Regional Sufi Centres in India - Significance and Contribution

The authors of this volume discuss some of the regional Sufi Centres in India and their contribution in the social emancipation of the society.

List of contents

Preface
About the Contributors
Introduction
1. Sufi-Bhakti Saints and their Contributions in the Making of Region in Medieval Rajasthan
Jibraeil
2. Medieval Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Fawaidul Fowad
Aleem Ashraf Khan
3. The Concept of Sufism in Sant Darshan Singh’s Urdu Poetry
A.K. Chaturvedi
4. A History and Migration of Naqshbandiya from Central Asia to Aurangabad Deccan
Shaikh Musak Rajjak
5. Reformation and Vernacularization of Sufism in Bengal: Understanding the Formation of ‘Silsila-e-Furfura Sharif’ in West Bengal
Abdul Matin
6. Communal Harmony and the Mystical Thought
Surayia Gull
7. Politics and Piety in Troubled Times: Mirza Mazhar Jan I Janan’s Attitude Towards Other Religions
Abdullah M. Chishti
8. Sufi-Scholarly Impact of ‘Hadrami Sayyids’ In Malabar
Zainul Abid T.
9. Sufi Poet Amir Khusrau: A link between the court and the Khanqah
Saifullah Saifi
10. Sufi Saints and Dargahs of Medieval Jaunpur
Syed Mohammad Amir
Bibliography
Images of Regional Sufi Dargahs in India
Index

About the author

Nasir Raza Khan (Ph.D.) is Hony. Director of India Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He is former visiting professor of ICCR Chair of International Studies, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, and former director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Centre for Indian Culture, Embassy of India, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Summary

The authors of this volume discuss some of the regional Sufi Centres in India and their contribution in the social emancipation of the society.

Product details

• Authors: Nasir Raza Khan
• Assisted by: Nasir Raza Khan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032508948
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3250894-8
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, India, Islamic Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Sufism & Islamic Mysticism, Islamic groups: Sufis