Sufi Heirs of the Prophet

Sufi Heirs of the Prophet

The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the Rise of the Mediating Sufi Shaykh

by Arthur F. Buehler

312 pages· 1998· ISBN 9781570032011
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Tracing the transformation of a mystical sufi lineage in colonial India, the Naqshbandiyya, the author explores the development of personal authority in Islamic society. Four sources are isolated: lineage; spiritual travelling; status as Prophetic exemplar; and transmission of religious knowledge.

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