---Dargah –Nizzammudin Auliya

In Delhi of many histories a fascinating chapter of Sufism opens at these gates .Wade through the ages of old history around Dargah , these bustled lanes lead us to a famous Shrine known as Dargah Nizzamuudinn Auliya. Stimulating your senses with the magnificent architecture from Tughluq and Mughual eras ….the fragrance of rose petals and attar …hawking caps and religious postures drives  you to a atmosphere of sacred air that prevails inside the Dargah .The dargah of hazrat nizzamuuduin auliya which was built by Muhammad Tughluq.

Story begins at early 1300 centaury when HazratNizzammudin Auliya travelled from Bidayun to Delhi and settled in a deserted town called Gyaspur now named after him.

Dating back to the history, Nizzammudin Auliya was born at Bidayun in 1226 ad in U.P. at his early ages he was interested in the inner life…. …the life related to the spirituality.

His spiritual guide Hazrat Baba Farid said to him “” be like a tree so that Allaha’s creation, the human beings in their vast multitude may find rest and solace under your shadow””.

In islam Sufism achieve the status   of movement which had its origin in central asian countries and found its way to India through the establishment of the various orders or silsials, like chistia’s , naqashbandiua’s and quadriya’s .

The chistia silsila in delhi was brought by Nizzammudin Auliya from its epicentre Ajmer where khawaja moinuddin chisti founded it.

It is believed that for centuries Sufis contributed to music, literature and the far spread of islam .

The chistia saint N.A spread the message of love and devotion. Drawn by faith people flock here in the feeling of oneness, rich or poor rulers or the rule. Till today Nizammudin Auliya is revered, for people come here to have their wishes fulfilled.

Nizzammudi Auliya…… in love, in pathos, in poetry he was the greatest exemplar as many believe that he was the greatest Indo-Muslim saint of all times.

He recited a famous poem in the honour of prophet………

O breeze! turn towards Madinah (and) from this well-wisher recite the Salaam.
Turn to the King of the Prophets (and) with the utmost humility recite the Salaam.
Sometimes pass the gate of mercy (and) with the gate of Gabriel rule the forehead.
Salaam to the Prophet of God (and) sometimes recite Salaam at the gate of peace.
Put with all respect the head of faith on the dust there.

His nature was enhanced by the contribution of his mureed like Amir Khusru whose masar is next to that of the Dargah. Aamir Khusru a multi genious whose work was often inspired by Nizammudin Auliya. The poetry of amir khuru echos the spirit generated by his masters. He composed the poetry from the confluence of Turkish,Persian, Arabic , brajbasha and khariboli.

Before His death on the morning of 3^rd april 1325 Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya‎ collected the speech of his Pir-o-Murshid in a book called Rahatul Quloob. Form this book some of his famous sayings are:

1: The lock of spiritual perfection has many keys. All those keys are to be possessed. If one does not open it, others can.

2: He who has knowledge, reason, and love deserves to become a caliph of the Sufi sheikhs.

Sufism today is an amalgam of the tenets of various rivers of thoughts that merged into the ocean of belief. This ocean of belief is reflected in the saints of 21th century.