Join the Islamic Studies Workshop for our first session of the winter quarter:
Aamir Bashir (NELC): “Roots of Deobandi Sufism: Shah Wali Allah’s (d. 1762) Influence on Early Deobandi Elders”
Thursday, January 14th, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Swift Hall room 106
A vegetarian lunch will be provided.
Abstract: “This paper seeks to identify the key persons and ideas that link Deobandis to Shah Wali Allah. In particular, I seek to identify what led the early Deobandi elders such as Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (d. 1905) and Qasim Nanotvi (d. 1880) to oppose their Sufi shaykh, the Chishti Haji Imdad Allah (d. 1899) and articulate a more Naqshbandi version of Sufism (emphasis on conformity to Islamic law and more attention to Hadith) that seemed more in line with Shah Wali Allah’s ideas then that of Deobandis’ own Chishti master.”
Hope to see you there!