Sufi Heirs of the Prophet: The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the Rise of the Mediating Sufi Shaykh Book

	List of Illustrations
	Foreword
	Editor's Preface
	Preface and Acknowledgments
1	Patterns of Sufi Religious Authority	1
2	From Teaching-Shaykh to Directing-Shaykh	29
3	The Naqshbandiyya in India from Their Foundation to the Colonial Period	55
4	Genealogy as a Source of Authority	82
5	Spiritual Travel as a Source of Authority	98
6	Bonding the Heart with the Shaykh	131
7	From Initiation to Shaykhdom	147
8	Mediational Sufism and Revivalist Currents in British Colonial India	168
9	Redefining the Shaykh's Role in the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition	190
10	The Role of the Naqshbandi Sufi in Pakistan	224
App. 1	Written Sources for Spiritual Exercises	234
App. 2	Mujaddidi Contemplations	241
App. 3	The Intentions Guiding the Disciple through the Mujaddidi Contemplations	249
App. 4	Examples of Teaching Certificates	254
	Bibliography	260
	Index	285