- Abu Ishaq Shami
= A Sufi Sheikh =
Abu Ishaq Shami is one of the first among the Chishti
Sufi order to call himself "Chisti" ("ofChisht "). The name "Shami" implies he came from "Syria " or even from "Damascus " "(ash-Sham )". "Abu Ishaq Shami" is supposedly to have met a "Sufi " who directed him to settle in "Chisht ",and accordingly he is known as "Abu Ishaq Shami Chishti". He died in "940 C.E." in "Damascus" and lies buried on "Mount Qasiyun ", where later on also "Ibn al-Arabi " was buried. Looking at the date of his death it is considered that the "Chishti Order " is one of the oldest, if not the oldest now still existing "sufi order". However according to most of the "Sufi orders" it is considered that their origins are directly from the time period of the "Prophet Muhammad " and the "Prophet " him self.His Masters and Students
Shaikh
Ilw Mumshad Dinwari was his Master. He may had many Khalifa's butAbu Ahmad Abdal carries the Chisti Chain to South Asia.Quotations
Some of his(Abu Ishaq Shami) sayings are:
* Starvation excels all in bliss (this shows theascetic character of classicalSufism )
* The worldly people are impure while thedervishes are pure in their souls. These two different natures cannot therefore mingle(Excerpt taken from "chishti.ru" [http://www.chishti.ru/order_of_sufis.htm] )See also
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Ilw Mumshad Dinwari
*Abu Ahmad Abdal
*Islam
*Sufism
*Chishti Order
*Syria External links
* [http://www.chishti.ru Chishti Tariqa]
* [http://www.soofie.org.za/ Soofie(Sufi)]
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