Kashmir's Transition To Islam: The Role of Muslim Rishis (15th to 18th Centuries) [UK ed.] 9788173041990

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Table of contents :
Kashmir's Transition to Islam: The Role of Muslim Rishis

Jacket

Contents

Preface

Introduction


1. Conceptual Framework of Conversion to Islam

2. The Historical Background of the Rishi Movement

3. Socio-Religious Milieu of Shaikh Nuruddin Rishi

4. Shaikh Nuruddin’s Religious Career and its Social Impact

5. Religious Thought of Shaikh Nuruddin

6. The Attitudes of the Sufi OrdersTowards the Rishi Movement

7. The Rishis and Conversion to Islam

8. The Societal Dimensions of Miracles and Legends


Epilogue

APPENDIX—A: Genealogy of Shaikh Nuruddin

APPENDIX—B: Genealogy of Sayyid Ali

APPENDIX—C: Women Sufis of Kashmir

APPENDIX—D: A Note on Risala-i Lahmiyya

APPENDIX—E: Khat-i Irshad of Sayyid Muhammad Hamadani

APPENDIX—F: Elegy of Shy am Ded

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Kashmir's Transition To Islam: The Role of Muslim Rishis (15th to 18th Centuries) [UK ed.]
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