Rahat Al Muhibbeen| Comfort of Lovers Volume IV
Khwaja Nizamuddin (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ)
The book ‘Comfort of Lovers (راحة المُحِبِّين)’ contains utterances (ملفوظات) of Khwaja Nizamuddin (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ) which were written and compiled by Khwaja Amir Khusro (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ) in Persian who was a Khalifa of Khwaja Nizamuddin (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ). Malfuzaat (ملفوظات) provide a glimpse of the society in which the Shuyookh lived. These show their love of Allah, concern for people, inner yearnings, and religious advises which were required for the peoples’ exoteric and esoteric reformation during their lifetimes. Khwaja Amir Khusro was born in 1253 CE in Utter Pradesh, India. He was a scholar and a Sufi who lived during the period of Delhi Sultanate. He is an iconic figure in Indian Sub-Continent during his time. He wrote poetry in Persian, Handavi, and is known as Father of Urdu literature.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Khwaja Nizamuddin (1238 –1325 CE) was born in Badayun, Utter Pradesh, India. His father died when he was 5 years old. Therefore, his mother brought him to Delhi, and he spent his childhood in Delhi. When he was 20 years old, he travelled to Ajodhan, presently Pak Pattan, Pakistan, and took baya on the hand of Khwaja Fareeduddin Gajeshakar (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ). Khwaja Nizamuddin (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ) used to visit his Shaikh every year during Ramadhan. It is reported that during his third visit, Shaikh Farid (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ) made him his Khalifa and successor. Shaikh Nizamuddin (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ) lived in Delhi all his life and built Chishtee monastery (خانقاه) in Ghiyaspur, on the outskirts of Delhi. He died in 1325 CE and was buried in the compound of his monastery (خانقاه). Among his famous Khulafa were Shaikh Nasiruddin (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ) and Amir Khusro (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ).
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