WHITE MARBLE MAZAR OF SUFI FAKIR SALIM CHISTI FRAMED IN A ARCHED DOORWAY
Shaikh Salim Chisti (Urdu: شيخ سلیم چشتی ) was Sufi saint during Mughal Empire in South Asia. Salim Chishti (1478-1572) was one of the famous Sufi saints of the Chishti Order in India. Salim Chisti was the descendant of the famous Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti whose tomb is in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Salim Chisti was a greatly revered Sufi Mystic who, it was thought by many, could perform miracles. The Mughal Emperor Akbar-e-Azam came to the holy man's camp, deep in the desert, seeking a male heir to his throne. Salim Chisti blessed Akbar, and soon the first of three sons was born to him. He named his first son Salim (later emperor Jahangir) in honor of Salim Chisti. Akbar held the Sufi in such high regard that he had a great city Fatehpur Sikri built around the Sufi Saint's camp. His Mughal Court and Courtiers were then relocated there. A shortage of water is said to be the main reason that the city was abandoned and it now sits in remarkably good condition as a, mostly, deserted city. Now it is one of the main tourist attractions of India. The tomb of Shaikh Salim was originally built with red sandstone but later converted into a beautiful marble mausoleum. Currently his descendant Khursheed Aleem Chishti lives there and maintains the Mazar. Another view of Salim Chishti Shrine. Salim Chisti's Mazar (tomb) is in the middle of The Emperor's Courtyard at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. Childless women, particularly those without a male heir, still continue to pray on bended knees before his tomb. Such is the power of legends.
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Location: FATEHPUR SIKRI AGRA INDIA
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Keywords: chisti, chsity, fakir, mazar, saint, salim, sufi, tomb
