The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1776 page)
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Pañj kakke
(five marks of a kh
ls
Sikh):
(five marks of a kh
lsSikh):Pañj Pi
re
:
re:
P
nj P
r
nj Pr(Pañj
b
, ‘five guides’). Popular Hindu cult of Five Saints, who may be
any
five the devotee may remember or worship. The cult includes Muslim figures, such as the Prophet
Mu
ammad
,
‘Al
,
F
ima
,
al-
asan
, and
al-
usain
. Another popular ‘quintet’ is Ghazi Miyan, Baba Barahna, Palihar, Amina Sati, and Bibi F
ima (the last two being most obviously Hindu-Muslim hybrids). The Panj Pir cult is followed by some fifty-three Hindu castes.
b, ‘five guides’). Popular Hindu cult of Five Saints, who may beany
five the devotee may remember or worship. The cult includes Muslim figures, such as the Prophet
Mu
ammad,
‘Al
,F
ima,
al-
asan, and
al-
usain. Another popular ‘quintet’ is Ghazi Miyan, Baba Barahna, Palihar, Amina Sati, and Bibi F
ima (the last two being most obviously Hindu-Muslim hybrids). The Panj Pir cult is followed by some fifty-three Hindu castes.Other books
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