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Nizamuddin Auliya
Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya | |
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 Mughal Painting of Nizamuddin Auliya | |
| Title | Khawaja Syed |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1238 AD/ 635 AH |
| Died | 3 April 1325 AD/ 18 Rabi Al-Thani 725 AH (aged 86-87) |
| Resting place | Nizamuddin Dargah |
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| Relatives | Bibi Zainab alias Bibi Jannat (sister) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Chisti order |
| Creed | Maturidi[1] |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Delhi |
| Period in office | Late 13th century and early 14th century |
| Predecessor | Fariduddin Ganjshakar |
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Khawaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (sometimes spelled Awliya; 1238 – 3 April 1325), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin (lit. 'Holy Nizamuddin'), Sultan-ul-Mashaikh (lit. 'Lord of the pious') and Mahbub-e-Ilahi (lit. 'Beloved of God'), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and is one of the most famous Sufis from the Indian Subcontinent.[2][3] His predecessors were Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, and Moinuddin Chishti, who were the masters of the Chishti spiritual chain or silsila in the Indian subcontinent.[4]
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 religious pluralism and kindness.[5] 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.[6][7][8] It is also believed that Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, the founder of Tughluq dynasty, interacted with Nizamuddin. Initially, they used to share good relationship but soon this got embittered and relation between Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq and Nizamuddin Auliya never been reformed due to opinion disharmony and their antagonism resulted regular disputes between them during that era.[citation needed]
- ^ Dehlawi, Amir Hasan. Fawa'id al-Fu'ad. Instisharat-i Ruzne. p. 135.
- ^ Bhakti poetry in medieval India By Neeti M. Sadarangani. Pg 60
- ^ Jaffer, Mehru (15 October 2012). The Book of Nizamuddin Aulia. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-742-2.
- ^ Nizami, Khaliq Ahmad (2004). Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya. National Book Trust. ISBN 978-81-237-4148-2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Amir Hasan Sijzi, Fawaid-ul-Fuad (Delhi, 1865), pp. 150, 195-97
- ^ Sudarshana Srinivasan (22 August 2015). "An afternoon with the saints". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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