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Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond

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Divinity Atlas. "Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/sufi-martyrs-of-love-the-chishti-order-in-south-asia-and-beyond.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/sufi-martyrs-of-love-the-chishti-order-in-south-asia-and-beyond

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-sufi-martyrs-of-love-the-chishti-order-i,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/sufi-martyrs-of-love-the-chishti-order-in-south-asia-and-beyond},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Carl Ernst and Bruce Lawrence's study works from the documented history and primary texts of the Chishti Sufi order specifically, tracing its doctrine, spiritual lineage and major figures such as Nizamuddin Auliya and Moinuddin Chishti through that order's own textual and institutional record rather than describing Sufism as one undifferentiated whole. That named, order-specific focus is the book's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced further scholarly disagreement with the authors' specific claims since 2002. Use it for established scholarly facts about the Chishti order's doctrine and lineage specifically; a claim about a different Sufi order's own teaching or transmission needs a source dedicated to that separate order, since this study does not claim to cover them.

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Assessment

Reliability Tier

Carl Ernst and Bruce Lawrence's scholarly study of the Chishti Sufi order in South Asia, covering its doctrine, spiritual lineage and major figures such as Nizamuddin Auliya and Moinuddin Chishti; a study focused on this one order, not a general source on Sufism.

Notes

Carl Ernst and Bruce Lawrence's scholarly study of the Chishti Sufi order in South Asia, covering its doctrine, spiritual lineage (silsila) and major figures such as Nizamuddin Auliya and Moinuddin Chishti. Use for established scholarly facts about the Chishti order specifically; a study focused on this one order, not a general source on Sufism or other Sufi orders.

Citation

Author

Carl W. Ernst and Bruce B. Lawrence

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Year

2002

URL

https://archive.org/details/sufimartyrsoflov0000erns

Source Type

academic monograph

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Moinuddin Chishti

This source names Moinuddin Chishti directly: "figures such as Nizamuddin Auliya and Moinuddin Chishti through that order's own textual and institutional record rather than describing Sufism as one undifferentiated whole."

Source Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and BeyondCarl W. Ernst and Bruce B. Lawrence

Claims Backed By This Source (128 claims)

This source backs 128 claims across the atlas. As facts: 57 well-attested, 4 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 32 holds, 5 connected, 3 held Differently. Plus 27 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Religious Orders, 32 claims: 7 well-attested, 11 holds, 3 connected, 3 held Differently, 8 general references.
Historical Figures, 19 claims: 12 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Articles, 14 claims: 12 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Figures, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Spread Events, 10 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 5 holds, 1 general references.
Open Questions, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Doctrines, 8 claims: 4 holds, 4 general references.
Cities, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
Regions, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Religious Organization & Structure, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sacred Sites, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.