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.
