Urs Festival in Ajmer commemorates the death anniversary of which Sufi Saint?

The correct answer is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.

• The Urs festival is an annual festival held at Ajmer, Rajasthan.
• The festival commemorates the death anniversary of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti.

 Important Points

• Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti:
  • Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti was a Persian Muslim preacher, ascetic, religious scholar, philosopher, and mystic from Sistan.
  • He promulgated the famous Chishtiyya order of Sunni mysticism.
  • He arrived in Delhi during the reign of the sultan Iltutmish.

Additional Information

• Hazarat Nizamuddin:
  • Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya also is known as Hazrat Nizamuddin was a Sunni Muslim scholar, the Sufi saint of the Chishti Order.
• Mian Mir:
  • He was a direct descendant of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. He belonged to the Qadiri order of Sufism.
• Salim Chishti:
  • Salim Chishti was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order during the Mughal Empire in India.