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Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia

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Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia, affectionately known as Mehboob-i Elahi or "Beloved of God," was born in Badayun, India, east of Delhi. His grandparents had migrated there from Bokhara. When he was a boy of five, his father died.

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, Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia encountered a group of Qawwalis (Sufi singers and musicians) who introduced him to the Chishti Sufi order and the teachings of Baba Farid, and 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 namedee 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.
	Hazrat Nizamuddin Spiritual Foundation http://www.angelfire.com/ca/sufi/page5.html Established in the 13th century as a center of spiritual initiation and also service to the poor.
	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.

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