Sufism in Punjab

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.

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