Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former sajjadanasheen of nizamuddin auliya 's shrine and considered as the most prominent figure of urdu”. Today it says “sufi shaykh of nizami branch of chishti order and the former sajjadanasheen”.
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Khwaja Hasan Sani Nizami (15 May 1931 – 15 March 2015) (birth name Khwaja Hasan Abu Talib Nizami) was a Sufi Shaykh of Nizami branch of Chishti Order and the former Sajjadanasheen (head caretaker) of Nizamuddin Auliya 's shrine and considered as the most prominent figure of Urdu literature. He was a member of United Nations Religious Initiatives, San Francisco of United States of America . He was the son of Khwaja Hasan Nizami and the master of Iqbal Ahmad Khan . The Statesman . 2018-04-26 . Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India . Church and Islam: Report of a Consultation . 1984. "Vice President condoles the passing away of Khwaja Hasan Sani Nizami | Former Vice President of India | Government of India" . mhamidansari.nic.in .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Khwaja Hasan Sani Nizami was the former Sajjadanasheen of Nizamuddin Auliya 's shrine and considered as the most prominent figure of Urdu literature. He was a member of United Nations Religious Initiatives, San Francisco of United States of America . He was the son of Khwaja Hasan Nizami . "Vice President condoles the passing away of Khwaja Hasan Sani Nizami | Former Vice President of India | Government of India" . mhamidansari.nic.in .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Sufi Saint from Delhi Khwaja Hasan Sani Nizami (15 May 1931 – 15 March 2015) (birth name Khwaja Hasan Abu Talib Nizami) was a Sufi Shaykh of Nizami branch of Chishti Order and the former Sajjadanasheen (head caretaker) of Nizamuddin Auliya 's shrine and considered as a prominent figure of Urdu literature. He was a member of United Nations Religious Initiatives, San Francisco of United States of America . He was the son of Khwaja Hasan Nizami and the master of Iqbal Ahmad Khan . The Statesman . 2018-04-26 . Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India . Church and Islam: Report of a Consultation . 1984. "Vice President condoles the passing away of Khwaja Hasan Sani Nizami | Former Vice President of India | Government of India" . mhamidansari.nic.in .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former sajjadanasheen of nizamuddin auliya 's shrine and considered as the most prominent figure of urdu”. Today it says “sufi shaykh of nizami branch of chishti order and the former sajjadanasheen”. Read the current article and compare.
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former sajjadanasheen of nizamuddin auliya 's shrine and considered as the most prominent figure of urdu
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sufi shaykh of nizami branch of chishti order and the former sajjadanasheen
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