Satpanth is a name given to the followers of Pir Sadardin, a Shia Ismaili dai who founded the Satpanth tariqa roughly six hundred years ago and taught tolerance, perennialism and the syncretism of religions, with a particular emphasis on blending Islam and Hinduism; he died in 1520. Centered mainly in the northwest Indian regions of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan, with a presence also in Maharashtra, its followers retain Hindu names and symbols such as Om and the swastika, observe Hindu religious occasions, and identify variably as Hindu or as Muslim Shia Ismaili, reciting devotional hymns called Ginans composed by medieval pirs as their central sacred texts.
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Classification
Kind of order ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 1 Who may join Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 1 Practice
Liturgical Language Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 1 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
2. Wikipedia: Satpanth
WikipediaIntroduction, kind of orderQuote, Introduction, kind of order
Pir Sadardin Imamshah Bawa, was a Shia Ismaili Da'i who founded the Satpanth Tariqa around 600 years ago, and taught tolerance, perennialism and syncretism of all religions, putting a particular emphasis on the syncretism of Islam and Hinduism.
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