Ismaili waez by Rai Abu Ali On Buj Niranjan, a mystical poem by Pir Sadr al-Din Part 2 reveals the close Satpanth.
Ginans are a vast collection consisting of several hundred compositions that have been a central part of the religious life of the Nizari Ismaili community of the Indian subcontinent that today resides in many countries around the world. Derived from the Sanskrit jnana, meaning contemplative knowledge, ginans refer to the poetic compositions authored by Nizari Ismaili pirs or preachers, who were sent by Imams residing in Persia to the Indian subcontinent as early as the 11th century to teach the Ismaili interpretation of Islam.
Pir Sadr al-Din, who is credited with authoring the largest number of ginans, played a key role in spreading the da’wa in the Indian subcontinent. He worked during the time of Imam Islam Shah (r. 1369/70 to 1425/26) whom he visited regularly in Persia. Pir Sadr al-Din is credited with establishing the first Nizari jama’at-khana in Kotri, Sind, and subsequently in Punjab and Kashmir, appointing their mukhis or leaders. The term is derived from the Sanskrit word mukhya meaning most important or chief. The specific form of the Nizari Ismaili interpretation of Islam came to be known by the translation of the Qur’anic term Sirat al-mustaqim, rendered as Satpanth, (sat panth, ‘true path’).
The close relationship between Khojas and Sufis of the Indian subcontinent is evidenced in a long poem in medieval Hindustani titled Buj Niranjan (Knowledge of the One), believed to have been composed by Pir Sadr al-Din. This poem, about the mystical path, is thought to have originated in the Qadiri Sufi circles and then entered the ginan literature of the Khojas. “Its mystical themes and terms readily lent themselves to Isma’ili interpretations even though there are no specifically Isma’ili elements in this poem.
kamaluddin waez, satpanth buj niranjan, waez abu ali booj niranjan, nizari ismaili. buj niranjan, nizari ismaili buj niranjan,
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