Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

Why in news?

• The Prime Minister presented a Chadar which shall be offered at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

About Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti 

• Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was born in Sijistan (modern-day Sistan) in Iran in 1141-42 CE.
• He went on to Hajj, Mecca, and Medina after receiving Khilafat at the age of 52 from Sheikh Usman Harawani.
• Later, he started living and preaching in Ajmer.
• He was soon able to draw the local populace, poor people, peasants, and nobles from far and wide and even drew the attention of the Kings.
• The Dargah complex of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was built in Indo-Islamic style of architecture.
• A golden crown offered by Nawab Haider Ali Khan of Rampur sits on top of it and a lotus adorns the dome.
• Moinuddin Hasan Chishti earned the name Khwaja Garib Nawaz, or cherisher of the poor.