New Delhi, Feb 3: PM Narendra Modi presented a ‘chadar’ to Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi which will be offered at Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the 810th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

 

PM Modi tweeted, "Presented the Chadar which shall be offered at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti." He also shared a picture where he is seen holding the yellow 'chadar' along with the minister.

 

 

 

 

Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, also popularly known as Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz, was a beloved Sufi saint of the Chisti order. He is known to be the direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

 

 

Born in Sistan (present-day Eastern Iran and Southern Afghanistan), he travelled all the way from Sistan to Lahore to Delhi, and finally settled in Ajmer, Rajasthan. His tomb in Ajmer, the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, is one of the holiest Islamic sites in the world. Muslims from across the world visit Dargah Sharif every year to offer their prayers. Not only Muslims, but people belonging to different religions also visit this shrine throughout the year.

 

 

To commemorate the death anniversary of the beloved Sufi saint, the Urs festival is celebrated each year in the holy city of Ajmer during the first six days of Rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

 

Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti is also known for establishing the Chisti order of Sufi mysticism in India in the early 13th century. He was the first saint to incorporate the use of music and hymns into prayers. It is believed that Prophet Muhammad once appeared in the dream of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti and asked the saint to become his representative in India.