For centuries, the dargah (zawiya/tomb) of Moinuddin Chishti, otherwise known as Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, has attracted rulers and lay-men alike. Both Muslims and non-Muslims, of all classes, have been known to visit the resting place of the great 13th century scholar, saint and founder of the Chishtiyya sufi order. Muhammad bin Tughluq, the Sultan of Delhi, visited the tomb in 1332, and Mughal emperor Akbar (d.1605) himself visited fourteen times during his reign. (1) Today, thousands continue to visit the Dargah […]