Sufism in Punjab

Mystics, Literature and Shrines
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-66771-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1050 g

This anthology is a collective endeavor of scholars from India and Pakistan devoted to Sufi mystics, literature and shrines with a detailed introduction.

The essays explore the methods adopted by the Punjab Sufis to popularize the mystic ideology and praxis in the medieval socio-cultural milieu. These writings also delve into the different genres of Sufi literature, both in the elite and vernacular languages, intending to appreciate the nuances of Punjab Sufism. Apart from the architectural features of the Sufi shrines, the anthology attempts to illumine the organic linkages between these institutions and the Punjabis and, thus, underscore the Sufi non-communitarian devotion as a primary ingredient of the Punjabi cultural fusion.

This title is co-published with Aakar Books. Print editions not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

Zielgruppe

General and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Singh, Surinder

Dayal Gaur, Ishwar

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Sufi Mystics

1. Advent of Sufism in Medieval Punjab: A Narrative of its Historical Role

Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui

2. Sons of Bread and Sons of Soul: Lineal and Spiritual Descendants of Baba Farid and the Issue of Succession

Tanvir Anjum

3. Path of Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya: A Contrastive Model of Mysticism

Humaira Arif Dasti

4. Suhrawardi Mysticism in South-Western Punjab: Contribution of Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari Makhdum-i-Jahaniyan

Aneesa Iqbal Sabir

5. A Panoramic Reconstruction of Sufism in the Jammu Hills

Jigar Mohammed

6. Development of Qadiri Mysticism at Lahore: Principles and Practices of Miyan Mir

Surinder Singh

7. Role of Sufis and Bhaktas in North-Western India during the Eighteenth Century

Zahir Uddin Malik

Part II: Sufi Literature

8. Theory and Practice of Islamic Mysticism: An Exposition by Ali bin Usman Hujwiri

Mohammad Tazeem

9. Baba Farid: The Pioneer of Punjabi Sufi Poetry

Saeed Ahmad

10. Authenticity of Malfuz Literature: A Case Study of the Rahat-ul-Qulub

S.M. Azizuddin Husain

11. Female Voice in Punjabi Sufi Poetry: Its Character and Concerns

Ishwar Dayal Gaur

12. Formation of Naqshbandi Mysticism: Studying the Major Writings of Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi

Iqbal Sabir

13. Some Prominent Strands in the Poetry of Sultan Bahu

Tahir Kamran

Part III: Sufi Shrines

14. Early Sufi Tombs in South-Western Punjab: Understanding the Architectural Features

Subhash Parihar

15. Some Prominent Sufi Shrines of South-Eastern Punjab: A Study of their History and Form

Hitender Kumar

16. Shrine of Shaikh Sadruddin at Malerkotla: History, Politics and Culture

Salim Mohammed

17. Devotional Linkages of Punjab with the Chishti Shrine at Ajmer: Gleanings from the Vikalatnamas

Syed Liyaqat Hussain Moini

18. Historicity, Orality and the ‘Lesser Shrines’: Popular Culture and Change at the Dargah of Panj Pir at Abohar

Yogesh Snehi

Appendix

Shrine of Miyan Mir at Lahore: A Note from the Tahqiqat-i-Chishti

Surinder Singh

Contributors

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Surinder Singh has been Professor at the Department of History, Punjab University, Chandigarh. His books and articles explore medieval India and undivided Panjab, with reference to polity, society and culture.

Ishwar Dayal Gaur is former Professor of History, Department of Evening Studies-Multi Disciplinary Research Centre, Panjab University Chandigarh. His area of research and interest is Panjab history, Literature and culture.