1. Burhanuddin Gharib was one of the caliphs of the Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Awliya.
13 Facts About Burhanuddin Gharib
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Burhanuddin Gharib was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, a Sufi Saint of the Chishti Order.
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Burhanuddin Gharib's mother was the sister of the Sufi saint Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi.
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Burhanuddin Gharib was the elder brother of Muntajabbuddin Zar Zari Bakhsh.
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Burhanuddin Gharib completed his earlier education in Hansi and then moved to Delhi to complete his education in formal religious sciences.
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Burhanuddin Gharib supervised the kitchen at the khanqah of Nizamuddin Awliya for a long time.
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Burhanuddin Gharib was popular among Nizamuddin's disciples for the respect he showed towards his teacher.
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Accordingly to authors of "Siyar-ul-Awliya" and "Khazinat-ul-Asfiya", Burhanuddin Gharib was endowed with the mantle and cap to identify him as the successor to Nizamuddin Auliya.
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Burhanuddin Gharib was a close friend of many of Nizamuddin Auliya's famous spiritual disciples, such as Amir Khusrau, Nasiruddin Chiragh Dahlavi, and Amir Hasan Sijzi.
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Burhanuddin Gharib allowed Samaa and rejoicing as spiritual expressions at his convent.
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When Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughluq moved the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad intermittently, Burhanuddin Gharib moved to Daulatabad, where he spent most of the remaining years of his life.
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Burhanuddin Gharib's sayings were captured by his disciple Maulana Muhammad Bin Ahmad Kashani in the form of Ahsan-ul-Aqwal.
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Burhanuddin Gharib's Urs is celebrated on 8th - 12th of the Islamic month of Safar.