The Chishtiyya was brought to India by Muʿīn al-Dīn Chishtī, whose shrine at Ajmer remains a great place of pilgrimage. Its saints, such as Niẓām al-Dīn Awliyāʾ in Delhi, taught love, poverty and service, and embraced samāʿ, giving rise to qawwālī.
Chishtiyya
A Sufi order of South Asia, known for its love of God, service to the poor and devotional music.
Also: Chishti