Information About the Nizamuddin Dargah
NIZAMUDDIN DARGAH- ITHIAAS TRIP
KEYWORDS * Sufi: (Etymology: Worship, Wool) Follower of Islam in a liberal way [spiritual side] * Sufism was born out of necessity * Ulemah were the rigid people who followed Islam. They created rules. * NIZAMUDDIN gave people a lot of freedom * Teacher in Islam is known as PIR. * Student in Islam is known as MUREED. * During Nizamuddin’s time crime was at it’s lowest. * FIRST SUFI SAINT- Moinuddin Chisti * CHISTI SILSILA- Named after people who propagated this. The people had come from a place called Chist * Nizamuddin Auliyah was the 4th Sufi saint.
HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN AULIYAH * He was born in 1238 * Lived in Badaun for 20 years * Hyaspur was its original name. * Nizamuddin had established Khangah. * He was the first saint to go against rigidity. * Treated everyone equally. * Alauddin Khilji tried to become his Mureed (student) * Hyasuddin Tughlaq was jealous of him * Hazrat Amir Khusrao was Nizamuddin’s favorite Mureed. * Khusrao was the only one who had the permission to enter Nizamuddin’s Khangah anytime. * It was during his time that there was the biggest langar used to take place. * He kept a roza for his whole life
AMIR KHUSRAO * He was a businessman, poet, scientist, and musician. Excelled in all the fields. * Invented Tabla and Sitar. * Known as the father of Urdu language. * Died after 6 months of the death of his pir. * When a saint dies, the day is celebrated.
Belief- “When a saint dies, he is said to be united with his beloved(God)” * Qawali was originally known as Sama
TOMB OF AMIR KHUSRAO * Made of red sandstone and marble * Quran is engraved on the walls. * Red sandstone is like a dressing on the wall. The wall is not actually made up of red sandstone.
WHY IS REDSTONE USED?
Red sandstone is a dressing to make it attractive. Also red sandstone is very easy to be engraved.
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KEYWORDS * Sufi: (Etymology: Worship, Wool) Follower of Islam in a liberal way [spiritual side] * Sufism was born out of necessity * Ulemah were the rigid people who followed Islam. They created rules. * NIZAMUDDIN gave people a lot of freedom * Teacher in Islam is known as PIR. * Student in Islam is known as MUREED. * During Nizamuddin’s time crime was at it’s lowest. * FIRST SUFI SAINT- Moinuddin Chisti * CHISTI SILSILA- Named after people who propagated this. The people had come from a place called Chist * Nizamuddin Auliyah was the 4th Sufi saint.
HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN AULIYAH * He was born in 1238 * Lived in Badaun for 20 years * Hyaspur was its original name. * Nizamuddin had established Khangah. * He was the first saint to go against rigidity. * Treated everyone equally. * Alauddin Khilji tried to become his Mureed (student) * Hyasuddin Tughlaq was jealous of him * Hazrat Amir Khusrao was Nizamuddin’s favorite Mureed. * Khusrao was the only one who had the permission to enter Nizamuddin’s Khangah anytime. * It was during his time that there was the biggest langar used to take place. * He kept a roza for his whole life
AMIR KHUSRAO * He was a businessman, poet, scientist, and musician. Excelled in all the fields. * Invented Tabla and Sitar. * Known as the father of Urdu language. * Died after 6 months of the death of his pir. * When a saint dies, the day is celebrated.
Belief- “When a saint dies, he is said to be united with his beloved(God)” * Qawali was originally known as Sama
TOMB OF AMIR KHUSRAO * Made of red sandstone and marble * Quran is engraved on the walls. * Red sandstone is like a dressing on the wall. The wall is not actually made up of red sandstone.
WHY IS REDSTONE USED?
Red sandstone is a dressing to make it attractive. Also red sandstone is very easy to be engraved.
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