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Sufis and Saints' Bodies

Author : Scott Kugle
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807872776
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Sufis and Saints' Bodies written by Scott Kugle and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam is often described as abstract, ascetic, and uniquely disengaged from the human body. Scott Kugle refutes this assertion in the first full study of Islamic mysticism as it relates to the human body. Examining Sufi conceptions of the body in religious writings from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century, Kugle demonstrates that literature from this era often treated saints' physical bodies as sites of sacred power. Sufis and Saints' Bodies focuses on six important saints from Sufi communities in North Africa and South Asia. Kugle singles out a specific part of the body to which each saint is frequently associated in religious literature. The saints' bodies, Kugle argues, are treated as symbolic resources for generating religious meaning, communal solidarity, and the experience of sacred power. In each chapter, Kugle also features a particular theoretical problem, drawing methodologically from religious studies, anthropology, studies of gender and sexuality, theology, feminism, and philosophy. Bringing a new perspective to Islamic studies, Kugle shows how an important Islamic tradition integrated myriad understandings of the body in its nurturing role in the material, social, and spiritual realms.

The Sufi Saints of the Indian Subcontinent

Author : Zahurul Hassan Sharib
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Sufi Saints of the Indian Subcontinent written by Zahurul Hassan Sharib and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Is A Short Biographical Sketch Of Sufiya-E-Kiram (The Generous Mystics) Of Indian Subcontinent. If We Want Falaah Wa Behbood (Success And Well-Being) Here Faani (Perishable) World And In Aakhirat (The Next World, Life After Death) Which Is Baqa`E-Davam (Everlastingness) The Teachings Of Sufis (Described In This Book) Will Be Very Useful Because Sufis Have Left A Lasting Legacy That Will Guide The People Today And In Future.

Hidden Caliphate

Author : Waleed Ziad
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674248813
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Caliphate written by Waleed Ziad and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sufis created the most extensive Muslim revivalist network in Asia before the twentieth century, generating a vibrant Persianate literary, intellectual, and spiritual culture while tying together a politically fractured world. In a pathbreaking work combining social history, religious studies, and anthropology, Waleed Ziad examines the development across Asia of Muslim revivalist networks from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. At the center of the story are the Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi Sufis, who inspired major reformist movements and articulated effective social responses to the fracturing of Muslim political power amid European colonialism. In a time of political upheaval, the Mujaddidis fused Persian, Arabic, Turkic, and Indic literary traditions, mystical virtuosity, popular religious practices, and urban scholasticism in a unified yet flexible expression of Islam. The Mujaddidi ÒHidden Caliphate,Ó as it was known, brought cohesion to diverse Muslim communities from Delhi through Peshawar to the steppes of Central Asia. And the legacy of Mujaddidi Sufis continues to shape the Muslim world, as their institutional structures, pedagogies, and critiques have worked their way into leading social movements from Turkey to Indonesia, and among the Muslims of China. By shifting attention away from court politics, colonial actors, and the standard narrative of the ÒGreat Game,Ó Ziad offers a new vision of Islamic sovereignty. At the same time, he demonstrates the pivotal place of the Afghan Empire in sustaining this vast inter-Asian web of scholastic and economic exchange. Based on extensive fieldwork across Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan at madrasas, Sufi monasteries, private libraries, and archives, Hidden Caliphate reveals the long-term influence of Mujaddidi reform and revival in the eastern Muslim world, bringing together seemingly disparate social, political, and intellectual currents from the Indian Ocean to Siberia.

Sufi Saints and State Power

Author : Sarah F. D. Ansari
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521405300
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Saints and State Power written by Sarah F. D. Ansari and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-01-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Dr Sarah Ansari examines the system of political control constructed by the British in Sind between 1843 and 1947. In particular, she explores the part of the local Muslim elite, the pirs or hereditary sufi saints. Using a wealth of historical material and in depth interviews, the author looks at the development of the institution of the pir, its power base and the mechanics of the system of control into which the pirs were drawn. The overall success of the political system depended on the willingness of the elite to participate and Dr Ansari argues that it did indeed work in Sind. This enabled the British to govern while allowing the pirs to adapt to colonial rule, and later independence, without serious damage to their interests. The author demonstrates that only in the heightened nationalist atmosphere of the 1940s did the system break down.

Indian Sufism Since the Seventeenth Century

Author : Nile Green
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113416825X
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Indian Sufism Since the Seventeenth Century written by Nile Green and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nile Green reveals the politics and poetry of Indian Sufism through the study of Islamic sainthood in the midst of a cosmopolitan Indian society comprising migrants, soldiers, litterateurs and princes.

Sufi Saints of East and West

Author : Sadhu T.L. Vaswani
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9788120723603
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Saints of East and West written by Sadhu T.L. Vaswani and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rare and remarkable book brings together the life and teachings of eight torch-bearers of Sufism -- among them Rabia, Abu Hasan, Junnuna Misri and Sachal. An inspired and elevating work from the pen of Sadhu Vaswani, the book offers us the distilled wisdom and devotion of Sufism. The Sufi saints can indeed teach us valuable truths that will help us discover the true meaning and purpose of our life upon this earth.

A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century: Shaikh Aḣmad Al-ʻAlawī

Author : Martin Lings
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520021747
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century: Shaikh Aḣmad Al-ʻAlawī written by Martin Lings and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sufi Warrior Saints

Author : Harry S. Neale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755643399
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Warrior Saints written by Harry S. Neale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a thematic collection of hagiographical stories of Sufi saints, often referred to as friends of Gods. Despite the diverse wealth of Sufi works, much of the rich, global and centuries old literature of Sufi warrior-saints, has yet to be translated into English. Examining hagiographical depictions of Sufi mujahids, Neale corrects frequent misunderstandings of the term jihad in relation to Sufi thought and practice. Using Sufi hagiography, treatises, travel narratives and Muslim histories, each chapter comprises the lives of Sufi saints during significant historical events, from the Crusades to the Mongol Invasion and in regions ranging from Islamic Spain to North Africa and India. Using Persian and Arabic sources, this compendium of translated hagiographies gives us a sense of the range, themes and global dissemination of the Sufi literature on war and heroism.

A Saint in the City

Author : Allen F. Roberts
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Saint in the City written by Allen F. Roberts and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Saint in the Cityexamines the elaborate visual culture of the Mourides, a Senegalese Sufi movement based upon the mystical teachings of Sheikh Amadou Bamba (1953-1927). In the boldly visual city of Dakar, images abound despite the fact that Senegal is largely a Muslim country. Vibrant street murals, calligraphy and calligrams, didactic posters, drawings that protect and heal, advertising images, colourful clothing, Web sites, intricate glass paintings, and innovative architecture all attest to the transformative potency that expressive culture has for Mourides. One image is ubiquitous throughout urban Senegal: the portrait of Sheikh Amadou Bamba, based upon a colonial photograph from 1913. Sacred images "work" for Mourides, and as Bamba is a saint (Wali Allah, or "Friend of God" in Arabic), his portrait actively conveys powerful blessings called baraka that help people to address everyday difficulties, challenges, and goals.The Mouride Way is observed by over four million Senegalese and thousands more around the globe including increasing numbers of African Americans and others converting to this most African of Islamic paths. Amadou Bamba's pacifism, dignity, and self-reliance, as well as his emphasis on the sanctity of work, offer a view of Islam quite different from those currently suggested by Western media. Indeed,A Saint in the Cityreminds us that there are many faces of Islam in Africa and throughout the world. It also assists readers to reconsider misconceptions concerning the prohibition of images in Islam in light of the explosion of visual culture derived from a single photograph of Sheikh Amadou Bamba.A Saint in the Citygrows from a decade of interdisciplinary research and focuses upon nine contemporary artists who base their works upon the spiritual teachings of Amadou Bamba, regardless of their particular backgrounds, training, or styles. The book boldly transgresses the boundaries normally enforced between local and global, fine and popular arts, gallery and streets, historical and contemporary circumstances. An emphasis upon Mouride artists' own voices further decenters the narrative.Allen F. Roberts is professor of world arts and cultures and director of the James S. Coleman African Studies Center at UCLA. Mary Nooter Roberts is deputy director and chief curator of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Cities and Saints: Sufism and the Transformation of Urban Space in Medieval Anatolia

Author :
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271048239
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book Cities and Saints: Sufism and the Transformation of Urban Space in Medieval Anatolia written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wonderful Miracles of Sufi Saints of Kashmir

Author : Pirzada Ghulam Rasool Shaiva
Publisher : Ashraf Fazili
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wonderful Miracles of Sufi Saints of Kashmir written by Pirzada Ghulam Rasool Shaiva and published by Ashraf Fazili. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in Persian verse is authored by Pirzada Ghulam Rasool Shaiva Zoonimari (d. 1288 AH). He was the father of Historian Hasan Khoihami. Its translation in Urdu was rendered in 2000 AD by late Khwaja Nazir Ahmad Kashtwari (retd. Under Secretary GAD J&K Govt.). Its English translation in verbatim has been attempted by the compiler. The book describes the miracles performed by the Kashmiri saints, most of who belonged to the spiritual lineage of Sultan-ul-Arifin Shaikh Hamza Makhdum Kashmiri (RA)

A Sufi Coloring Book

Author : Netanel Miles-Yépez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734875058
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book A Sufi Coloring Book written by Netanel Miles-Yépez and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful coloring book brings new and traditional images of Sufi saints and symbols together in one book. It includes depictions of famous Sufi saints, such as Rabia of Basra, Rumi, Jehanara Begum, Hazrat Inayat Khan, as well as scenes from Sufi life and practice.

The Sufi Saint of Jam

Author : Shivan Mahendrarajah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108879497
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Sufi Saint of Jam written by Shivan Mahendrarajah and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sunni saint cult and shrine of Ahmad-i Jam has endured for 900 years. The shrine and its Sufi shaykhs secured patronage from Mongols, Kartids, Tamerlane, and Timurids. The cult and shrine-complex started sliding into decline when Iran's shahs took the Shiʿi path in 1501, but are today enjoying a renaissance under the (Shiʿi) Islamic Republic of Iran. The shrine's eclectic architectural ensemble has been renovated with private and public funds, and expertise from Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. Two seminaries (madrasa) that teach Sunni curricula to males and females were added. Sunni and Shiʿi pilgrims visit to venerate their saint. Jami mystics still practice ʿirfan ('gnosticism'). Analyzed are Ahmad-i Jam's biography and hagiography; marketing to sultans of Ahmad as the 'Guardian of Kings'; history and politics of the shrine's catchment area; acquisition of patronage by shrine and shaykhs; Sufi doctrines and practices of Jami mystics, including its Timurid-era Naqshbandi Sufis.

Muslim Saints and Mystics

Author : Farid al-Din Attar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415442567
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Muslim Saints and Mystics written by Farid al-Din Attar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a major work of Islamic mysticism by the great thirteenth-century Persian poet, Farid al-Din Attar. Translated by A J Arberry, Attar's work and thought is set in perspective in a substantial introduction.

Scholars, Saints, and Sufis

Author : Nikki R. Keddie
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520020276
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Scholars, Saints, and Sufis written by Nikki R. Keddie and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle East officially Near East.

Muslim Saints of South Asia

Author : Anna Suvorova
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134370059
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Muslim Saints of South Asia written by Anna Suvorova and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the veneration practices and rituals of the Muslim saints. It outlines principal trends of the main Sufi orders in India, the profiles and teachings of the famous and less known saints, and the development of pilgrimage to their tombs in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. A detailed discussion of the interaction of the Hindu mystic tradition and Sufism shows the polarity between the rigidity of the orthodox and the flexibility of the popular Islam in South Asia.

In the Mystic Footsteps of Saints

Author : Grandshaykh Abd Allah Ad-Daghestani
Publisher : ISCA
ISBN 13 : 9781930409057
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis In the Mystic Footsteps of Saints by : Grandshaykh Abd Allah Ad-Daghestani

Download or read book In the Mystic Footsteps of Saints written by Grandshaykh Abd Allah Ad-Daghestani and published by ISCA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents a deeply insightful assessment of the various causes of human suffering that is so rampant in the 21st century, despite all the technological advances.