Question

Explain the rise and growth of the Sufi-Movement in India with reference to:

The Chiest Order

Answer 1

The Chiest Order:
The central principles that become characteristics of the Chisti Order in India are based on the teachings and practices of Muin-ud-Din Chisti. He visited nearly all the great centers of Muslim culture and acquainted himself with almost every important trend in Muslims religious life in the Middle Ages. He travelled in Middle East extensively including visits to Makkah and Madina. He lay stress on reunciation of material goods, a strict regime of self-discipline and personal prayer, independence from two rulers and two states including rejection of monetary and land grants, generosity to others particularly through sharing of food and wealth and tolerance and respect for religious differences. Nizamuddin- Auliya also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, was a famous Sufi saint of Chisti Order in South Asia. Nizamuddin Auliya like his predecessors stressed upon the element of love as a means of realisation of 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 secularist and kindness.