Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi
Sufi saint and poet (1274–1337) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-Dehlavi (Urdu نصیرالدین چراغ دہلوی )[2] (c. 1274–1337) was a 14th-century mystic-poet and a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order. He was a disciple of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya,[3] and later his successor.[4][5] He was the last important Sufi of the Chishti Order from Delhi.[6]
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Nasiruddin Mahmud AlHassani | |
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Born | 1274 |
Died | 1337[1] |
Religion | Islam, specifically the Chisti Nizami order of Sufism |
Other names | Chiragh Dehlavi |
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Based in | Delhi |
Period in office | Early 14th century |
Predecessor | Nizamuddin Auliya |
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Dehlavi's followers called him "Roshan Chirag-e-Delhi", which in Persian, means "Illuminated Lamp of Delhi".[7]