Burhanuddin Gharib

Burhanuddin Gharib (d. 1340) was an Indian Sufi of the Chishti Order. He was one of the caliphs (spiritual successor) of the Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Awliya.

Life Burhanuddin Gharib was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, a Sufi Saint of the Chishti Order. He was son of Sheikh Nasir-ud-Din Muhmud Hanswi. By some estimates, he was born in the year 1240 AD. His mother was the sister of the Sufi saint Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi. He was the elder brother of Muntajabbuddin Zar Zari Bakhsh.

He completed his earlier education in Hansi and then moved to Delhi to complete his education in formal religious sciences. ", Burhanuddin was endowed with the mantle and cap (the symbols of the spiritual successorship, Caliphate) to identify him as the successor to Nizamuddin Auliya.

Burhanuddin was a close friend of many of Nizamuddin Auliya's famous spiritual disciples, such as Amir Khusrau, Nasiruddin Chiragh Dahlavi, and Amir Hasan Sijzi. He designated Zainuddin Shirazi as his spiritual successor. and one of his consorts. They are covered with a white cloth.