Amir Hasan Sijzi
Also called: Amir Hasan Sijzi Dehlavi · Topic: Bhakti and Sufi Traditions · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 2 "Bhakti-Sufi Traditions"
Meaning
Amir Hasan Sijzi, also called Amir Hasan Sijzi Dehlavi, was a Persian poet of 14th-century Delhi. He was a disciple of the Chishti sufi master Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya. Sufis are Muslim mystics who look for God through love and devotion. Amir Hasan often came to his master's khanqah (a sufi hospice, or community centre) at Ghiyaspur on the Yamuna. With the shaikh's permission, he wrote down the shaikh's conversations. This record became the Fawa'id al-Fu'ad. It is a key source on Chishti life and ideas.
Example
Amir Hasan recorded that in 1313 Nizamuddin Auliya refused a ruler's gift of gardens and land. The shaikh followed the advice of his own teacher, Baba Farid. Baba Farid had said that sufis may take money to help the dervishes (poor holy men), but must never accept land deeds.
Don't confuse with
- Amir Khusrau (1253–1325): another poet in Nizamuddin's circle. He is famous for the qaul and qawwali, a style of devotional music. He did not compile the Fawa'id al-Fu'ad.
- Muinuddin Sijzi: the Chishti saint of Ajmer, who died in 1235. He shares the name "Sijzi" but is a different person.