Early Life Of Khwaja Garib Nawaz(R.A)

Khwaja garib nawaz darga(1880)

Hazrat khwaja moinuddin cishti(R.A) belongs to syed family from both maternal as well as paternal.   From both side as he belongs to syed family thus he direct descendant of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad(S.A.W).

Hazrat khwaja moinuddin cishti(R.A) was born in 536 A.H/1141 C.E in seistan region of East Persia(Iran). His father Khwaja Ghayasuddin(R.A) pass away when he was only 15years old.His father was a very pious person of some means.Hazrat khwaja moinuddin cishti(R.A) inherited a grinding mill and an orchard from his father.In childhood he was totally a different person from others.He always kept himself busy in meditation and prayers. In his orchard when he was watering his plants there pass by Sufi Shaik Ibrahim Qunduzi who entered into the orchard,young Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) approached towards Sufi Shaik Ibrahim Qunduzi and offered him some fruits.Sufi Shaik Ibrahim Qunduzi put out a piece of bread from his bag and gave to the young Mainuddin cishti(R.A) in returns.Sufi ask him to eat the bread,it was different experience for the young Moinuddin Cishti(R.A).He was en lighted after eating the bread and found himself in a different world.After this Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) sold all of his property and give away all his belonging to others. He distributed all his money to the poor and Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) become disciple(Mu rid) of Usman Haroon.

For the long period of time Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) spend with Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harwani(R.A) as a disciple.As a disciple he offered all kind of personal service towards Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harwani(R.A).

After this Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harwani(R.A) took Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) to Haj, both of them proceeded to Makkah and perform there haj together.

After Haj both of them went to Madina and spend some time in Madina from where they get the blessings of

Prophet Hazrat Mohammad(S.A.W).  One night Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) ordered by the Prophet in a trance. “O Moinuddin! You are a prop of our faith" make your way to India and show the true path to the people.

From thereon Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) took his independent journey towards  to contact with eminent saints and scholars..In those days he reached almost all the well known centres of learning's--Samarkand, Baghdad, Bukhara, Naishapur,Tabriz, Mihna, Aush, Ispahan, Khirqan, Sabzawar, Astarabd, Ghaznin and Balkh and acquainted himself with all the important trend in religious life of Muslim in middle age. His spiritual and moral qualities at traced so many followers to his fold and in Sabzwar and Balkh, Khalifas has been appointed by him. Shaikh Shihab-u'd-din Suhrawardi, Shaikh Auhad-u'd-din Kirmani and so many other famous mystics being benefited by his company. Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) travelled all over the Muslim lands and turned towards India.

The shrine of Sufi Shaikh Ali Hajweri one of the prominent Sufi in Lahore, Moinuddin Cishti(R.A) meditated there for some time and after that he proceeded to Ajmer.