It is a pilgrimage centre for the shrine of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and is also the base for visiting Pushkar ( 11 km ), an ancient Hindu pilgrimage city, famous for the temple of Brahma.

In Sufism they follow Chishti, Naqshbandi, Suhrawardi and Qadri Sufi orders.

There are four main tariqas in Sufism: the Naqshbandi Order ( named after Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari ), the Chishti Order ( named after Khawaja Moduud Chisti while Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti is most famous Sufi Saint of this order ), the Qadiri Order ( named after Shaykh ` Abd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī ), and the Suhrawardi Order ( named after Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi ).

It was the first of the four main Sufi orders ( Chishti, Qadiriyya, Suhrawardiyya and Naqshbandi ) to be established in this region.

Chishti believe that this insistence on otherworldliness differentiates them from Sufi orders that maintained close ties to rulers and courts, and deferred to aristocratic patrons.

The Chishti, as well some other Sufi orders, believe that music can help devotees forget self in the love of Allah.

Early Chishti shaykhs adopted concepts and doctrines outlined in two influential Sufi texts: the ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif of Shaykh Shihāb al-Dīn Suhrawardī and the Kashf al-Maḥdjūb of Hudjwīrī.

As a result of this merging of the Chishti order with other branches, most Sufi masters now initiate their disciples in all the four major orders of South Asia: Chishti, Suhrawadi, Qadri, and Naqshbandi.

( 2002 ) Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond Palgrave Macmillan, New York, ISBN 1-4039-6026-7.

The Chishti Sufi sect of Kabul is an exception in that they use instruments like the rubab, tabla and harmonium in their worship ; this music is called tatti (" food for the soul ").

* Tomb of Salim Chishti: A white marble encased tomb of the Sufi saint, Salim Chisti ( 1478 – 1572 ), within the Jama Masjid's sahn, courtyard.

Some practice quiet meditation, as is the case with most of the Sufi orders in South Asia, many of whom owe allegiance to, or were influenced by, the Chishti order.

Sultan-ul-Mashaikh, Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya R. A ( 1238 – 3 April 1325 ) (), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, was a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in the Indian Subcontinent, an order that believed in drawing close to God through renunciation of the world and service to humanity.

Also known as Gharīb Nawāz " Benefactor of the Poor " (), he is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent.

The initial spiritual chain or silsila of the Chishti order in India, comprising Moinuddin Chishti, Bakhtiyar Kaki, Baba Farid and Nizamuddin Auliya ( each successive person being the disciple of the previous one ), constitutes the great Sufi saints of Indian history.

* Moinuddin Chishti ( 1141-1230 ), the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent.

* Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi ( c. 1274 – 1356 ), mystic-poet and Sufi Saint of Chishti Order

* Nasiruddin Sailani Badesha ( died 1507 ), Sufi saint of the Chishti Order

) Some families also have names based on places in ( both places in South Asia and places in Iran, Afghanistan and the Arab world — like Badakhshani from the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan ) or Sufi orders — thus Chishti or Warsi might signify an affiliation / reverence to Moinuddeen Chishti or Nizamuddin Chishti on the one hand or the saint at Dewain Shareef on the other.

Chishti shrines in South Asia are open to all faiths and attract great crowds to their festivals.

The Chishti, though Sunni, trace their lineage through Ali.

They are very similar in style to Aziz Mian himself and like other sons of famous qawwals ( Amjad Sabri for example, or Waheed and Naveed Chishti ), they perform many of their father ’ s hits.

Features a studio performance by Khan and Party ( two Urdu-language songs: a Hamd, and a Manqabat for Khwaja Mu ` inuddin Chishti.

The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness.

The Chishti are perhaps best known for the welcome extended to seekers who belong to other religions.

Chishti practice is also notable for sama: evoking the divine presence through song or listening to music.

He looked for something beyond scholarship and law and studied under the Chishti shaykh Usman Harooni.

Her biography of Moinuddin Chishti is highly regarded for its judgment and literary quality.

Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri, a chief saint of the Chishti order, stated that an aspiring murid ( disciple ) one who does not ( yet ) have a murshid ( spiritual master ), should read Ali Hujwiri's book Kashf al-Mahjub, as that would be ( temporarily ) enough for his spiritual guidance.

Khayyam assisted Chishti for six months and came to Ludhiana in 1943.

A Chishti teacher should not attend the court or be involved in matters of state, as this will corrupt the soul with worldly matters.

# Shah Niyaz Ahmad-united the Chishti Nizami order with the Qadriya order to form the Chishtiya Qadriya Nizamia Niyazia branch.

Ibrahim Zubairi writes in his book Rouzatul Auliyae Beejapore ( compiled during 1895 ) which describes that more than 30 tombs or Dargahs are there in Bijapur with more than 300 Khankahs i. e., Islamic Missionary Schools with notable number of disciples of different lineage like Hasani Sadat, Husaini Sadat, Razavi Sadat, Kazmi Sadat, Shaikh Siddiquis, Farooquis, Usmanis, Alvis, Abbasees and other and spiritual chains like Quadari, Chishti, Suharwardi, Naqshbandi, Shuttari, Haidari etc.

Hazrat Qibla Peer pir syed Ishtiaq Hussein shah sahab Chishti ( R. T. A )

Vilayat Inayat Khan was born in London, England, Pir Vilayat was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Order of Sufism.

Other famous sufi masters are Sheikh Farid, Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain, Shams Tabrizi, Waris Shah, Ghazali, Mian Mir, Attar of Nishapur, Amir Khusrow, Salim Chishti.

Primarily he represented the Chishti Order of Sufism, having received initiation into the Nizamiyya sub-branch of that order from Shaykh Muhammed Abu Hashim Madani, but was also initiated into the Suhrawardiyya, Qadiriyya and Naqshbandi.

Inayat studied many sacred texts and soon went to the shrine of Khwaja Moineddin Chishti.

The Chishti Order is primarily followed in Afghanistan and South Asia.

Moinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Order in Lahore ( Punjab ) and Ajmer ( Rajasthan ), sometime in the middle of the 12th century AD.

He was eighth in the line of succession from the founder of the Chishti Order, Abu Ishq Shami.

Chishti teachers have established centers in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and South Africa.

The Chishti shaykhs have also stressed the importance of keeping a distance from worldly power.

Chishti also read collections of the sayings, speeches, poems, and letters of the shaykhs.

# Abu Ishaq Shamī ( d. 940, founder of the Chishti order proper )