Historicity

The revival of new religious movements, spreading their message to ever more remote corners of the globe, has raised new questions for research. This article aims to revisit and understand the journey of Sufism as an exclusive religious Muslim Movement and thought. The article presents a complete background and journey of Sufism and it also discusses various stages of its development over the period. Lastly, the work focused on prominent Sufi Orders, which flourished and achieved great success across the country during medieval period.

• Sufis
• Shrines
• Islam
• Saints
• Chishti
• Ajmer

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