Garib nawaz biography of abraham

 


Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty (R.A.) popularly known as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) , "The founder of  Chishty Order of Sufis" in India was born in A.D. in Sijistan (Iran). His paternal genealogy is related to Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and that of his maternal to Hazrat Imam Hassan (A.S.) and thus he is a direct descendant of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.).

His father, Sayyid Ghiyas-u’d-din, a pious man of some means, died when his son was in his teens.

History-Khawaja Baba - Hazrat Khawaja Moinudeen Chishty (RA), carousel

He left as legacy an orchard and a grinding mill. Once Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hassan Chishty (R.A) was looking after the plants in his garden that a mystic, Shaikh Ibrahim Qanduzi, happened to pass by. Shaikh Mu’in-u’d-din entertained him in his garden. Hagiologists trace the germination of mystic attitude in him to the blessings of this Saint.

In fact, the most powerful factor in giving a mystic touch to his personality at this early stage was the condition of Sijista Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz rahmatullah alayh - VYT