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Ziad, Waleed, 1980-

Hidden caliphate : Sufi saints beyond the Oxus and Indus / Waleed Ziad. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction beyond the Great Game -- A Persianate cosmopolis -- The reviver of the second millennium -- Transporting sacred knowledge -- How Peshawar revived Bukhara's sanctity -- The saint and the khan -- Peshawar in turmoil -- Guardians of the caravans -- The diplomat-saints of Farghana -- From Swat to Kabul -- Conclusion: The sage of North Waziristan.

"Waleed Ziad examines the development of Sufi-led Muslim revivalist networks. From the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi Sufis inspired reformist movements and articulated responses to the fracturing of Muslim political power. They fostered a "hidden caliphate" that sustained cohesion from Afghanistan to Siberia and China"--

ISBN: 9780674248816

LCCN: 2021012943

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Muslim saints--History.--Asia, Central
Muslim saints--Asia, Central--Biography.
Muslim saints--History.--Pakistan
Muslim saints--Pakistan--Biography.
Sufism--Political aspects--History.
Caliphate--History.
Islam and politics--History.
Daʻwah (Islam)--History.

LC Class. No.: BP189.4 / .Z53 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 297.6/10958