A Simple Guide to ISLAM
Tasawwuf – Sufism
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time in meditation at the tomb of Data Ganj Bakhsh. The people of
Lahore wanted the saint to stay here but Khwaja did not accept
their offer and set for Delhi.
Although there was a large population of Muslims in India but
there was great tension here between Hindus and Muslims. For the
Muslims came here as conquerors, to unseat the rulers and to
establish their own political domination. Consequently the distance
between Hindus and Muslims continued to broaden.
It was only the Sufi Saints like Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti who have
played great role in bridging this gap between Hindus and
Muslims.
It was perhaps the rampant practice of idolatry which brought
Shaikh Moinuddin to India. He thought that India needed guidance
more than any other country. Shaikh had passed through so many
countries on the way, everywhere people insisted that he should
choose to stay there but he did not stay anywhere permanently. His
decision to stay in India shows how great was his concern to bring
the Indian people to the right path.
Shaikh had halted in Lahore for some time. During his stay he
found that there were many religious scholars and spiritual guides
in the city. So he set off from there and reached Delhi but here he
was all the time surrounded by people. He had not enough time for
his devotions so under Divine guidance he moved to the city of
Ajmer. He made it his centre of spiritual activities.
