Sufi Orders of Tasawuf in Islam: A Case Study of the Origin and Evolution of Chishtiya Sufi Order in Indo-Pak Subcontinent
Keywords:
Sufism, Chishtiya, Khawaja Ajmiri, Sub-continent, Punjab, Dera Ghazi KhanAbstract
In this analytical form of study, which based on the historic method of research is primarily a case study of Chishtiya Sufi Order in Indo-Pak Sub-continent because this region is a center of Sufism and al major sufi orders are existed. The term Sufism is related to the purity of inner and spiritual training of the people. After the early, phase of Islam Sufism developed by the close companion of the Holy Prophetﷺ) ) as it was originated by Khawaja Hasan Basri a caliph of Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Saman Farsi (R.A). Later different Sufi orders emerged and among these Sufi orders four Chishtiya, Qadriya, Soharwardiah and Naqshbandiya are remarkable. In sub-continent, all Sufi orders had been existed from the mediaeval period and Chishtiya is most prominent. This order spread in the entire subcontinent and the majority of the people in subcontinent follow Chishtiya Sufi order. This research article is a case study of Chishtiya Sufi order, which explores and highlights the origin and evolution of Chishtiya Sufi order.
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