Meher Baba was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. A spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of hundreds of thousands of people, mostly in India, with a smaller number of followers in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia.
The Chishti order is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chisht where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami. The order was brought to South Asia by Mu'in al-Din Chishti in the city of Ajmer.
Khawaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya, also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, Sultan-ul-Mashaikh and Mahbub-e-Ilahi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and is one of the most famous Sufis from the Indian Subcontinent. His predecessors were Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, and Moinuddin Chishti, who were the masters of the Chishti spiritual chain or silsila in the Indian subcontinent.
The Azeemi Sufi Order, known in Urdu as Silsila Azeemiyya , known in Arabic as Al-Ṭarīqah al-Aẓeemiyyah
Hazrat Babajaan was a Pashtun Muslim saint considered by her followers to be a Sadguru or Qutub. Born in Balochistan, Afghanistan, she lived the final 25 years of her life in Pune, India. She was the original master of Meher Baba, an Indian spiritual master.
Usman Marwandi, popularly known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, was a Sufi saint and poet who is revered in South Asia.
Perfect Master is the English term Meher Baba began to use in his writing as early as 1925 to denote the Eastern idea of a sadguru (Vedanta) or a qutub (Sufism). A Perfect Master, according to Baba, is a God-realized person who can use his Divine attributes of Infinite Power, Knowledge and Bliss for the spiritual upliftment of others. In describing Meher Baba's specialized use of the term Charles Purdom writes, "The title ‘Perfect Master’ ... means one who has himself reached the goal to which he directs others: one who, pointing to God, has himself realized God."
Syed Shah Jamal Uddin Naqvi Bukhari also known as Baba Shah Jamal was a Sufi saint. He is also known as Hussaini Syed.
Baba Zaheen Shah Yousufi Taji, born Muhammad Tuaseen, was a great sufi of the Indian sub-continent as well as an Urdu poet, philosopher and scholar of high repute.
Khwaja Habib Ali Shah was an Indian Sufi saint, whose lineage is traced back to Abu Bakr, the first Caliph of Islam.
Sultan Syed Shah Mutaharuddin Suhrawardi (969–1039), also called Dada Hayat Mir Qalandar or Nathar Wali or Nadir Shah, was a Muslim preacher and mystic from Anatolia who in the 9th-10th century moved to Tamil Nadu, India, where he travelled about preaching Islam. He went to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, The Tamil Warrior tribe converted by his preaching are known as Ravuttars in Tamil Nadu and Kerala are one of the earliest Muslim communities in the region. The most important Islamic building in the city is Nathar Shah's Mosque, which contains the tomb of the saint Sultan Nathar Shah. According to legend it is atop the grave of the three-headed Hindu demon Tiriasuran whom Dada killed.
Kurigam is a village in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the nearest village from main town of Qazigund. It is famous for Sufi saints namely, Hazrat Baba Habib Shah Sahab and Hazrat Baba Mueen shah Sahab. A shrine is built on the grave of Hazrat Baba Habib Shah Sahab and Hazrat Baba Sa'd Shah Sahab whose shrine is in shampora. The grave of Hazrat Baba Mueen Shah Sahab is without a shrine. Whenever a shrine is built, the next day it collapsed due to some spiritual restrictions as per local narrations but on 23 March 2021 Maulana Hafiz Syed Zahid Hussain marked wooden structure around his blessed grave. Hazrat Baba Habib Shah sahab's Urs is celebrated every year as per Kashmiri calendar which comes in March every year.
Syed Baba Fakhr al-Din al-Hasani al-Hussaini commonly known as Baba Fakhruddin was a Persian Sufi of Suhrawardiyya order from present-day Eastern Iran.
Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and a master in the field of Tassawuf, with Ijazah and authorization from his Murshid Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya, the founder and the Shaykh of Silsila Azeemia. He is the current head of the Azeemia order. He has authored more than 20 books on the various subjects of Rūhaniyat and Muraqaba, and he is the chief editor of the monthly Roohani Digest and Qalander Shaoor in Karachi, Pakistan. He has established a chain of fifty-three meditation centers worldwide.
Syed Nadir Ali Shah, popularly known as Murshid Nadir Ali Shah, was a Sufi saint of the Qalandariyya Sufi order of Islam, a Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, philanthropist and humanitarian. Born in Gandaf in the north-west of the Indian subcontinent, he eventually settled in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh. He was a spiritual descendant of the well-regarded Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar and the custodian of the revered Sufi Khanqah, Kafi Sakhi Sarwar located in Sehwan Sharif. Nadir Ali Shah's legacy primarily revolves around his distinction as one of the most remarkable figures among the saints of the Qalandariyya Sufi order. He is renowned for his pursuits in Islamic preaching, mysticism, and asceticism. Beyond his spiritual contributions, he is recognized for his substantial efforts in advancing human welfare and uplifting the underprivileged, in line with the teachings of the Qalandariyya Sufi order of Islam. Notably, he also served as the custodian of the shrine of the Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi.
Naqeebabad Sharif or Astana-e-Aliya Naqeeb Abad Sharif is an Islamic Spiritual site located at Lahore-Kasur Highway. The dargah site is famous for being the center of the famous spiritual sufi chain "Naqeebia".
The Baba Lasoori Shah shrine is a landmark located in Faisalabad, Jhang Bazaar main city area Pakistan. It is named after Baba Lasoori Shah, who used to live under a shade of a Cordia myxa tree called lasoori. He was given the tree's name due to the symbol of the tree and his silence. After his death in 1932, the shrine became the center of religious and cultural activities. On the annual, three-day Urs celebration in March, the shrine received large numbers of visitors. On the first day, the shrine is given a ritual bath in the presence of the district administration, local politicians and the business community. The devotees bring the most beautiful chadars—embroidered shawls—and cover the shrine with them as part of their Manat, signifying the successful completion of a worldly task. Visiting groups often establish deras—social spaces—where food is cooked and served. Malangs are also an important feature of the Urs celebrations at the shrine of Baba Lasoori Shah. Langar is also another essential feature of the shrine of Baba Lasoori Shah during Urs celebrations, and is partly sponsored by the Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department and partly by public donation. It consists of Daal and bread. Some devotees send trucks of trucks to the Punjab Auqaf who organise the distribution at the shrine.
Meetha-Neem Dargah also known as Meetha-Neem Sharif is the resting place of Aala Hazrat Sufi Saint Sayyad Jalaluddin Meer Surkh. It is located at civil lines region of Nagpur. Sources say Sufi saint Sayyad Jalaluddin Meer Surkh was the disciple of Tajuddin Baba of Nagpur.
