The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1658 page)
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Naorai
(communion with kami):
(communion with kami):
Naqshbandiy(y)a
.
.
S
f
order (
tar
qa
) named after Khw
ja Mu
ammad Bah
’ al-D
n Naqshband (1317–89 (AH 717–91)). It originated in Central Asia, but soon spread to India, and eventually to China and Egypt. It adhered strictly to
sunna
and
shar
‘a
, and sought to ‘Islamicize’ the state through its influence on rulers. The
Vedas
could be regarded as revealed scripture (thereby making Hindus ‘people of the book’,
ahl al-Kit
b
), with the many gods understood as childish pictures of the attributes of
All
h
—though this attitude was itself disputed. Outstanding among later members of the order were
J
m
and Shaykh A
mad Sirhind
forder (tar
qa) named after Khw
ja Muammad Bah’ al-Dn Naqshband (1317–89 (AH 717–91)). It originated in Central Asia, but soon spread to India, and eventually to China and Egypt. It adhered strictly tosunna
and
shar
‘a, and sought to ‘Islamicize’ the state through its influence on rulers. The
Vedas
could be regarded as revealed scripture (thereby making Hindus ‘people of the book’,
ahl al-Kit
b), with the many gods understood as childish pictures of the attributes of
All
h—though this attitude was itself disputed. Outstanding among later members of the order were
J
mand Shaykh Amad SirhindOther books
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