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RAM MAHOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY-WORLD LEGAL SYSTEM ROUGH

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DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

LUCKNOW
ACADEMIC SESSION 2015-16

ROUGH DRAFT ON:

SUFISM AND IT'S IMPACT ON INDIAN SOCIETY

SUBMITTED BY:

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF:

PARIMAL BHATT

DR. VANDANA SINGH

ROLL NO: 99

SR.ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

SECTION B

DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA

B.A. LLB (Hons.), SEMESTER I

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

SIGNATURE OF STUDENT

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INTRODUCTION:

Sufism is a mystical Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of
divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. It consists of a variety
of mystical paths that are designed to ascertain the nature of humanity and of God and to
facilitate the experience of the presence of divine love and wisdom in the world.
Though the roots of Islamic mysticism formerly were supposed to have stemmed from
various non-Islamic sources in ancient Europe and even India, it now seems established that
the movement grew out of early Islamic asceticism that developed as a counterweight to the
increasing worldiness of the expanding Muslim community; only later were foreign elements
that were compatible with mystical theology and practices adopted and made to conform to
Islam.
By educating the masses and deepening the spiritual concerns of the Muslims, Sufism has
played an important role in the formation of Muslim society. Opposed to the dry casuistry of
the lawyer-divines, the mystics nevertheless scrupulously observed the commands of the
divine law. The Sufis have been further responsible for a large-scale missionary activity all
over the world, which still continues. Sufis have elaborated the image of the
Prophet Muhammadthe founder of Islamand have thus largely influenced Muslim piety
by their Muhammad-mysticism. Without the Sufi vocabulary, Persian and other literatures
related to it, such as Turkish, Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, and Punjabi, would lack their special
charms. Through the poetry of these literatures, mystical ideas spread widely among the
Muslims. In some countries Sufi leaders were also active politically.

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this project is to study Sufism and it's impact on Indian society.

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

What is Sufism?
How it came into existence?
How it developed over the years?
How it impacted Indian society and contributed to Islamic history and literature

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

The researcher is following a doctrinal approach towards the topic. Doctrinal method will be
descriptive in nature and will comprise the collection of data through various secondary
sources such as websites, books, journal articles etc.

CHAPTERISATION:

Introduction
History
Concept and orders
Sufi literature
Discipline and ritual
Sufis and the state
Function and role in Islamic society
Significance and impact

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