Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

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Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was a prominent 12th–13th century Sufi saint and founder of the Chishti Order in the Indian subcontinent, renowned for his teachings on love, tolerance, and devotion to God.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic scholar
Sufi saint
founder of a Sufi order
religious leader
associatedWithCity Ajmer NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 1141
birthPlace Sistan region NERFINISHED
region historically associated with present-day Iran and Afghanistan
burialPlace Ajmer NERFINISHED
Ajmer Sharif Dargah NERFINISHED
Rajasthan NERFINISHED
centuryActive 12th century
13th century
commemoration annual Urs at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
coreTeaching love for all and malice towards none
service to the poor as service to God
tolerance towards people of different faiths
deathDate 1236
deathPlace Ajmer NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Rajasthan NERFINISHED
founderOf Chishti Order in the Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Gharib Nawaz NERFINISHED
Khwaja NERFINISHED
influenced Sufism in South Asia
later Chishti saints in India
popular devotional culture in the Indian subcontinent
knownFor emphasis on service to humanity
hospitality towards the poor
spreading Sufism in the Indian subcontinent
teachings on devotion to God
teachings on love
teachings on tolerance
legacy establishment of a major center of Sufism at Ajmer
inspiration for numerous Sufi khanqahs in India
meaningOfHonorific Gharib Nawaz Benefactor of the Poor
movement Chishti Sufi order NERFINISHED
pilgrimageSignificance major Sufi shrine in South Asia
pilgrimageSite Ajmer Sharif Dargah NERFINISHED
practiceEmphasized charity
sama (spiritual audition)
zikr (remembrance of God)
religion Islam
SufiOrder Chishti Order NERFINISHED
titleUsedByFollowers Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz NERFINISHED
veneratedIn South Asian Sufi traditions
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED

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Khawaja Ghulam Farid influencedBy Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
Chishti Order introducedToIndiaBy Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
this entity surface form: Moinuddin Chishti
Chishti Order keyFigure Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
this entity surface form: Moinuddin Chishti