Abstract
The first Chishti shaykhs to establish their order in Hindustan (northern India) made a decisive shift from their Central Asian bearings, despite the continued appeal of that tradition for future generations. What are the primary characteristics of those early masters? Why did they become emblematic models for later generations? These are the questions that will concern us in the present chapter.
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Richard M. Eaton, The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760 (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993), p. 84.
Willliam Dalrymple, City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (New York: Henry Holt, 1994).
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Wahid Bakhsh Sial, Hajj-i Zauqi (2nd ed., Karachi: Mahfil-i Zauqiyya, 1993), pp. 95–96.
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Ernst, C.W., Lawrence, B.B. (2002). The Chishti Masters. In: Sufi Martyrs of Love. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-09581-7_5
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