Salim Chishti

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Shaikh Salim Chisti (Urdu: شيخ سلیم چشتی ) was Sufi saint during Mughal Empire 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 here,currently his descendant Khursheed Aleem Chishti lives here and maintains the dargah. A shortage of water is said to be the main reason the city was abandonded and now sits in remarkably good condition as a, mostly, deserted city. Now it is one of the main tourist attractions of India.

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.

It is believed that after offering a "Chadar" (a sheet of cloth) at this "Dargaah", Image:\My Photo\AGRA TRIP 21 02 2008\100 4539.jpg whatever one wishes will gets definitely fulfilled by the will of Salim Chisti himself. There is also a ritual of tying a thread at the marble windows of this Dargah to fulfill the wishes. Any Individual can see many threads tied there.