Sufi Saints of the Indian Subcontinent

Sufi-a man of the people called sufiyah who profess the mystic principles of tasawwuf (mysticism). There are many silsilas (concatenations) in sufis, but they are all agreed in their principal tenet-submission to a murshid (inspired guide). The great object of the sufi mystic is to lose his own identity. The sole object of sufism is to lead the wandering soul onward, stage by stage, until it reaches the desired goal-perfect union with the Divine Being. About Author : Hazrat Dr. Zahurul Hassan Sharib [( 1914-96), Gudri Shah Baba IV, affectionately known as Zahur Miyan) was born in Moradabad, U.P. He received a doctorate in Political Science and thereafter pursued a legal career. However, a deep interest in spiritual life steered him towards sufism (Islamic mysticsm). He moved to Ajmer,the city of the renowned sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti, where he spent many years in the love and service of his pir-o-murshid (spiritual guide) Hazrat Nawab Khadim Hasan Shah Sahib, Gudri Shah Baba III. Contents : Foreword Preface Hazrat Khawaja Moin-ud-din Hasan Chishti Hazrat Khwaja Qutb-ud-din Bakhtyar Kaki Hazrat Khwaja Fakhr-udidin of Abul-Khair Hazrat Qazi Hamid-ud-din of Nagore Hazrat Sufi Hamid-ud-din of Nagore Hazrat Shaikh Badr-ud-din Ghaznavi Hazrat shaikh Nizam-ud-din Mutawakkil Hazrat Khwaja Nizam-ud-din Auliya Hazrat Syed Ala-ud-din Ahmad Sabir Hazrat Shaikh Sharf-ud-din Ahmad of Munir Hazrat Shaikh Sharf-ud-din Bu Ali Qalandar Hazrat Khwaja Husam-ud-din Sota Hazrat Nasi-ud-din Mahmud Chiragh of Delhi Hazrat Shams-ud-din Turk of Panipat Hazrat Amir Khusrau Hazrat Mualana Fakhr-ud-din Marozi Hazrat Maulana Ala-ud-din Nili Hazrat Shaikh Burhan-ud-din Gharib Hazrat Maulana Shams-ud-din Mohammed Yahya Hazrat Qazi Mohi-ud-din of Kashan Hazrat Maulana Shams-ud-din Mohammed Yahya Hazrat Qazi Mohi-ud-din of Kashan etc....... Read more