Chisht-e Sharīf

Chisht lies on the northern bank of the Hari River east of Herat. The town gave its name to the Chishti order of Sufis, whose early community was associated with Abu Ishaq Shami in the tenth century. Its teachers carried a spiritual lineage far beyond this mountain valley. Mu'in al-Din Chishti established the order at Ajmer in India, from which its influence spread across the subcontinent. The Chishtis became especially known for devotion expressed through the listening to sacred poetry and music.