The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700 : Social Roles of Sufis in Medieval India

Cover
Contents
List of Figures
List of Charts
List of Tables
Note on Translation and Transliteration
Map: The Kingdom of Bijapur
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Arrival and Settlement of Sufis
	1. Historical Setting: The Bijapur Plateau to the Coming of Islam
		Maharashtra and Karnataka, 1100-1300
		Early Muslim Penetration of the Bijapur Plateau
	2. Sufis as Warriors
		Warrior Sufis of Bijapur 1296-1347
		Establishment of Muslim Power in the Bijapur Plateau
		Summary
	3. Later Settlement of Sufis in Bijapur
		Early Development of the Chishti, Qadiri, and Shattari Orders in India
		Settlement in the Shi'a Period of 'Adil Shahi Rule, 1490-1583
		Settlement in the Sunni Period of 'Adil Shahi Rule, Post-1583
		Early Chishti Sufis of Shahpur Hillock
		Summary
Part 2: Reformers and Writers
	4. Historical Setting: The Height of Bijapur Under Sultans 'Ali 'Adil Shah I and Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II
		Physical Growth Under Sultan 'Ali I (1558-1580)
		Cultural Syncretism Under Sultan Ibrahim II (1580-1627)
		Summary
	5. Sufis as Reformers
		Reformist Sufis in Relation to the Court
		Reformist Sufis in Relation to Sunni Islam
		Reformist Sufis in Relation to the Non-Muslim Population
		Summary
	6. Sufis as Literati
		Linguistic and Literary Contributions of the Literati
		The Literati and Their Mystical Literature
		The Literati and Their Popular Literature
		The Literati and the Expansion of Islam
		Summary
Part 3: Sufis of the Late 'Adil Shahi Period
	7. Historical Setting: The Decline of Bijapur from 1646 to 1686
		Political Aspects of the Decline of Bijapur
		Analysis of the Decline of Bijapur
	8. Sufis as Landed Elites
		Aspects of Institutional Change-The Family of Muhammad Mudarris
		State Intervention in Sufi Institutions-The In'am Grant
		The State and the Family of Shah Mustafa and Qasim Qadiri
		The State and the Family of Bandanawaz Gisudaraz
		Landed Sufis in Relation to the Common Populace
		Summary
	9. Sufis as Dervishes
		Amin al-Din A'la and Doctrinal Radicalism
		Mahmud Bahri of Gogi-Poet and Critic
		The Majzubs of Bijapur
		Summary
	10. Conclusion and Epilogue
		Section One
		Section Two
Appendixes I. Spiritual and Familial Genealogies
Appendixes II. Certificate Inducting Devotees at the Amin al-Din Dargah
Appendixes III. Muslim Communities of Bijapur District in 1884
Glossary
Bibliography
Index