ISBN: 8185026653 Author: Mumtaz Currim & George Michell Publisher: Marg Publications (2004) Pages: 150 Binding: Hardback with Dust Cover Description from the publisher: The dargahs of India are testaments to the widespread belief in the spiritual teachings and supernatural powers of Muslim saints. Known most commonly in India as shaykhs, these saints mostly belonged to various mystical Sufi orders that traced their origins to northeastern Iran and Central Asia, some going back as far as the 9th- 10th centuries. Devotees regularly visit the tombs of these shaykhs, known as dargahs, to seek spiritual solace and the fulfillment of their personal needs. At the urs festivities marking the death anniversaries of individual saints, dargahs become the destination of huge crowds of pilgrims who arrive from all over the country and abroad. The remarkable popularity of these shrines is explained by the fact that dargahs have always appealed to all level of society, form sultans and powerful elites to ordinary people, both Muslim and non-Muslim. Even women are welcome, a privilege often denied them within the more orthodox confines of mosques and theological colleges. Today, many thousands of dargahs are in active worship in India, not counting those in Pakistan and Bangladesh. However, the authors of this volume focus on eleven of the most historically and significant shrines in India, from Delhi, Ajmer, and Fatehpur Sikri in the north, to Khuldabad and Gulbarga in the Deccan and Nagore on the Bay of Bengal in the south, and from Ahmadabad in the west and Mahim (Mumbai) on the Arabian Sea coast to Bihar Sharif in the east. The articles are illustrated with evocative photographs by Karoki Lewis Availability: Usually ships the same business day. Dargahs : Abodes of the Saints : With Color and B & W Photographs (Mumtaz Currim & George Michell) B9143List price: $99.95Discount price: $89.95 table of contents sample page 9 sample page 11 sample page 27 sample page 57 sample page 79 Have a question? Check our Customer Support section first! Home | Our Guarantees | Contact Us Search our Site | Listing of all our Products © 1997-2007 Islamic Bookstore .com. All rights reserved.