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Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Dehelvi Chishti (رضی اللہ)

Muhib-Un-Nabi (ﷺ)! Hazrat Khuwaja Molana O Murshidina Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Dehelvi Chishti (رضی اللہ) was one of the most brilliant of Islamic scholars in India, as well as being one of the most popular of the Chishti saints. Indeed, this noble personality's influence is so great that it is said that after Hazrat Khuwaja Ghareeb Nawaz Moin Uddin Chishti (رضی اللہ) and his immediate successors (the Big Five), Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) is regarded as being the most influential figure in the spread of the Chishtia order. All contemporary branches of the order are directly linked to the great Moulana and his services and dedication to Islam have rarely been equalled.


Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) was born in Aurangabad, India in 1715 CE (1126AH). He was the son of the famous saint of Aurangabad Hazrat Khuwaja Nizam Uddin Aurangabadi Chishti (رضی اللہ), as well as being a descendant of Hazrat Syedina Abu Bakar Siddique (رضی اللہ) from his paternal side and the Huzoor Nabi Kareem (ﷺ) from his maternal side. When word of his birth reached Hazrat Khuwaja Shah Kaleem Ullah Jahanabadi Chishti (رضی اللہ) of Delhi personally named the child "Fakhar Uddin" and gave him a piece of his own khirqah. Hazrat Khuwaja Shah Kaleem Ullah Jahanabadi Chishti (رضی اللہ) also imparted the title "Moulana" to the newborn, and foretold that he would be a great scholar and saint.

When Hazrat Khuwaja Nizam Uddin Aurangabadi Chishti (رضی اللہ) was on his death bed, he held his son close to him, reading the qur'anic verse,

"I have breathed into him of my own spirit..." (32:9)”

Thereafter, he named his sixteen year old son as his khalifa. For the next three years. Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) worked hard at completing his religious and literary education and the following eight years were spent in ascetic exercises, mujahidas and meditation. On occasion his admirers were awed to find Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) in a state of ecstasy, uttering remarks similar to the mystically intoxicated sufis of legend. By joining the military service of Nawab Nizam-Ud-Daula, he sought to be free of his growing reputation, but his fame soon began to be spoken of in the very camp, and he had to resign. Word of his sainthood began to spread, and due to increasing demands from his disciples, he moved from Aurangabad to Delhi in the hope of escaping the attention. On his journey to Delhi, a blind Hindu woman approached the caravan in which Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) was travelling. Giving a perfect description of him, she related that her goddess, Bhavani, had told him that this man would restore her sight. The great Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) assured her that he was a common soldier, and could not perform miracles but some time before the caravan departed, he prayed for her, and Allah restored her eyesight.

In Delhi, at the now famous Ajmer Gate, Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) opened a great university where he began conducting classes in various Islamic disciplines. He later opened a khanqah where he trained seekers on the path to Allah (جل جلاله). The focus of his teachings was primarily directed towards Qur'an and hadith. He was an ardent devotee of the Huzoor Nabi Kareem (ﷺ), hence the appellation "Muhib-Un-Nabi". He was scrupulous in his imitation of the sunnah out of love for Huzoor Nabi Kareem (ﷺ) and continuously stressed the importance of this to his mureeds. Such was his devotion that just prior to his demise. He was unable to trim his bread due to weakness. At this he expressed great sorrow and lamented that it had grown beyond the required length as portrayed in the practice of the Huzoor Nabi Kareem (ﷺ). This love for Allah (جل جلاله) and his Huzoor Nabi Kareem (ﷺ) he imparted to his disciples and devotees.

Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) demeanour and personality was like a magnet that attracted people so greatly that even those initially opposed him and expressed their hatred of him eventually became his faithful followers. Once an afghan who entered his university with the intention of murder happened to sit in a gathering Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) was addressing; by the end of the lecture, he repented and became Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti’s (رضی اللہ) disciple.

Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) was pivotally involved in the reformation of Muslim society and actively campaigned for the correct implementation and practice of the Holy Qur'an and the sacred traditions of Huzoor Nabi Kareem (ﷺ). His reformations did not stop at the masses, however. Emperors such as Ghazi Uddin Khan, his son and Emperor Shah Alam his mureeds. Another famous emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was a great lover of Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) and devoted many of his poems to the great saint. In one poem the emperor says,

"I am a devotee of Qutub Uddin And dust at the feet of Fakhar Uddin.

A king I may be but a lowly servant of Fakhrudeen I seem."

Thousands of students and disciples achieved great benefit at the hand of this great servant of Islam, and the knowledge that he imparted still bears its fruit today.

Hazrat Khuwaja Fakhar Uddin Fakhar-E-Pak Chishti (رضی اللہ) made unity with ALLAH (جل جلاله) on 27th of Jamaad-Us-Saani in 1199AH at the age of 73 years. Your blessed Shrine is located in Dehli, India.