Khawaja Muinuddin Chishti arrived in India in the year of grace in 1191 AD, and travelled to Delhi through Fort Shaadman, Multan, Lahore, and Samana (a town of the old Patiala state). He spent 40 days in Lahore at the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh, a famous saint who arrived in India before Khawaja Sahib and was revered and loved in the Punjab. In honour of this wonderful saint, Hazrat Khawaja Muinuddin delivered the following Persian couplet as he left Lahore.

It is easy to imagine that the Khawaja Sahib's arrival into Delhi in such a hostile environment must have tested his and his few followers' fortitude and tenacity to the limit, particularly their trust in Allah. Even when his looks enraged the citizens of Delhi, nothing could deter him or prevent him from carrying out his steadfast goal. A citizen's deputation addressed Khandey Rao, Raja Prithviraj's cousin and the governor of Delhi during his reign, and easily got these instructions for Khawaja Sahib and his few friends' immediate deportation from Delhi. Instead of evicting Khawaja Sahib from the spot, whomever went to carry out the order was so irresistibly overpowered and subjugated by the great saint's magnetic charisma and caring demeanour that he was forced to listen to Khawaja Sahib's speech and join Islam. This was the great saint's first miracle on Indian land, which astonishingly destroyed all prejudice against his faith and replaced it with a strong fondness and regard for him. As word spread across the city, people began to throng to him in ever-increasing numbers, eager to adopt Islam.