Sufism in India and Central Asia

Sufism in India and Central Asia is an attempt to put into perspective the relevance of Sufism - the concept and teaching, and to provide a realistic assessment of its role in India and Central Asia.

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Nasir Raza Khan (Ph.D.) is Hony. Director of India Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He is former visiting professor of ICCR Chair of International Studies, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, and former director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Centre for Indian Culture, Embassy of India, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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Sufism in India and Central Asia is an attempt to put into perspective the relevance of Sufism - the concept and teaching, and to provide a realistic assessment of its role in India and Central Asia.

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INDIA-CENTRAL ASIA: CULTURAL EXCHANGE 1. Introduction 2. Sufis in India and Central Asia During the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century 3. Sufism: Cementing Bonds Between Central Asia and Kashmir 4. The Role of Sufis in Diplomatic Relations Between the Khoqand Khanate and India 5. Khwaja Badruddin Samarqandi: Founder of Firdausi Silsiah in India REGIONAL SUFI CENTRES AND THEIR INTER-CONNECTIONS 6. Sufis in Jammu and Their Cultural Impact 7. Kalimat al-Sadiqin: a Sufi Biographical Account 8. Central Asia to India: Immigration of Sufis and Urbanization in Medieval Rajasthan 9. Sufism in Bengal: Interactions and Impacts Through the Ages SUFI TRADITIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS 10. Sufism and Religious Syncretism in the History of Central Asia 11. The Style of Persian Sufi Prose XI - XIII Centuries 12. Significance of Abd-ur-Rahman Jami's Sufi-Poetic Discourse in the Literary Legacy of Medieval Persia 13. The Understanding of Self and Others in Teachings of Sufism by Najmuddin Razi (1177-1252) TEACHING OF SUFIS AND COMMUNAL HARMONY 14. Shaikh Sharfuddin Bu Ali Qalander Panipati's Contribution for the Development of Composite Culture in Panipat During 14th Century 15. The Theme of Perfect Human in Sufism 16. Sufism in Karnataka: An Analysis of Shishunala Sharif