Sufi Heirs of the Prophet: The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the Rise of the Mediating Sufi Shaykh

Sufi Heirs of the Prophet: The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the Rise of the Mediating Sufi Shaykh

Arthur F. Buehler

Foreword by Annemarie Schimmel

Foreword / Annemarie Schimmel -- 1. Patterns of Sufi Religious Authority -- 2. From Teaching-Shaykh to Directing-Shaykh -- 3. The Naqshbandiyya in India from Their Foundation to the Colonial Period -- 4. Genealogy as a Source of Authority -- 5. Spiritual Travel as a Source of Authority -- 6. Bonding the Heart with the Shaykh -- 7. From Initiation to Shaykhdom -- 8. Mediational Sufism and Revivalist Currents in British Colonial India -- 9. Redefining the Shaykh's Role in the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition -- 10. The Role of the Naqshbandi Sufi in Pakistan -- App. 1. Written Sources for Spiritual Exercises -- App. 2. Mujaddidi Contemplations -- App. 3. The Intentions Guiding the Disciple through the Mujaddidi Contemplations -- App. 4. Examples of Teaching Certificates.

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