Sufi Saints of Kashmir: Sufi Orders in Kashmir

by Sayid Ashraf Shah

Overview

The book that comprises of three volumes covers a research work of three decades, by way of collection of centuries old handwritten manuscripts mostly in Arabic and Persian languages and getting these translated in to Urdu and now in English.Vol I covers History of Unique way of introduction of Islam in Kashmir, description of fourteen Sufi Orders and those common in Kashmir. Vol. II covers the translation of a 150 year old Persian poetry manuscript that is based on the miraculous acts performed by the saints mentioned therein and Vol. III describes the brief life sketches of these saints and those of their perceptors collected from different available sources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482840612
Publisher:	Partridge Publishing India
Publication date:	11/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	786
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Born in Kashmir India in December 1942, educated in Jammu&Kashmir University and Department of Civil Engineering Annamalai University South India, served J&K Government PWD from 1963 to 2003, retired as Chief Engineer, presently Consultant, Chartered Engineer, Fellow Institution of Engineers India, Member Indian Road Congress, Member American Society of Civil Engineers, authored over a dozen books, presented over 50 papers in seminars, columnist, travelled in India and abroad.