Piri-Muridi Relationship

Desiderio Pinto, taught at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth. Presently he is teaching at Vidyajyoti College of Theology and other institutions of theology in Ranchi, Varanasi and Calcutta, and is also librarian at Vidyajyoti.

Preface; Introduction; The Origins of Piri-Muridi: Three Accounts; Piri Muridi in Works of Sufism; Studies on Piri-Muridi; God and Religion as Treated in Sociology; Section One: God, Man, and the Universe in Sufi (or Muslim Mystical) Theology (or Typology); The Mystical Social System (Values and Norms); God as a Social Actor; Man as a Social Actor; Piri-Muridi; Section Two: Piri-Muridi in the Nizamuddin Dargah: The Pir in the Nizamuddin Dargah; Definitions of the Pir ; Characteristics of the Pirs; Duties of the Pir; Adab for the Pir; The Pirs Power; The Pirs Conception of Himself; Kinds of Pirs; The Murid in the Nizamuddin Dargah; Definition of the Murid; Types of Murids; Reasons for Becoming a Murid; Characteristics of the Murid; Practices; Piri-Muridi in the Nizamuddin Dargah; Definitions of Piri-Muridi; Stages in Piri-Muridi; The First Stage: Choosing a Pir; The Second Stage: Baia; The Third Stage; The Fourth Stage; The Final Stage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.