1st Edition

Sufism in India and Central Asia

Edited By Nasir Raza Khan Copyright 2023
262 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Sufism in India and Central Asia is an attempt to put into perspective the relevance of Sufism – the concept and teaching, and to provide a realistic assessment of its role in India and Central Asia. The people of these regions with different ethnic backgrounds, cultures and languages have been intermingling for many centuries, as seen in the cross-current exchanges of religious ideas and... Read more

INDIA-CENTRAL ASIA: CULTURAL EXCHANGE

1. Introduction

Nasir Raza Khan

2. Sufis in India and Central Asia During the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century

Iqtidar Husan Sidiqui

3. Sufism: Cementing Bonds Between Central Asia and Kashmir

Mushtaq Kaw

4. The Role of Sufis in Diplomatic Relations Between the Khoqand Khanate and India

Sherzodhon Mahmudov

5. Khwaja Badruddin Samarqandi: Founder of Firdausi Silsiah in India

Nishat Manzar

REGIONAL SUFI CENTRES AND THEIR INTER-CONNECTIONS

6. Sufis in Jammu and Their Cultural Impact

Jigar Mohammed

7. Kalimat al-Sadiqin: a Sufi Biographical Account

Gulfishan Khan

8. Central Asia to India: Immigration of Sufis and Urbanization in Medieval Rajasthan

Jibraeil

9. Sufism in Bengal: Interactions and Impacts Through the Ages

Mohd Shaheer Siddiqui

SUFI TRADITIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS

10. Sufism and Religious Syncretism in the History of Central Asia

Laura Yerekesheva

11. The Style of Persian Sufi Prose XI - XIII Centuries

Mehdi  Kazimov

12. Significance of Abd-ur-Rahman Jami’s Sufi-Poetic Discourse in the Literary Legacy of Medieval Persia

G. N. Khaki

13. The Understanding of Self and Others in Teachings of Sufism by Najmuddin Razi (1177-1252)

Usmonali Kamolov

TEACHING OF SUFIS AND COMMUNAL HARMONY

14. Shaikh Sharfuddin Bu Ali Qalander Panipati’s Contribution for the Development of Composite Culture in Panipat During 14th Century

S.M. Azizuddin Husain

15. The Theme of Perfect Human in Sufism

Mukhayyo Abdurakhmonova

16. Sufism in Karnataka: An Analysis of Shishunala Sharif

Varada M. Nikalje

Biography

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.