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Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami Chishti | Chishti Silsila Founder Sufi Saint Taj al-auliya history biography
Abu Ishaq Shami (died 940) was a Muslim scholar who is often regarded as the founder of the Sufi Chishti Order (Persian: چشتی - Čištī) (Arabic: ششتى - Shishti). He was the first in the Chishti lineage (silsila) to live in Chisht and so to adopt the name "Chishti", so that, if the Chishti order itself dates back to him, it is one of the oldest recorded Sufi orders. His original name, Shami, implies he came from Syria (ash-Sham). He died in Damascus and lies buried on Mount Qasiyun, where later on also Ibn Arabi was buried.
Contents
- Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami Chishti Chishti Silsila Founder Sufi Saint Taj al auliya history biography
- Khuwaja Abu Ishaq Shami 2nd January 2018 ARY Qtv
- Masters and students
- Quotes
- The chain of masters of Chishti order
- References
Khuwaja Abu Ishaq Shami - 2nd January 2018 - ARY Qtv
Masters and students
Abu Ishaq Shami's teacher was Shaikh Ilw Mumshad Dinwari, whose own teacher was Abu Hubairah Basri, a disciple of Huzaifah Al-Mar'ashi who was in turn a disciple of Ibrahim ibn Adham. The Chishtiyyah silsila continued through Abu Ishaq Shami's disciple Abu Ahmad Abdal. In south Asia Moinuddin Chishti was the founding father and most revered saint of the Chishti order.
Quotes
Some of Abu Ishaq Shami's sayings are: