Sufism and Bhakti Movement : Eternal Relevance

"Medieval period witnessed socio-religious movements--Sufi and Bhakti, that attempted to harmonise social relationship. The great saints of the period propagated human brotherhood that led to far reaching impacts on the social milieu. Today we stand at the threshold of caste and religious division, corruption and degradation of moral and social values. This book aims at reiterating the message of Sufi and Bhakti saints to thwart these evils of the society. Renowned scholars of the discipline have deliberated upon various issues pertaining to the world today and the teachings of saints on these important issues. Important saints like Rumi, Baba Farid, Nizamuddin Auliya, Maneri, Nanak, Kabir etc. and their contributions to the society form part of this exercise. The saints' contributions towards inter-community coexistence, communal harmony, humanism etc. are also important components of the work. The idea is to reiterate the messages of these saints, as these have eternal relevance.

Contents:

Introduction

1.  Sufism and Bhakti Movement as part of the Great Indian culture/Karan Singh.

2.  Sufism and Bhakti Movement and the world of history/Harbans Mukhia.

3.  Sufism in Today's world: special reference to Kashmir/Kapila Vatsyayan.

4.  Sufis and Sufism in medieval India: analysis of modern approaches/Iqtidar Hussain Siddiqui.

5.  Sufi Diaspora: expansion and consolidation in 14 century/Simon Digby.

6.  Sufis of Rajasthan: inter-community co-existence/Refaqat Ali Khan.

7.  Experience of 'Fana' as basis for religio-ethical life in today's world/Saral Jhingran.

8.  Relevance of Sufism in modern times: a survey of some texts for the analysis/Chander Shekhar.

9.  Impact of Sufism on Sikhism: special reference to Baba Farid/Hamid Hussain.

10. Indian Society in the medieval times as depicted in the Guru Granth Sahib/Shyamala Bhatia.

11. Image of woman in Punjabi Sufi Poetry/Kuljeet Shelie.

12. Sri Guru Granth Sahib: an interfaith dialogue/S.K. Jolly.

13. Khwaja Khizr and river cult in medieval Sind/M.L. Bhatia.

14. Baba Farid: a great humanist of all times/W.H. Siddiqi.

15. Maneri's Inward journey and its impact/Paul Jackson S.J.

16. Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Indian Society/Syed Wali Husain Jafri.

17. Jalaluddin Rumi's mystic thought on mind and material: message of love and human resurrection/S.A. Hassan.

18. Kabir: a pioneer of social reformation, liberation and harmony/M.D. Thomas.

19. Sufi and Bhakti compositions and linguistic indignization/Simon Digby.

20. The contribution of Sufi and Bhakti Saints in the evolution of Hindustani Music/Madhu Trivedi.

21. Multi-dimensional aspect of peace in Guru Granth Sahib/Shashi Bala.