Political and Cultural Roles of Sufis in Medieval and Early Modern India

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter highlights the significance of Sufism as a critical strand of Islamic traditions in the political and cultural history of the pre-Mughal and Mughal periods. Using a variety of Sufi texts in Persian and Indian languages, this chapter discusses Sufi miracles as a source of authority, intense contests over the place of music, and the role of Sufis in the process of conversion to Islam or, more properly, Islamization as cultural accretion. Whereas a number of Sufi masters adopted a conciliatory approach, others took a hostile stance on the place of non-Muslims in a purportedly Islamic regime, and yet others advocated a more eclectic approach to the resolution of critical issues. The rulers themselves favored broad humanism of the kind most Sufi lineages and masters invoked in dealing with India’s large non-Muslim population, though political ideologies and actions differed or shifted. In general, the Sufis’ inclusiveness and the states’ broad-based political framework created a system and a lasting legacy for India as a realm that could successfully manage its religious and cultural diversity.
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Authors Raziuddin Aquil
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190222642.013.24
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190222642.013.24
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