Shaikh Nasiruddin Muhamud, better known as Chirag-i-Delhi (the
lamp of Delhi), was a famous Sufi saint of Chisti silsilah, the most popular of
the orders into which Sufis were organized.
Last of the great Chisti saints at Delhi, Nasiruddin Muhamud was the disciple and successor of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia, the most prominent Sufi saint of the aforesaid order.
Last of the great Chisti saints at Delhi, Nasiruddin Muhamud was the disciple and successor of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia, the most prominent Sufi saint of the aforesaid order.
Chirag-i-Delhi’s famous disciple was Gesudaraz
Syed Muhamad Husayni who is credited with the spread of Chisti order in South
India.
When Muhammad Bin Tughlaq died in Sindh in 1351 during a military
expedition, he was with the Sultan’s army. Firuz Shah Tughluq, the successor Muhammad
Bin Tughlaq, held him in great respect as he had helped him ascend the Delhi
throne.
No comments:
Post a Comment