The Naqshbandiyya: Orthodoxy and Activism in a Worldwide Sufi Tradition (Routledge Sufi Series)

The Naqshbandiyya is one of the most widespread and influential Sufi orders in the Muslim world. Having its origins in the Great Masters tradition of Central Asia almost a millennium ago, it played a significant role in the pre-modern history of the Indian subcontinent and the Ottoman Empire, and is still spreading today. This volume seeks to present a broad picture of the evolution of the ideas and organizational forms of the Naqshbandi order throughout its history. It combines a synthesis of the vast literature on the order with original research, and shall be an important contribution for those interested in Sufism, Islamic history and Muslim-Christian relations. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 6 COPYRIGHT......Page 7 CONTENTS......Page 8 FIGURES......Page 9 PLATES......Page 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 11 ABBREVIATIONS......Page 12 PREFACE......Page 13 1 THE CORE AND CONTOURS OF A SUFI BROTHERHOOD......Page 18 2 LOCAL BEGINNINGS IN THE OASES OF INNER ASIA (THIRTEENTH TO SIXTEENTH CENTURIES)......Page 31 3 CONSOLIDATION AND EXPANSION......Page 51 4 SHARI‘A AND RENEWAL IN THE GREAT EMPIRES (SIXTEENTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES)......Page 66 5 INNER RIVALRIES AND COOPERATION......Page 85 6 SCHOLARSHIP AND ORGANIZATION INTO THE MODERN WORLD (NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT)......Page 102 7 THE PERSISTENCE OF THE OLDER TRADITIONS......Page 130 8 MODERN TRANSFORMATIONS ON THE PATH (SEVENTEENTH TO TWENTIETH CENTURIES)......Page 149 9 THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION......Page 164 NOTES......Page 189 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 206 INDEX......Page 218 The Core And Contours Of A Sufi Brotherhood -- Local Beginnings In The Oases Of Inner Asia (thirteenth To Sixteenth Centuries) -- Consolidation And Expansion -- Shariʻa And Renewal In The Great Empires (sixteenth To Eighteenth Centuries) -- Inner Rivalries And Cooperation -- Scholarship And Organization Into The Modern World (nineteenth Century To The Present) -- The Persistence Of Older Traditions -- Modern Transformations On The Path (seventeenth To Twentieth Centuries) -- The Contemporary Situation. Itzchak Weismann. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 189-200) And Index. The Naqshbandiyya order has attracted increasing scholarly attention over the last two decades, yet so far there has been no attempt to present a comprehensive picture of the evolution of the rich organization and ideational Naqshbandiyyah traditionThis book is therefore by now a highly desirable contribution that will fill this gap in the literature of this important Sufi orderSpanning almost a millennium in time and most of the Muslim world in space, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the important Naqshbandiyyah Sufi order