Qalandar (title)

For other uses, see Qalandar (disambiguation).

Qalandar in Sufism is used as a title for some Sufis who are considered especially spiritual. ^[1] Some people for whom the title is used are Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, Syed Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi Al-Mashhadi Qalandar, Shams Ali Qalandar, Rabia Basri, and Qalandar Baba Auliya. ^[2]

See also

• Dervish
• Fakir

References

1. Baldick, Julian (2000) Mystical Islam: an introduction to Sufism Tauris Parke Paperbacks, London, p. 66, ISBN   1-86064-631-X
2. Schimmel, Annemarie (1980) Islam in the Indian subcontinent E.J. Brill, Leiden, page 34, ISBN   90-04-06117-7

Sources

• Ewing, Katherine Pratt (1997). Arguing Sainthood: Modernity, Psychoanalysis, and Islam. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. ISBN   0-8223-2026-6.