Sufism Flashcards
Sufi is derived from Arabic word
Suf
Meaning wool
Sufi also derived from word__________
Safa
Meaning purity
Sufism is a ________ tradition of Islam.
Mystic
Sufi path known as?
Tariqa
Sufism emphasised on
Love and compassion towards everyone and personal devotion and love for God
Followers of Sufism followed the tariqa under guidance of the…
Pir
Hospice that was the centre of activities of Sufi order
Kanqah
The pir imparted spiritual training to his disciples called…
Murids
How were these kanqahs supported
Endowment and charity
Earliest Sufi saint to settle in india
Al Huijiri
Al huijiri was the author of…
Kashful Mahjoob
Book was Famous Persian treatise on Sufism
Sufi silsilas became popular in India in the ______ period.
Sultanate
Sufism was organised into various orders called
Silsilahs
The major silsilas
Suhrawardi silsila
Chishti silsila
The suhrawardi silsila was a major order of which period?
Sultanate
Founder of suhrawardi silsila
Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
One of the oldest kanqahs were established by Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya in India at_______ during sultanate period.
Multan
________ were the three imp centres of suhrawardi silsila
Punjab, Sindh and Bengal
Who introduced Chishti silsila
Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
When did Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti come to India? Where he settle?
Time of Ghori conquest
Ajmer
Which communities did Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti win the respect of?
Muslims AND non-Muslims
Famous centre of pilgrimage in later centuries - Chishti silsila
Khwaja muinuddins tomb in Ajmer
Indian silsila (almost)
Chishti silsila
What made the chishti silsila sort of an indian silsila
The attitudes, rituals and practices
How did the Chishti silsilas treat ppl
Treated rich and poor alike. Religious tolerance towards non-Muslim ppl of India.
Name four OTHER Sufi silsila
Firdausi
Quadiri
Shattari
Qalandari
How many Sufi silsilas are there
12
How did sufis express love for God?
Thru poetry, music and prose.
What was the role of the Chishti saints?
They helped creating situation in which ppl of diff religions, classes and communities could live in harmony.
What was the role of kanqahs in society?
They promote peace and harmony
Economic role
______ of Sufi saints became pilgrim centre for ppl of all castes and religions.
Dargahs (tombs)
Economic role of kanqahs
Helped in cultivation of wastelands
Building construction- religious and public utilities
Plant garden
Institution of the kanqah play imp role in process of __________.
Urbanisation
Annual urs,commemorating death of spiritual master. How help economy bro?
Helped trade, commerce, local handicrafts production
