Publication
Imprint: Cambridge : Anthropographia Publications, 1986, c1985. Responsibility: Kevin Shepherd. Physical: Text : 1 volume : vii, 78 pages ; 23 cm.
Call number
Biography / Babaj
ISBN
0950868019 / 9780950868011
Original publication date
1986
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Hazrat Babajan : Gul-rukh, -1931 .
Description: Biography of Hazrat Babajan, 1806?-1931, Poona-based Afghan female mystic of the Qalanrariyah order in Sufism.
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Description: Biography of Hazrat Babajan, 1806?-1931, Poona-based Afghan female mystic of the Qalanrariyah order in Sufism.
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Physical description
vii, 78 p.; 23 cm
Description
A biography using the early version of Dr. Ghani as a framework. The author has often said that the brevity of this work was obligatory in view of the scarcity of reliable data. An Afghan Pathan by blood, Hazrat Babajan (d. 1931) was an unorthodox Sufi who lived under a tree at Poona, India, in the days of the British Raj. Some have viewed her as a second Rabia. Her case history is a significant addition to the meagre data on female Sufis. She gained an inter-religious following, reflecting her tolerant attitude. She was reputed to be over a century old at her death. This monograph is annotated, with reference to the work of scholars like Schimmel, and has an introduction defending aspects of traditional mystical psychology.
Language
Original language
English