Approaching Sufism
Book: Sufism and Rishism in Kashmir: The lesser known aspects of some Sufi Orders
Author: Prof. (Dr.) Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi
Publisher: City Book Centre, Budshah Chowk, Srinagar, Kashmir.
Year of Publication: 2011
Pages: 173
Price: Rs 1295
ISBN 81-7976-047-2
Spirituality has left an indelible mark on the soil of Kashmir valley. The wise words of the famous poet and historian Kalhana that Kashmir can never be subdued by the military might but only by the spiritual forces, still upholds as gospel truth for the people of Kashmir because literalist, puritanical, rigid and exclusivist form and interpretation of no religion could take firm root in the valley. The spiritual essence of each religion found the soil of Kashmir conducive for its survival and spread. Islam was no exception to this norm, hence it spread in Kashmir through the selfless efforts of Sufis. Its spread wasnt a result of fanatic zeal of some sword wielding Muslim conquerors. The spread of Islam in Kashmir and the Islamisation process by the Sufis has been deliberated, debated and discussed by various scholars, academics and writers, but the lesser known aspects of various Sufi orders, role of Sufism in promoting pluralistic culture in Kashmir, Sufism as a channel of Inter Faith Dialogue, lessons which Kashmiri Sufism has for the world to make it a peaceful place to dwell. The serious and sensitive academic studies of Kashmir Sufism have been rare and even neglected, but the present book under review tries to fill this void.
Prof Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi has penned down yet another unique, innovative and well researched book depicting these lesser known aspects of Sufism, and its impact on various fields of life, literature and living of common man. The book is divided into four chapters each lucidly written and well researched depicting a certain aspect of Sufi- Islam impact and its various dimensions. In the Preface to the book, Dr Rafiabadi writes, The classical features of Islamic ethos in Kashmir are still intact and we find that spiritual moorings of Islam have been attracting Kashmiri Muslims much more than any other dimension of otherwise the holistic weltanschauung of Islam. And Alhamdulillah Kashmiri Muslims are trying to imbibe and assimilate both the spiritual and mundane dimensions of Islam in their lives in a very harmonious equation and eclectically balanced manner.
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