Nizam al-Din Auliya, Shaikh
- Nizam al-Din Auliya, Shaikh
(1238-1325)
He was born at Badaun (1238) into a family of khwajas of Bukhara who had mi-grated to India following the establishment of Mongol rule in Cen-tral Asia. Named Muhammad at birth, he later came to be addressed as Nizam al-Din. At the age of 16, he, along with his mother, shifted to Delhi. While very young, he became a disciple of Shaikh Farid al-Din Mas'ud Ganj-shikr. He eventually came to command great in-fluence and respect in ruling circles as well as among the common people of Delhi. Though Shaikh Nizam al-Din's relations with 'Ala al-Din Khalji (1296-1316) were cordial, he avoided meeting him. Qutb al-Din Mubarak Shah (1316-1320), on the other hand, was throughout very hostile toward Nizam al-Din Auliya and even con-templated his arrest. During Khusrau Shah's short rule (1320), when there were allegations of Islamic sentiments being hurt by the usurper's Hindu supporters, Shaikh Nizam al-Din by and large re-mained indifferent toward the ruler. Still, he is reported to have ac-cepted a large donation from him that was subsequently distributed among the needy. Shaikh Nizam al-Din is credited with reorganizing the Chishti order in India from his hospice at Delhi. Shaikh Nizam al-Din Auliya had among his disciples the well-known poets Amir Khusrau and Amir Hasan Sijzi (author of Fawaid al-Fawad). On his demise in 1325, he was succeeded by Nasir al-Din Chirgah Dehli as the head of the Chishti order at Delhi.
Historical dictionary of Medieval India.
Iqtidar Alam Khan.
2011.
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