A Simple Guide to ISLAM
Tasawwuf – Sufism
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There was a dearth of religious scholars in Ajmer. Islam had not
yet spread in this distant land. It was therefore in great need to be
blessed with the arrival of a Saint like Khwaja Moinuddin.
He arrived in Ajmer in 591 A.H. At that time Raja Pathaura ruled
this state. The Shaikh settled in Ajmer along with his disciples. His
mission was of love and sympathy, of piety and purity, of equality
and brotherhood.
The local people began to flock to him in thousands. His teachings
appealed to the core of their heart. When the Shaikh became very
popular among the masses Raja Pathaura was alarmed and ordered
him to leave Ajmer. The shaikh asked the Raja to give him some
time to leave the city. In the meantime Shahabuddin Ghauri
invaded Ajmer and defeated Raja Pathaura in 1192.
Shahabuddin had invaded Ajmer earlier but he was defeated.
Therefore when he succeeded in defeating the Raja this time
people believed that Shahabuddin had succeeded due to the
blessings of the Shaikh and that Raja Pathaura was defeated for
having incurred the displeasure of the holy saint.
Now after Raja Pathaura was removed from the scene Khwaja
sahab received all the opportunity to spread his message far and
wide. Now he was no longer a saint of Ajmer instead he became
the saint of the whole India. His
Khalifas
(disciples) spread in all
parts of the country disseminating his message in every nook and
corner of the country.
