Sufism. Its Saints and Shrine

Sufism. Its Saints and Shrines is the first authoritative and detailed account of Sufism as it exists in India and Pakistan, and as such it fills a colossal gap in the study of Sufi mystical movement in Islam in the region. The author, John A. Subhan was at one time a member of the Qadari Order a well known Sufi Order. He compressed in this book much fascinating material starting with the early history of Sufism and ending with an account of its religious orders and some of its principle saints.

The major highlight of this comprehensive and unique work is the detailed account of the main Sufi Traditional Oredrs which have not been covered with same authenticity in any comparable book. It provides information about the Saints, their practices and thoughts which are not available elsewhere, including accounts on Khwája Mu’in’ud-Din Chishti, Khwája Qutubu’d-Din, Hamza Sháhi, Bahá’u’d-Din Zakaria, Sadru’d-Dun – Shaykh Ahmad Ma’shuq, Attar, Jaláu’d-Din Rumi, Faridu’d-Din, Bábá Ratan, Mas’ud Gházi, Bibi Pákdáman, and many others.

It is an effort to place before the readers, in systematic form, the varied and extensive thought, and often hidden material and practices of Sufism, some of which is drawn from the original sources of Urdu and Persian literature.