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Ajmer the city where the Dargah of the Great Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti stands, is a sacred centreof pilgrimage. Hallowed by the memories of the great seer, Ajmer has earned the epithet of “ Madinatul Hind or the Madina of India.” Each year, the followers of the master congregate here from all parts of the world on the occasion of the annual festival of Urs to pay their obeisance to seek the Saint’s blessings for fulfillment of wishes. Devotees of all sects and faiths come here as the saint’s blessings are infallible for all. Thus, the festival presents a unique picture of harmony and universal brotherhood.
This, year the 791st Urs of the Master is being celebrated. Scholars agree that the probable date of Khwaja saheb’s birth is around April. 1143 A.D. ( Hijri 537). He was born in village Sanjar of the Sistan province of present Iran. Is father’s name was Ghyas-ud-din Hassan and his mother’s name was Bibi Mah-e-noor. At the tender age of 14, he lost his mother and then his father, in quick succession. Khwaja saheb is also known as “Sanjari” as his ancestors belonged to sanjar. Khwaja Ishaq Shami, one of his predecessors settled in a hamlet called Chishti near Hirat. Hence the sect is also called Chishti.
He had two wives- Bibi Umutullah and Bibi Asmat. He was blessed with two sons- Fakhruddin and Hisamuddin. According to some historians however, he hadonly one daughter- Bibi Hafiza Jamal.
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