Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, the founder of the Chisti order in India, was a disciple (murid) of Khwaja Usman Haruni. Khwaja Usman Haruni was a revered Sufi saint from Harun in present-day Afghanistan. Khwaja Moinuddin received his spiritual training and authorization (khilafat) from him before traveling to India and establishing the Chisti silsila here.
Whose disipline was Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti?
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