Silsila Chistiya :

• The Shrine and Cult of Mu'in al-Din Chisti of Ajmer
• The Life & Times of Shaykh Nizam ud-Din Auliya
• Nizam al-Din Awliya : Morals of the Heart
• The Dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya 

   The Life & Times of Shaykh Nizam ud-Din Auliya :  by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami

    Hardback - 238 pages

 One of the most charismatic personalities of South Asia, Shaykh Nizam-u'd-din Auliya Allah be pleased with him, was leader of the premier Chishtiya order in Delhi from 1244-1325. A scholar and a mystic he left a lasting impression on the life and thought, not only of his contemporaries, but also of subsequent generations. Renowned historian K.A. Nizami provides here an account of the saint's legacy and spiritual quest that displays documentary history at its best.

Nizami brings alive the story of the saint's life, from his birth into an immigrant Muslim family; his childhood as a fatherless boy; his growing up years in Delhi; to his work spread over sixty years. Arguably the most popular saint of the Delhi Sultanate, the Shaykh's role in the history of South Asia was of immense significance. Nizami judiciously sifts fact from fiction, through careful critical reading of records of conversation (malfuzat), biographical accounts (tazkirabs), letters, and early medieval manuscripts including the Qiwam-i'l-'Aqa'id used for the first time here to reconstruct the Shaykh's life. 
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Nizam ad-Din Awliya : Morals of the Heart - ' Fawa'id al-Fu'ad '

Paperback - 404 pages

Shaykh Nizam ad-din Awliya (1242-1325), whose conversations are recorded in Fawa'id al-Fu'ad, is one of the seminal personalities in the history of the Islamic mystical movement in South Asia. For about half a century he lived and worked in Delhi to save humankind from sin and suffering. His efforts to inculcate in people a respect for moral and spiritual values had a deep and far-reaching impact on medieval Indian society. His message of humanism, love, and benevolence still echoes through the corridors of time. In the Tughluq dynasty Sultan Firuz Shah (ruled C.E. 1351-1388) addressed him as Sultan al-Masha'ikh (King of the mystic teachers).  Ziya ad-din Barani, a renowned historian of the time, gives the following account of his popularity and influence:

Shaykh Nizam ad-din admitted [all sorts of people into his discipline]—nobles and plebeians, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, citizens and villagers, soldiers and warriors, free men and slaves. These people refrained from many improper things, because they considered themselves disciples of the Shaykh—[As a result of his teachings] the general public showed an inclination to religion and prayer. Men and women, young and old, shopkeepers and servants, children and slaves, all came [to the mosques] to say their prayers.... Many plat­forms with thatched roofs over them were constructed on the way from the city to Ghiyathpur; wells were dug, water-vessels were kept, carpets were spread, and a servant and a reciter of the Qur' an (hafiz) was stationed at every platform so that the people going to the Shaykh may have no difficulty in say­ing their supererogatory prayers. Owing to regard for the Shaykh's discipleship all talk of sinful acts had disappeared from the people.

 
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The Dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya  by Laxmi Dhaul

  Hardback - 120 pages

Located in Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya's Allah be pleased with him, dargah (shrine) is one of the most venerated Sufi shrines in India. Millions of people of all faiths visit his dargah each year. Devotees believe that the spiritual vibrations of the saint are palpable even to this day and that the saint will intercede on their behalf their wishes to the Almighty. Many flock there for the fulfilment of their wishes and boons (mannats), and others come to pay respect to a great and noble soul.Yet others come to listen to the qawwali or to visit the dargah out of curiosity. Many thousands assemble on the URS (death anniversary) of the great saint, to commemorate his union with the Almighty.  

This book will give you an idea of what to expect at the dargah complex, especially if you are a first time visitor or would like to know more about Sufism, the saint and various monuments and tombs in the dargah complex. This very big hardback book contains many large and vivid recent colour photograps of the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Allah be pleased with him, and also many of his contemporaries as well as other prominent Chistiya saints including their biographies.

 
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