Chishti Order

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The Chishti Order (Persian: چشتیہ ) (tarika) was founded by (Khawaja) Abu Ishaq Shami ("the Syrian") (d. 941) who brought Sufism to the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day Afghanistan. Before returning to the Levant, Shami initiated, trained and deputized the son of the local Amir, (Khwaja) Abu Ahmad Abdal (d. 966). Under the leadership of Abu Ahmad’s descendants, the Chishtiyya as they are also known, flourished as a regional mystical order.

The most famous of the Chishti saints is Moinuddin Chishti (also known as Khawaja Baba) who settled in Ajmer, India. He oversaw the growth of the order in the 13th century as religious laws were canonized. He saw the Islamic prophet Muhammad in a dream and then set off on a journey of discovery.

Other famous saints of the Chishti Order are Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Fariduddin Ganjshakar of Pak Pattan, Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki and Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani of Kichocha Shareef

The Chishti Order is famous for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The Order traces its origins through various saints all the way to Ali and Muhammad himself.

Sema or Qawwali is a type of devotional music to enhance the remembrance of Allah and is not a part of worship or prayer.

Followers of Inayat Khan claim he was the first to bring the Chishti Order to North America.

Followers of Sikh Saint Kabir think he was also part of the Chishti order.

1 The Nine Principles
2 Common Chistiya Chain in South Asia
3 The golden chain (Shijrah) Chistiya-Mujarradiya
4 The golden chain (Shijrah) Chistiya al-Ashrafiya Saintly Order
5 The Chishtiyya - Sabiriyya - Quddusia - Emdadia Lineage
6 See Also
7 External links

[edit] The Nine Principles

The Chishti Order is also known for the following principles:

Obedience to shaykh/pir
Renunciation of the material world
Distance from worldly powers
Sama (or musical assemblies)
Prayers and fasting
Service to humanity
Respect for other devotional traditions
Dependence on voluntary offerings
Disapproval of miraculous feats

[edit] Common Chistiya Chain in South Asia

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Start of the Sufi Order:

Hasan al-Basri
Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid Abul Fadhl
Fudhail Bin Iyadh Bin Mas'ud Bin Bishr Tameeemi
Ibrahim Bin Adham Bin Mansur
Huzaifah Al-Mar’ashi
Abu Hubairah Basri
Ilw Mumshad Dinwari

Start of the Chishti Order:

From here, the Chishti Order of South Asia splits into branches: Fareeduddin Masood had three prominent successors, a branch being named after each of them

Nizamuddin Auliya - Nizamiya Branch - Master of Amir Khusro
Alaaud Deen Ali Ahmad Saabir Kalyari - Sabiri Branch
Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi

Other branches of Chisti Order are:

Ashraf Jahangir Semnani - Ashrafiyya Branch

[edit] The golden chain (Shijrah) Chistiya-Mujarradiya

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Prophet Mohammed
Hazrat Ali ibn Abu Talib
Hazrat Hasan al-Basri
Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid
Fudhail Bin Iyadh
Ibrahim Bin Adham of Balkh
Huzaifah Al-Mar’ashi
Abu Hubairah Basri
Ilw Mumshad Dinwari
Abu Ishaq Shami
Abu Ahmad Abdal
Abu Muhammad Bin Abu Ahmad , Son of Abu Ahmad
Sayyid Abu Yusuf Bin Sam’aan Al-Husaini
Khawaja Maudood Chishti
Shareef Zandani
Usman Harooni
Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
Khawaja Kalimuddin Chisti
Khawaja Sirajuddin
Khawaja Alimuddin
Khawaja Mehmood Chisti
Khawaja Jamaluddin Chisti
Khawaja Mohammad Hassan
Khawaja Mohammad Sani
Khawaja Yuhaiya Madni
Khawaja Kalimullah
Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya
Khawaja Fakruddin
Khawaja Noor Mohammad
Khawaja Suleiman Bande Nawaz
Khawaja Allah Baksh
Khawaja Shah Khairuddin Mujjarrad
Khawaja Al-Haaj Abdul Rehman Sailani
Mohammad Masoom Armaan
Shah Sharfuddin Abdul Gafoor Abdaal
Mohammed Aainuddin Arif Ali
Mohammad Sadique Armani
Mohammad Malang Masoom Naqshbandi

[edit] The golden chain (Shijrah) Chistiya al-Ashrafiya Saintly Order

Prophet Muhammed
Ali ibn Abu Talib
Hasan al-Basri
Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid
Fudhail Bin Iyadh
Ibrahim Bin Adham
Huzaifah Al-Mar’ashi
Abu Hubairah Basri
Ilw Mumshad Dinwari
Abu Ishaq Shami
Abu Ahmad Abdal
Abu Muhammad Bin Abi Ahmad
Sayyid Abu Yusuf Bin Sam’aan Al-Husaini
Khwaja Maudood Chishti
Khwaja Shareef Zandani
Usman Harooni
Moinuddin Chishti
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
Fareeduddin Masood
Nizamuddin Auliya
Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi
Hadrat Khawaja Ala al-Haq Pandavi (800 AH) Pandva Shareef
Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Abdur Razzaq Nur'al-Ayn (872 AH)
Hadrat Khawaja Hassan Shareef,
Hadrat Khawaja Tajuddin Awadhi, Ayodhya
Hadrat Khawaja Hussain Al Maaruf,
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Chirag-e-Jahan,
Hadrat Khawaja Mahmood Shamsuddin,
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Shah Raju,
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Ahmad,
Hadrat Khawaja Fathillah,
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Muhammad Murad
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Bahauddin
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Tawaqqal Ali
Hadrat Khawaja Dawood Ali
Hadraa Khawaja Sayyad Shah Niyaz Ashraf
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Ashraf Hussain (1348 AH)
Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Ali Hussain (1355 AH)
*Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Ahmad Ashraf
**Hadrat Khawaja Abul Muhamid Muhaddith al-A’zam al-Hind

Kicchocha Shareef

For Hadrat Shaykh al-Islam it is like this
*Hadrat Khawaja Mukhtar Ashraf Sarkar-e-Kalan,
**Hadrat Khawaja Muhammad Madani Miya Ashrafi al-Jilani

[edit] The Chishtiyya - Sabiriyya - Quddusia - Emdadia Lineage

20. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina wa Sayyid al-Arifin 'Ala uddin Ali Ahmad as-Sabir (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 21. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Shams uddin at-Turki al-Panipati (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 22. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Jalaluddin Kabir al-Awliya al-Panipati (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 23. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Ahmed Abdul Haq Radaulawi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 24. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Ahmed 'Arif ar-Radaulawi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 25. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Muhammad 'Arif ar-Radaulawi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 26. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Qutb al-'Alam al-Shaikh Abdul Quddus al-Gangohi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 27. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Jalaluddin Thanesari (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 28. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Nizam uddin al-Balkhi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 29. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abi Sa 'id al-Gangohi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 30. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Muhibbullah Ilahabadi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 31. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Shah Muhammadi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 32. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina al-Shaikh Muhammad al-Makki (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 33. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Adh uddin al-Amruhi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 34. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abdul Hadi al-Amruhi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 35. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abdul Bari al-Amruhi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 36. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Shah Abdur Rahim al-Shahid (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 37. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Nur Muhammad Jhinjhanawi (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz) 38. Shaikh al-Mashaikh Maulana al-Haj al-Hafiz al-Shaikh Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (Qaddas allahu sirahul 'aziz)