Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia India (1238 - 1325) Timeline Muslim / Sufi Poems by Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Links |
As a teenagar, Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia distinguished himself as a scholar, a debater, and a student of the Koran. But he increasingly was drawn to the inner life of the mystic.
When he was eighteen, Nizamuddin encountered a group of Qawwalis (Sufi singers and musicians) who introduced him to the Chishti Sufi order and the teachings of Baba Farid, and he soon became a disciple of the group in Delhi.
Hazrat Nizamuddin quickly showed profound spiritual realization and was named a leader of the Chishti order. He soon decided to withdraw from the crowds of Delhi and retired with a group of followers to a small village named Ghiyaspur where he lived for 60 years.
Nizamuddin taught that three essential elements were necessary for the Sufi dervish: Love, Wisdom, and Gnosis.
Poems by Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia
- In Allah's garden you gather roses,
- O breeze! turn towards Medina (and) from this well-wisher recite the Salaam
Related Links
Hazrat Nizamuddin Awlia, r.a.
http://muslim-canada.org/sufi/nizamud.htm
Detailed biography and several examples of his poetry.
memorial (Hazrat Nizamudeen Auliya)
http://www.soofie.org.za/memorial/hazrat_sultan.html
Online biography and memorial.
The Website of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia
http://www.nizamuddinaulia.s5.com/
Several brief articles and poetry selections.