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GLOSSARY nafs-i ammāra unregenerate soul nafs-i lawwāma the reproachful soul nafs-i muţma’inna the tranquil soul naugaza ‘nine yards long’, legendary saints of huge size nisba epithet of origin nubuwwat prophetship, prophesy nujabā’ ‘preeminent ones’, a saint category (pl. of najib) nuqabā’ ‘chiefs’, a saint category (pl. of naqib) Paramātmā the Supreme Spirit in Hindu religious philosophy Parame´svara the Supreme Lord; an epithet of Vishnu peshtāq elaborate gateway of a mosque or other public building pīr ‘elder’, Sufi preceptor pradakshin˝ya in Hinduism reverential salutation by circumambulation from left to right so that the right side is towards an object saluted prasād in Hinduism the remnants of blessed food presented to a god qad˝ā divine predestination Qadam Rasūl footprint of ‘the Prophet’s foot’ on stone venerated by believers qadar fate qād˝ī judge in sharī‘at law qalandar a wandering dervish qalb heart qawwālī music recital and itinerant singer and musician Qayyūm the Eternal qibla the direction a Muslim faces during ritual prayer qubba a domed building quţb ‘axis’, ‘pole’; the head of the hierarchy of saints Rāmajanamsthān the birthplace of God Rāma raqs˝ dancing ribāţ a religious hostel, hospice risāla treatise riwāq cloisters around the court sadaqa alms, donation S˝adr as-sűdūr chief judge s˝ah˝w mystical state of ‘sobriety’ sajda prostration in prayer sajjāda a prayer rug 227
GLOSSARY sajjādanishīn a successor of the founder of an order, the present head of an order s˝alāt ritual prayer sālik pilgrim on the Path samā‘ ‘audition’, musical recital s˝aum fasting from daybreak to sunset șaum-i Dā’ūdī to eat one day and to fast the next one so that the body does not get accustomed to either way sayyid descendant of the Prophet, a group highly venerated in India shadd girding, a part of initiation ceremony shahawāt the thoughts and desires of an ordinary man Shahāda the profession of faith shaikh ‘an elder’; the head of religious fraternity Shaikh ul-Islām title of honour given by Sufis to the most reputed saints Shaikh title given by secular authority to the ash-shuyūkh renowned religious leaders and mystics sharī‘at 1 Muslim jurisprudence; 2 The stage of the mystic Path sharīf noble, sacred; one who claims descent from (pl. shurafā’) the Prophet shirk ‘associating’ someone with God, hence the greatest sin for a Muslim shuţţār ‘couriers’; a category in the saints’ hierarchy (pl. of shāţir) silsila a chain of spiritual descent silsila al-baraka chain of benediction sirr mystery sűbh˝ dawn prayer S¸ūfī a Muslim mystic sukr mystical state of ‘intoxication’, opposite to sahw Sunna tradition of the Prophet tabarruk sacred relics; a portion of presents or food presented to a saint and given to his dependants t.abaqāt ‘categories’, biographies t.abaqāt al-awliyā biographies of the saints tahajjud the eighth prayer performed at night tāj ‘crown’; a high-crowned hat of a dervish tanāzul ‘an arc of descent’ in a Sufi’s inner journey taraqqī ‘an arc of ascent’ 228
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MUSLIM SAINTS OF SOUTH ASIA This bo
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MUSLIM SAINTS OF SOUTH ASIA The ele
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IN CHERISHED MEMORY OF MY FATHER, A
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FOREWORD Christopher Shackle In man
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FOREWORD keen literary sensibility
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1 THE INDIAN TOMB Everyone who has
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THE INDIAN TOMB deviation of an ind
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THE INDIAN TOMB an active syncretis
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THE INDIAN TOMB saints’ cult in I
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THE INDIAN TOMB Probably the most o
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THE INDIAN TOMB another saint of De
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THE INDIAN TOMB indication of the c
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THE INDIAN TOMB 1276. 9 Hagiographi
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THE INDIAN TOMB form with a dome in
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THE INDIAN TOMB Some of the saints
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THE INDIAN TOMB A powerful religion
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THE INDIAN TOMB They were known by
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THE INDIAN TOMB cenotaph of Sayyid
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THE INDIAN TOMB Mazhar Janjanan, he
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THE INDIAN TOMB The cult of saints
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THE INDIAN TOMB As a scholarly prob
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THE INDIAN TOMB realized. The form
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2 THE HERMIT OF LAHORE Everywhere a
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE These examples
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE difference bet
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE almost every c
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE in the practic
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE condemned them
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE response to th
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE have composed
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE that I have su
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE in particular
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE The saint of H
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THE HERMIT OF LAHORE and order, the
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3 THE OLD MAN OF AJMER A pious erud
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER silsila, Iraqi
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER was at the hea
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER this hall of p
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER Prithviraj’s
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER he unreservedl
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER During Akbar
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER on the saint
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER and estate man
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER former, but ri
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THE OLD MAN OF AJMER 7 One should c
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4 THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN There is
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN In the ear
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN Maqșūd-i
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN the newcom
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN respectful
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN in good ti
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN told him:
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN This, for
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN in 1604) a
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN landscape,
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THE ASCETIC OF PAKPATTAN days of
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5 THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI It is dif
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI There are t
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI dervishes,
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI At the same
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI In contrast
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI (k’hićar
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI Hasan 1992:
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI not prevent
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI in Sufi kh
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI Sultan’s
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI ‘God’s
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI I have hear
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI melodies, a
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THE PEACEMAKER OF DELHI generous do
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THE SPIRITUAL SOVEREIGN OF MULTAN o
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7 THE WARRIOR SAINTS When Hindus an
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS untouched; they
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS (mostly fabricat
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS Having finally s
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS It is known that
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS asthāna, is the
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS swallow living s
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS knowing how to g
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THE WARRIOR SAINTS In the same plac
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Page 212 and 213: EPILOGUE As I have tried to show in
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Page 246 and 247: BIBLIOGRAPHY Delvoye, F., ‘Nalini
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Page 250 and 251: ‘Abdar Rahim 164 ‘Abdul ‘Aziz
Page 252 and 253: cenotaphs (fake graves) 23-4 Chanda
Page 254 and 255: Jhelum 12 Jinnah, Muhammad ‘Ali 3
Page 256 and 257: Pir Badr 13, 165-9, 177, 201 Pir Bu
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