Mihajul-‘Abideen

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Hazrat Khawaja Moeen-ud-Din Hasan Chishti, better known “Khawaja Gharib Nawaz,” is a shining luminary in the family of Holy Prophet Muhammad. The light of his personality has dispelled darkness, and has illumined thousands of hearts not only in Asia, but throughout the world.
His ancestors were distinguished for their piety, purity, honesty, righteousness, integrity, and for their erudition, knowledge and leaming. They were, indeed, the God-inspired men
Like the ancestors of Holy Prophet Muhammad, who were the beacon-lights of their day, the ancestors of Khawaja Gharib Nawaz were the towering personalities, having unblemished character, faith in God and love for all. Not only this, but the family had the unique distinction of claiming some lawgivers within it, who enjoyed a position of pre eminence. They were not only men of vast scholarship, marvellous self-control and self-surrender, but were unsurpassed in their devotion to God. They were steadfast in prayer and were inspired by love. They had insight into Truth. It is true to say that Khawaja Gharib Nawaz is a spiritual beneficiary of Holy Prophet Muhammad. On the paternal side, he was closely related to Hazrat Imam Hussain, hence he is Husaini, whereas, on the maternal side, he traced his relationship to Hazrat Imam Hasan, hence he is Hasani.