followerss of Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari.
- Chishtī Nizami who are followerss of Nizāmuddīn Auliyā.
Historical Eras
- Era of the Great Shaykhs (circa 597/1200 to 757/1356)
- Era of the Provincial Ḵhānaḳāhs (8th/14th & 9th/15th centuries)
- Rise of the Ṣābiriyya Branch (9th/15th century onwards)
- Revival of the Niẓāmiyya Branch 12th/(18th century onwards
Chishti order in South Asia
The Chishti Order is now indigenous to Afghanistan and South Asia (mainly India, Pakistan and Bangladesh). It was the first of the four main Sufi Orders (Chishtia,
QadiriyyaThe Qadiriyya , are members of the Qadiri Sufi order...
,
SuhrawardiyyaSuhrawardy redirects here. For the East Bengali politician and Prime Minister of Pakistan, see Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. The well-known Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi "the Executed" , the Shia founder of Illuminationism, is unconnected....
and
NaqshbandiNaqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
) to be established in this region. Moinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Order in India, sometime in the middle of the 12th century AD. He was eighth in the line of succession from the founder of the Chishti Order, Abu Ishq Shami. The devotees of this order practise
chilla i.e. they observe seclusion for forty days during which they refrain from talking beyond what is absolutely necessary, eat little and spend most of their time in prayers and meditation. Another characteristic of the followers of this order is their fondness for devotional music. They hold musical festivals, and enter into ecstasy while listening to singing. In general, the doctring of the Chishti Order in South Asia is based around social equality, tolerance, and spiritual discipline and has been the most prominent Sufi brotherhood since the 12th century.
After Fariduddin Ganjshakar, the Chishti Order of South Asia split into two branches. Either branch was named after one of Ganjshakar's successors:
- Nizamuddin Auliya
Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya , 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...
- This branch became the Chishti Nizami branch. Nizamuddin AuliyaSultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya , 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...
was the master of Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi who in turn was the master of Khwaja Bande NawazSyed Muhammad Hussaini, commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz , was a famous Sufi saint from India of the Chishti Order, who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups.Gaisu Daraz was a murid of the noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Nasiruddin...
. All these are important saints of the order.
- Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari
Alauddin Ali Ahmed Kaliyari also known as Sabir Kaliyari was a prominent South Asian Sufi Saint of Chishti Order in 13th century, a successor to Baba Fareed , and the first in the Sabiriya branch of Chishti Order....
- This branch became the Chishti-Sabiri branch.
Over time (principally after the 17th century) many further branches emerged which routinely united or diverged towards other popular Sufi orders in South Asia. Prominent people of later times who trace their spiritual lineage through the Chishti order include:
- Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Hazrat Khawaja Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani was a Sufi Saint of both the Chishti and Qadiri Orders of Sufism....
- He further extended the litanies the Chishtiya Nizami branch. His followers became the members of the Chishti Nizami Ashrafiya branch.
- Haji Imdadullah Muhaajir Makki - He extended the litanies of the Chishtiya Sabaria branch. His followers became the members of the Chishtiya Sabaria Imdadiya branch.
- Shah Niyaz Ahmad
Shah Niyaz Ahmad was born on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1155 Hijri and died on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1250 Hijri . He was a prominent Sufi.-Parental lineage:...
- He united the Chishti Nizami order with the Qadriya order to form the Chishtiya Qadriya Nizamia Niyazia branch.
- Habibi Silsila - In century 13th Hegira - Silsila Chishtiya Nizamia Habibia emerged at Hyderabad, India - Khaja Habib Ali Shah.
As a result of this metamorphosis of the Chishti order with other branches, most Sufi masters now initiate their disciples in all the four major orders of South Asia: Chishti, Suhrawadi, Qadri and Naqshbandi. They do however, prescribe prayers and litanies, only of the order with which they are primarily associated.
Shaykh Mu’in ad-Din Chishti
Known as Gharib Nawaz ("Helper of the Poor") in his land of Hindustan, Shaykh Mu’in ad-Din Chishti was born in the province of Silistan in eastern Persia around 536AH (1141CE). Shaykh Mu’in ad-Din Chishti came from a family of Sayyids; his father Sayyid Ghiyas ad-Din hasan was a descendat of Imam Husayn, his mother Sayyida Bibi Umu’l-wara was a descendant from Imam Hasan. At a young age of nine, Shaykh Mu’in ad-Din Chishti began taking his faith seriously by memorizing the Qur’an. It wasn't until much later when his father died, leaving the family grinding mill and orchard to him as a teenager. Shaykh Mu’in ad-Din Chishti decided to sell his entire inheritance, giving the proceeds to the poor (zuhd), setting off for Balkh and Smarkand where he studied the Qur’an, Hadith, and Fiqh. Shaykh Mu’in ad-Din Chishti later became the most famous of the Chishti saints, who oversaw the growth of the Chishti order in the 12th century.
Other Notable members
The Chishti Order acknowledges six walis, who were all masters of the Chishti Order, the first and most prominent being Shaykh Mu’in ad-Din Chishti, who brought the teachings of the silsilah to India in the twelfth century CE, followed by Shaykh Qutb ad-Din Bakhtiyar kaki, Shaykh hamid ad-Din Suwali nagauri, Shaykh Farid ad-Din Ganj-i-Shakar, Shaykh nizam ad-Din Awilya, and Shaykh
Alauddin Sabir KaliyariAlauddin Ali Ahmed Kaliyari also known as Sabir Kaliyari was a prominent South Asian Sufi Saint of Chishti Order in 13th century, a successor to Baba Fareed , and the first in the Sabiriya branch of Chishti Order....
.
Other notable members include:
- Hasan al-Basri
- Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid
Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid Abul Fadl was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Hasan al-Basri, second link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Fudhail Bin Iyadh.He is also reported to have received education from Imam Abu Hanifah....
- Fudhail Bin Iyadh
Fudhail Bin Iyadh Bin Masood Bin Bishr Al-Tamimi aka Abul Fadhl and Abu Ali, was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid, third link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Ibrahim Bin Adham....
- Ibrahim Bin Adham
Ibrahim ibn Adham is one of the most prominent of the early ascetic Sufi saints.The story of his conversion is one of the most celebrated in Sufi legend, as that of a prince renouncing his throne and choosing asceticism closely echoing the legend of Gautama Buddha.Sufi tradition ascribes to...
- Huzaifah Al-Mar’ashi
- Abu Hubairah Basri
- Mumshad Dinawari
- Abu Ishaq Shami
Abu Ishaq Shami was a Muslim scholar who is often regarded as the founder of the Sufi Chishti Order because he was the person in the Chishti silsila who was the first to live in Chisht. The name Shami implies he came from Syria or even from Damascus...
- Abu Ahmad Abdal
- Abu Muhammad Bin Abi Ahmad
- Abu Yusuf Nasaruddin
- Maudood Chishti
Maudood Chishti was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to his father and master Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan, twelfth link in the Sufi silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Shareef Zandani. He was born around 430 Hijri in the city of Chisht. He initially received education from his father...
- Shareef Zandani
Shareef Zandani aka Nooruddin, was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Maudood Chishti, thirteenth link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the peer of Usman Harooni.He was born around 492 Hijri in a city Zandanah, Iraq....
- Usman Harooni
Usman Harooni was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Shareef Zandani, fourteenth link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti.He was born Haroon, Iran around 526 HijriHe died 617 Hijri....
- Abdul Qadir Gilani
- Moinuddin Chishti
Sultan-ul-Hind, Moinuddin Chishti was born in 1141 and died in 1230 CE. Also known as Gharīb Nawāz "Benefactor of the Poor" , he is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. He introduced and established the order in South Asia...
- Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
Qutub ul Aqtab Hazrat Khwaja Syed Muhammad Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki was a renowned Muslim Sufi mystic, saint and scholar of the Chishti Order from Delhi, India. He was the disciple and the spiritual successor of Moinuddin Chishti as head of the Chishti order. Before him the Chishti order in India...
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar
- Nizamuddin Auliya
Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya , 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...
- Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari
Alauddin Ali Ahmed Kaliyari also known as Sabir Kaliyari was a prominent South Asian Sufi Saint of Chishti Order in 13th century, a successor to Baba Fareed , and the first in the Sabiriya branch of Chishti Order....
- Haji Imdadullah
- Hazrath Goolam Muhammad Soofie Saheb
- Noor Muhammad Maharvi
Noor Muhammad Maharvi , born Bahbal Maharvi, was a saint of the Chishti Order of Sufi Islam who lived during the eighteenth century.- Early life :...
See also
- Ata Hussain Fani Chishti
Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani , also known as Ata Hussain Gayavi or Haji Ata Hussain Chishti Monami Abulolai, was a famous Sufi saint of the chisti order in South Asia. He was the first Sufi to go in the complete non-Muslim locality of Gaya and spread Islam...
- Salim Chishti
- Maudood Chishti
Maudood Chishti was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to his father and master Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan, twelfth link in the Sufi silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Shareef Zandani. He was born around 430 Hijri in the city of Chisht. He initially received education from his father...
- Wali Kirani
- Silsilah
Silsila is an Arabic word meaning chain, often used in various senses of lineage. In particular, it may be translated as " order" or "genealogy". It is derived from the notion of apostolic succession.- Historical importance :...
or Chain
- Tariqah
Tarika may refer to:*Tarika , musical group from Madagascar*Tariqah, school of Sufism...
- Zar Zari Zar Baksh
Zar Zari Zar Baksh, or Shah Muntajab ud din, was one of the earliest Sufis of the Chishti Order, the most dominant of all the Sufi orders in the Indian subcontinent. He was sent to the Deccan by Nizamuddin Auliya of Dehli in the beginning of the 8th century Hijri...
- Hazrat Khwaja Habib Ali Shah
His exalted Eminence - Shah Deccan Qutub Kokan Hazrat Khwaja Habib Ali Shah was born in a noble family, whose lineage is traced back to Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq , sahabi Rasool - the 1st caliph of Islam.-Arrival in India:...
External links
- The 5 minute film Vishwaas Ki Goonj - The Echo Of Faith, brings to us the universal message of Sufism and conveys mankind's ability to practice and uphold the notion of 'oneness of beings'. Directed and presented by filmmaker Basant P. Tolani in 2007, the film has Received an Award and First Prize in Global Festival of Films on Peace and Spirituality 2008 by IFTC (International Films & Television Club) and AAFT (Asian Academy Of Films and Television). The video is available on Youtube.