This book provides valuable basic information on the fundamental issues pertaining to Sufism. Origin and earliest sects of Sufism; philosophy development, main orders and path of Sufism reality of existence, spiritual experiences, sufi Gnostic system; early silsilas, minor Sufi orders, Sufism in Islam, a chronology of Sufi Saints in India, etc. are among the topics which have been x-rayed herein. Certainly, researchers and academics in the field of religion, history, philosophy, sociology and culture besides the general readers will find this book interesting and informative.

Sufism teaches how to purify one's self, improve one's morals and build up one's inner and outer life in order to attain perpetual bliss. Its subject matter it the purification of the soul and its end or aim is the attainment of eternal felicity and blessedness. As is obvious from the title, this work puts light on the tenets and orders of Sufism and Sufi Saints. Organised in two parts viz. Sufism: Tenets & Orders and Sufis: The Divine Dwellers of Desert this book consists of thirty one chapters.

The information gathered herein will benefit the researched and academic in the field besides the general readers.

In fact, Sufism gave meaning and mission to the religious feelings and beliefs of a wide cross-section of society, both in India and is many parts of the Islamic World. Many orders of Sufis-prominent and less known-flourished in India. In the present work in two volumes, Sufism in India is thoroughly portrayed. The authentic information gathered in volume one revolve around the topics namely-introduction, reflection on early Sufism, Suhrawardiyya and Firdawsiyya silsilas. Volume second comprising of two parts consists of the total seventeen chapters. Part first of which concentrates on Sufism in Punjab while the second part highlights Sufism in South India. This work will prove highly informative to researchers and academics in the field of religion, philosophy, history, culture and sociology besides the general readers.

Sufis are a specialized class of spiritual teachers in Islam who decipher and interpret the Divine Code not commonly understood by ordinary human beings. The Chisti order owes its origin to Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami Chisti who claimed succession from 'Ali. The present book deals elaborately with the prominent Chisti Order of Sufism, its different proponents and their teachings. The entire information is arranged under thirty one chapters. The information contained herein will prove useful to one and all.