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Piri-Muridi Relationship - A Study of the Nizamuddin Dargah (Hardcover)
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Piri-Muridi Relationship - A Study of the Nizamuddin Dargah (Hardcover)
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The relationship between a spiritual master and his disciple
(piri-muridi) becomes important when one witnesses day after day
the large numbers of Muslims and non-Muslims flocking to spiritual
masters (pirs) stationed at the various dargahs of India. "This
work discovers that piri-muridi aims at making the disciple see God
in all things while very often allowing him to enjoy wordily
success. This is achieved through a lenghty socialization process
that spans a period of time ranging from twelve years to a
lifetime. This socialization process is very painful, and some
disciples (murids) run away. Most, however, remain bound to their
pir, by their vow of allegiance to him, the pir's friendliness,
sympathy, material, magical and psychological assistance, and when
that is not enough, fear of his magical power. During this period
the murid learns to fall in love with the pir whom he strives to
see as the representative of God, by observing, serving, and seeing
the pir's hand in everything that befalls him, and frequently
recalling and concentrating on a mental image of the pir while
believing that his actions are prompted by the pir. Having thus
attained union with the pir, he one day suddenly realizes that the
pir is just a curtain or veil that hides something else -- that
which he has truly loved all the time in the image of the pir is
God himself. The book is a mine of empirical information collected
in the Nizamuddin dargah, showing how a set of beliefs contained in
constantly narrated stories and experiences are used to forge,
structure, maintain and further the relationship between the pir
and his murid. It will be of interest to scholars of Islam, Indian
history and sociology, Sufi thought and the place of religion in
the modern world.
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