Sufism
Texts
Maktubat
Zikr
Qawwal
Turned to asceticism and mysticism in protest
Critical of the dogmatic definitions and scholastic methods of interpreting the Qur’an and sunna (traditions of the Prophet) adopted by theologians
Laid emphasis on seeking salvation through intense devotion and love for God by following His commands, and by following the example of the Prophet Muhammad
Organisation
Silsila
Khanqah/hospice
Murid/disciples
Khalifah/Successor
Sheikh/Pir/Murshid
Dargah/Tomb-shrine
Ziyarat/Pligrimage
Urs/Death Anniversary
Chishti
Shikh Muinuddin Chishti
Khwaja Qutbuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki
Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Delhi
Suhrawardi
Qadiri
Letters written by Sufi Saints
Kashf-ul-Mahjub of Ali bin Usman Hujwiri (died c. 1071)
Treatises or manuals dealing with sufi thought and practices
Malfuzat
conversations of sufi saints
Fawa’id-al-Fu’ad, a collection of conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, compiled by Amir Hasan Sijzi Dehlavi
Maktubat-i Imam Rabbani
Naqshbandi Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (d.1624)
Tazkiras
to mention and memorialise
Biographical accounts of saints
Siyar-ul-Auliya of Mir Khwurd Kirmani
Akhbar-ul-Akhyar of Abdul Haqq Muhaddis Dehlavi