Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti

Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti[1] (Arabic: ابو احمد ابدال چشتی) was a Sufi of the Chishti Order in the 10th century CE and a disciple of Abu Ishaq Shami and the master of Abu Muḥammad Chishti.

[6] Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti was born in Chisht, Afghanistan on 25 June 874 A.D,[7] during the 6th Ramadan of the 260 AH, during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Mu'tasim Billah.

He started his journey towards Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami from the age of 7 years.

He acquired knowledge of both Uloom-i-Zahiriya and Batiniyah from Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami.

After acquiring formal knowledge, at the age of 18, he became a bayat (oath of allegiance) to Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami.