Islam and Sufism in Kashmir : Some Lesser Known Dimensions

Contents: Introduction. 1. Sufism and Rishiism in Kashmir: the lesser known aspects of some Sufi orders. 2. Syed Ali Hamadani and the advancement of arts and crafts in Kashmir. 3. Mansur-Al-Hallaj in the light of Shaikh Nooruddin Poetry. 4. Awrad Khwani--a traditional mode of spiritual awakening with special reference to Awrad-I-Fatihiya. 5. Kashmir Naat Khwani and Darud Khwani as a source of devotional catharsis--a short historical survey. 6. A study of interfaith journey of Lalla Aarifah of Kashmir. 7. Spiritual thought in Islam--With reference to modern Sufism in Kashmir. 8. Islam, Muslims and Kashmir--a case study of Kashmir under the Sultans. 9. Tribute to a mystic scholar intellectual and a teacher Mohammad Ishaq Khan. 10. Prof. Shamsuddin: As biographer of Shah-i-Hamadan (RA). 11. Voluntary sector in Kashmir-- a brief survey. Appendices. Index. 

"The present book consists of various articles and papers which were presented at different International and national conferences and some of these were published in renowned journals of international repute or were included in volume published by different published from India and abroad. These all papers and articles now comprising different chapters of the present collection deal with multiple aspects of Islam and Sufism in Kashmir. An objective and dispassionate study of this very crucial subject is a very stupendous job. But an honest effort has been made by the author to present his views before the international audiences and now present the same before his esteemed readers with the hope that he will receive their feedback wherever they feel need of correction or revision of his views. Though the author doesn\'t claim any originality on his part but confess that he has consulted primary sources on Kashmir history and was also generously benefitted from the writings of Prof. Muhibbul Hassan, Prof. Muhammad Ishaq Khan, Prof Abdul Qayum Rafiqui, Justice G.N. Gawhar, Prof. S. Farook Bukhri, Prof. Shamsuddin Ahmad, Mr. Asadullah Afaqui and Mr. Ghulam Rasool Bhat and others." (jacket)