"Although we often hear the rather glib assertion that medieval Indian Sufis were primarily responsible for converting…"

"But in the second half of the twelfth century A.D., we find a new type of Muslim saint appearing on the scene and dom…"

"There is plenty of primary literature available in Arabic and Persian regarding the rise, development, and doings of …"

"It cannot be maintained that Islam did not provide an ample opportunity to Hindu saints, philosophers and princes to …"

"[Most of the mystic records and Diwans are forgeries] “but regard for public opinion has prevented them (Indian schol…"

"The Musalmans have no missionary labours to record… We find no trace of any missionary movement for converting non-Mu…"

"Sufi s played a key role in the Islamization of what is now Pakistan, northern and central India, and Bangladesh, whe…"

"It is said that saint-worship among Muslims is a practice unique to India. Dargahs of Sufis, real or figurative, are …"

"The sufis belonged to a number of orders. Four of those orders Chishti, Suhrawardi, Qadiri and Naqshabandi - became p…"

"On the other hand, there is considerable evidence of colonial-era Muslim communities attributing to Sufi shaikhs – or…"