Moinuddin Chishti – He is the most famous saint of the Chishti order. He he id in was born in 1141 AD and died in 1236 AD. He became a disciple of the Chishti Saint Usman Harooni. He reached Ajmer Mu’izz ad-Din: along Mohammad with settled down. It was during […]
Chapter 05 – Bhakti and Sufi Movements
Sufism has an illustrious history in India evolving for over 1000 years. Following the entrance of Islam in the early 700s, Sufi mystic traditions became more visible during the 10th and 11th centuries of the Delhi Sultanate. Sufi preachers, merchants and missionaries also settled in coastal Bengal and Gujarat through […]
JNANESHVARA/JNANADEVA (1271-1296 AD) He was associated with Krishna-marga sect. He wrote commentaries on Bhagavad Gita called Dyaneshwari or Bhavarthadipka and Amrutanubhav, which are considered to be milestones in Marathi literature. NAMDEVA (1270-1350 AD) He was a tailor by caste, opposed caste distinctions. He was associated with Varkari sect. He wrote […]
NIGUNA SAINTS DADU DAYAL (1544-1603 AD) He was born in Ahmedabad to Muslim parents and was looked after by a Hindu. His teachings are collected in a book called Bani. His disciples were Sundara Dasa, Rajab, Beckham and Warid. He founded the Brahma Sampradaya or the Param Brahma Sampradaya. KABIR […]
SHANKARACHARYA (788-820 AD) He was born in 788 AD, at Kaladi in Kerala. He travelled across the Indian sub-continent to propagate his philosophy through discovers and debates with other thinkers. He reputed to have founded four mathas (monasteries), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta […]
BHAKTI AND SUFI MOVEMENTS The Bhakti and Sufi movements were the most prominent religious movements of Medieval India, which stood for union of faiths and traditions. Devotion and worship to the God was considered the way of salvation for human beings. Religious diversity flourished into institutionalised tolerance and acceptance in […]