Principal Oriental College, University of the Punjab, Lahore
Abstract
Chishti is a renowned Order of Sufism in the Subcontinent. Hazrat Khwaja Moeenuddin Chishti of Ajmer was the founder of the Chishti Order. In Gujrat (India) this Order started with the emerging of Sheikh Kamaluddin Allama. He was the disciple of Hazrat Khwaja Naseeruddin Chiragh Dehlavi. A deep study of the history of Sufis of the Chishti Order in Gujrat (India), brings before us the fact that the Sufis of this Order played important role in the preaching of Islam along with spreading the teachings of the Chishti Order. The major Sufis of this Order in Gujrat were Sheikh Ilmuddin Chishti, Sheikh Mehmood Chishti, Sheikh Yaqoob Chishti, Sheikh Babu Chishti, Hazrat Khoob Miyan Chishti and many others.</p